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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

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Storm on Lake Superior

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 4

A great storm on Lake Superior has resulted in the wreck of a number of craft. Thirty-nine seamen were drowned…

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Encountered Heavy Gales

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

The Steamer Waimate, which left Sydney on Tuesday night last, only arrived at Melbourne last night, having encountered a heavy gale, during…

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October Weather. Some Reminiscences. The Flood of 1862

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 3

A residnt of considerably ever fifty years in this district, writes without fear of contradiction, that he late month of October, has as far as climatic influences go,…

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How Cables Are Damaged. Storms and Boring-worms. Modern Robinson Crusoes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

The difficulty attending the efficient maintenance of the network of submarine telegraph cables, by which intelligence is flashed to the [?]ermost ends…

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Macquarie Floods

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 4

With reference to the article in last Saturday's issue of the LIBERAL, on the subject of "October weather," and floods in the Macquarie, Mr. T. Baird, J.P., called…

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Floods in the Macquarie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1905 · page 2

The anthor of the article on "October Weather" that recently appeared in the LIBERAL, writes with reference to Mr. T. Baird's statement that there was no flood in…

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Disastrous Gale. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

A gale just experienced on the southern and eastern coasts of England is the severest for many years. Great damage has resulted…

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Storms in Victoria

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 December 1905 · page 2

Victoria has experienced terrific storms, which did considerable damage to shipping The ketch foam capsized, but the crew reached shore after…

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Cyclone at Brisbane

The Castlereagh · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 3

A [?] storm passed over Brisbane yesterday. Over 600 points of rain few in a few bears Many houses were founded and other were [?]…

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Terrific Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 5

A cyclonic storm struck Brisbane yesterday. Considerable damage was done to property. Houses were Hooded and unroofed. Two children were drowned…

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