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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in Switzerland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 June 1910 · page 3

There has been a renewal of the floods in Switzerland and Rugano is Inundated…

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Snowed Up! Storms on the Mountains. Railway Traffic Disorganised. No Telegraphic C0mmunication

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

Communication received through the railway indicated that heavy snowstorms were experienced on the mountains on Sunday night and Monday,…

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Snowed Up! Storms on the Mountains

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 3

Communication received through the railway on Monday indicated that heavy snowstorms were being experienced on the mountains, and that on this account…

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Gale in Sydney. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

A tropical disturbance which veloped on Sunday night on north coast and an anticyclone been responsible for gales and…

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Gales and Snow. Telegrams and Trains. Restoring Communication

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

The early part of the week was an energetic one for the gentleman casually known as the "clerk of the weather." He introduced himself on…

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Floods in the Hawkesbury

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 5

All suspense regarding the floods is now practically over. The Hawkesbury River fell about 7ft yesterday. The water reached 24ft above the summer level and 2ft over the…

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The Hawkesfeury Floods. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

The floods in the Hawkesbury River are subsiding, and danger is ended. The heaviest losers as a result of the floods are the vegetable producers…

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Fire and Flood

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 3

The London Hippodrome claims to be letter protected against fire risks than ant [?]ther house of entertainment In the world, and shortly after the Chicago fire the…

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A Warehouse Flooded

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 3

Damages amounting to £10,000 were occasioned through the bursting of a water-main on the top floor of Messrs. Sargood's warehouse in Melbourne…

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Floods in Japan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 3

The [?] River has broken over its banks, and is carrying d[?]lotion everywhere. The situation at Yokohama is serious, but is not alarming as at Tokio…

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A Terrific Gale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 3

A terrific gale was experienced at Riddell's Creek (Vic.). The police station was partly wrecked, and many other buildings blown down…

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Thunderstorms. and Earthquakes

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 6

Two weeks ago my friends interested me with queries about the possibility of a relationship between earthquakes and a comet. After their experiences this…

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Two Days of Lightning. Wandering Thunderstorms. Death and Fire

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 September 1910 · page 3

A remarkable series of wandering thunderstorms raged throughout the South of England and on parts of the Continent early in the week (said…

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Cablegrams. a Serious Cyclone. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 5

A cyclone occurred in the Gulf of Taranto, Italy, Several Italian warships dragged their anchore and some came into collision…

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The Floods in Victoria

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 5

The floods in the Horsham district, Victoria, are subsiding. The country is so thoroughly soaked that further rain may mean disaster…

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Floods in Victoria

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 3

The flood waters in the Natimuk district (Victoria) art. still rising, and the towns of Gorook and Gunbowor are fut off from railway communication…

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The Storm Arrives

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 3

Cr. Wilson said that he wanted to ask the clerk if it was a fact that the president never saw the letter form the men complaining in the Wuluuman case…

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Story of a Storm. Macquarie Shire Councillors at Variance

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 October 1910 · page 3

The Macquarie shire council has for four years conducted its proceedings with a harmony not always found in similar bodies, but at the meeting on…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 4

There has been heavy rain in the Metropolis to-day. Two Inches fell between midnight last night and noon to-day…

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Cyclone in Queensland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 2

A CYCLONE swept over Richmond, North Queensland, on Saturday, demolishing or seriously damaging most of the buildings in the town. The railway carriage shed and engine…

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