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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1904

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Telegrams. Storm on the Barrier. Broken Hill

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 5

A terrific storm burnt here on Tuesday evening, accompanied by tremendous rain, whereby great damage was done to the mines…

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Cyclone—big Damage

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 October 1904 · page 3

A cyclone occurred at Byron Bay on Saturday, £1000 damage being done. Many buildings were wrecked. The storm was the worst in the history of…

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Latest Cablegrams, the North Sea Outrage. Calming the Storm. Bussia Explains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 3

A reasonable explanation of the firing by the Baltic fleet on the Dogger Bank Trawlers has been given in reports from Vigo, and St. Petersburg. It is now stated that…

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Gales in Victoria

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

Terrific gales have been experienced on the west coast of Victoria. Many vessels were obliged to shelter during the storm. At Colac a falling tree…

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A Gale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

Considerable damage was done by yesterday's gale at Hazelbrook, the church being blown down. At other places houses were unroofed. The…

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Cyclone at Maclean

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 4

There was a terrific cyclone at Maclean yesterday buildings were unroofed and in some cases blown down, trees were levelled in all directions. Seven sugar punts were sunk,…

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Gale on Wednesday. Interruption of Telegraphic Communication

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 4

THE north-westerly gale which raged on Wednesday had a serious effect on the telegraphic system. All lines in the State were interrupted, and the service between Sydney…

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A Wind Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 5

ON Thursday evening a violent wind and dust storm passed over Dubbo between six and seven o'clock, causing in its passage a great deal of annoyance. Several…

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Storm at Tumut

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 5

At Tumut, on Thursday afternoon, a terrific storm occurred accompanied by thunder, lightning, and cyclonic winds. Clouds of dunt pervaded the atmosphere, sign boards were blown…

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A Terrific Cyclone. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 5

A terrific cyclone occurred yesterday in Senty, Cooma, and other districts. Buildngs were wrecked, crops seriously damaged, and trees blown down over miles of country…

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Sudden Storm. Damage to Business Places

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 4

ON Thursday evening, after a very oppressive day, a southerly burster broke over the town at about 7 p.m. There was little rain, but the wind blow almost at hurricane force for a few…

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Grilled by Lightning Result of a Storm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 5

A terrific rain and thunderstorm raged in New York on the night of Sept. 15, till early the next morning. Wind blew furiously at the rate of about eighty miles…

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Grilled by Lightning Result of a Storm

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 4

A terrific rain and thunderstorm raced in New York on the night it Sept. 15, till early the next morning. Wind blew furiously at the mte of about eighty miles…

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Floods in New Zealand

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 December 1904 · page 5

Disastrous floods hate been experienced on the east and west coasts of New Zealand, causing considerable lose to stock…

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