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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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The Bodangora Cyclone. Mr. Thrower's Appeal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 3

OWING to representations made by Mr. Thrower, M.L.A., the Acting-Promier has approved of a first grant of £50 being placed at the disposal of the local police for the…

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Heavy Floods on the North Coast

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 3

Heavy floods continue in the Richmond river district. Maize crops have been destroyed…

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Phenomenal Storm in Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 3

A violent thunderstorm passed over Sydney yesterday afternoon. At Pymble several builings were struck by lighting; the new poat-office was partially…

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Now First Published. a Country Sweetheart, By Dora Russell, athor of 'The Broken Seal,' ' The Last Signal,'' The Track of The Storm,' The Vicar's Governess,' ' Hidden in My Heart,'' A Strange Message,' ' A Fatal Past,' &c., &c., &c. All Rights Reserved. Chapter XVIII.—(Continued.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 2

'She's the prettiest [?] I ever saw,' he said to his aunts, after he Lad lit his pipe, and May had retired for the night…

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A Storm in the Council

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 3

I see my old friend, Joe Walker, has emerged from private life and returned to the arena of the City Fathers. Judging from the last report of the…

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Heavy Rain in West Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

Heavy rains have fallen in West Australia. Greater part of the town of Wagln has been inundated. Railway traffic is suspended, and wash aways have occurred at many points…

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Disastrous Floods in South France

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 3

Seven persons have been drowned in the floods in South France. It will take years to repair havoc occasioned by the inundations…

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Destructive Storm in Central Australia. [?]odnadatta Wrecked

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 2

ON Saturday night, a terrific storm passed over [?]dandatta, the terminne of the railway, six hundred miles north of Adelaide. Scarcely a roof was left intact, the hotel being…

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Cyclone at Coolah

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1907 · page 2

A cyclone visited Coolah on Monday last, and did a good deal of damage. The stable roof of the post office was lifted off, a cottage occupied by Mr…

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Cyclone at Coolah

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 4

On Monday morning last our village (writes a Coolah correspondent) was struck by a cyclone, which lasted about 10 minutes, before it finally blew…

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Gilgandra. (From Our Own Correspondent). Heavy Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 2

Heavy rain is reported from different centres throughout the district, the fall in some instances being phenomenal. Fences and dams were much damaged by flood…

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The Weather. Violent Storms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 2

ONE of the heaviest summer storms experienced in Dubbo for many years visited the town on Friday evening. The night had been fixed for the opening of the Bowling Green for the…

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The Storm in Queensland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 3

A terrific hailstorm was experienced at Gatton (Queensland) on Monday afternoon. Some of the hail was of the size of teacups and penetrated 24 gauge galvanized iron like tissue…

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Thursday's Thunderstorms

The Castlereagh · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 2

On Thursday last heavy downpours occurred in parts of the district. In some places—notably on part of Mr. W. Lowden's property, as much as nine inches…

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A Storm in a Tea-cup. to the Editor Bligh Watchman

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 2

Sir,—It is a relief to know that your, editorial of 5th November was inspired by friendly sentiments towards the Council ; still, perhaps, I may be permitted,…

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A Cyclone Visits the District on Saturday and Sunday. Much Damage Done

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 2

A terrific gale passed over the town and district on Saturday afternoon, the worst known here for the last five years. The morning and early…

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Gales in British Channel. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1907 · page 2

Terrific gales have occurred in the British Channel. Lloyd's reports 30 minor wrecks. There are continued floods in the western counties and the Thames Valley…

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The Weather. Peculiar Summer Storms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 December 1907 · page 2

ON three successive days, viz., Saturday, Sunday, and Monday last, the weather has been peculiar character-- commencing in each case with marked oppressiveness in the morning…

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Cyclone at Leech's Creek

The Castlereagh · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

Last Sunday afternoon a terrific cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain passed over Leaches Creek, marking its course with one mass of destruction. The hurricane,…

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The Recent Storms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 4

The recent storms did a considerable smount of damage. Mr.Jas. Samuels was the most severe sufferer in this district, as he had the roofs blown off some of his…

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