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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 5

At Port Douglas, Queensland, nearly 15 inches of rain fell in 24 hours…

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The Latest Telegrams. Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 5

Heavy rain fell in the nort[?]ern parts of the State yesterday. Light t, moderat[?] falls occurred over the southern b rder…

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Cyclone at Wollar

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 7

Says the Mudgee "Post":—Some one older than the oldest resident of Wollar will need to be found who can tell of any such cyclone as…

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Bee-keeping on Farms. (Albert Gale, in Agricultural Gazette.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 8

I HAVE on many occasions in this GAZETTE discussed the various phases of bee-keeping as an industry. There is another aspect of the matter that I…

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Rains and Floods

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1905 · page 3

Queensland farmers have suffered severely by floods, but the good effect of the rains has more than compensated for the losses…

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The Russian Revolution. the Storm About to Burst. the Czar's Death Degreed. London

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

The train service between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoe Selo has been suspended. Three hundred and fifty barristers and solicitors have passed resolutions of entire…

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A Summer Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 7

MRS JACK WESTCOTT ran up the little garden-path, and rushed into the house in a very school-girlish manner. 'Jack, doar!' she exclaimed, before she was fairly…

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Gales in Queensland

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

Heavy gales have occurred on the Queensland coast, and great damage to property has been sustained at Townsville and Mackay…

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Storms at Fiji

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 4

Fiji was visited last month by storms of exceptional severity. A number of lives were lost and much damage was done to property. The cutter Adi…

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Floods and Snakes

The Castlereagh · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

The wharfs at Rockhampton are now clear of flood, the waters having receded. AS a result of the floods hundreds of snakes have made their…

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The Weather. Friday Night's Heavy Storm

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Rain has promised aboat Wellington for some days past and the threatenings culminated in a terrific lightning and thunder storm in the early hours of…

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Last Friday's Storm

The Castlereagh · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 6

The long spell of dry weather, so far as the town and immediate vicinity is concerned, came to an end on Friday last when a heavy storm soon…

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Storm at Bidden

The Castlereagh · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 6

Yesterday at noon heavy black clouds rose in the east and residents of Gilgandra expected a repetition of last Friday's storm, but they were…

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Heavy Rain at Peak Hill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Peak Hill says:—From 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in a storm south and west of the town. Dams which had not been filled for years are full. The flood…

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Floods in W.a

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 4

Floods have occurred in the Yalgoo district, W. A., and numerous fords and bridges were washed away. Great damage was also done to tho roads…

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Heavy Rain

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

A terrific fall of rain lasting several hours, occurred this morning. Three inches fell in a few hours. The fall still continues, but with [?]severity. The rain has extended well over…

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Storms-flooded Out

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 3

A violent storm occurred in the city and suburbs early yesterday morning, a large amount of damage resulting. Shipping had a rough experience on…

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Floods in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 6

The heavy rains which fell early on Sunday morning in Sydney were the cause of much distress in file crowded and low-lying districts between…

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Damage by Storm

The Castlereagh · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 5

Sunday morning's storm in Sydney did very considerable damage in the low-lying suburbs…

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Floods at Dandaloo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

As a result of the heavy rains severe floods have been experienced at Dandaloo, where the water has in some instances risen over the floors of the houses. The roads between…

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