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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Removal of Mr. C. A. Gale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

Mr. C. A. Gale, at the Dubbo District: School staff, received notice on,Wednesday of his transfer to Maitland High School, and leaves this (Friday)…

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In a Storm Off Chill. a New South Wales Lad's Fight for Life

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 7

Mr. Erie Cox—son of Mrs. J. Cox, of Grafton, Las been having another exciting time. As we stated early in the year, although still little more than a…

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The Warrego in Flood, (By Telegraph) Charleville, Feb. 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

The Warrego rose 10 feet during the night. It is still raining Augathella reports river still rising…

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Floods on the Darling Downs. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The crop in the Darling Downs is expected to be a record. Owing to the heavy rainfall the railway traffic west of Jer[?]o and east of Barcaldine…

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Terriffic Gale

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

Fifty fishing boats are missing off the coast of Spain after a terrible gale…

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Inter-statr Sydney, February 7. Queensland Floods

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

There are heavy floods throughout Queensland. The rivers are rising at alarming rapidity. Mails and the railway service in many parts are…

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Floods in Queesland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 3

Farther particu[?] of the f[?]oods in Queensland show that Mail-[?] ractor Tinck[?] and another man were drowned white crossing a [?] gully, in huggy, at Byr[?]es. The…

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Melbourne Flooded. Two Persons Drowned

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 6

As a result of the torrential rains, nearly every street in the city and its suburbs was a foaming torrent. As the trams crossed the intersections…

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Warrego in Flood. (By Telegraph) Barringun, February 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

The river is rising slowly at Tinnenburra, and is within 5 inches of the height recorded last march…

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Narran in Flood. New Angledool Sub-merged

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

The following telegram from New Angledool has been received by Supt. Pountney, and handed to us for publication:—…

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Heavy Floods in Victoria

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

Heavy floods are reported at Cohuna (Victoria), where there is an inland sea five miles wide. Most farms along the river bank are flooded out…

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Mails Delayed by Flood

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

Owing to fl[?] on the Barwon, no mills have been running between C[?]llarendsbri and Walgett for over a week…

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A Disastrous Cyclone

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 3

A disastrous cyclone at New Caledonia did much damage to property and crops…

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Big Storm at Carcoar

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 5

Wednesday was remarkable for a series of thunderstorms at Carocar, accompanied in each case with vivid lightning and good rainfalls. Up to six o'clock in the evening, nearly…

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Violent Storm in Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 3

A violent thunderstorm, accompanied by a torrential rain, swept over the city last night. The roofs of five cottages in Carlyle street, Leichhardt, were blown off and landed 200…

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Floods and Rains Predicted

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

THE Dubbo police have been advised of the receipt of the following wire by the Inspector-General of Police: "Government Meteorologist, Melbourne, wires probability of gales and flood…

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Destructive Cyclone. Great Damage to Property

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

Further particulars of the terrific cyclone at Port Douglas and Mossman (Queensland) show that hundreds of persons are homeless…

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Storms in Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

Terrific storms passed over Melbourne on Saturday and Sunday. No fewer than 10 yachts at St. Kilda were sunk or dashed to pieces on the shore. The damage is estimated at £1000…

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A Severe Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

During a severe storm at White Cliffs, several houses were blown down and great damage done…

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Flooding the British Isles. some Record Rainfalls

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 7

THE autumn and winter of 1910 seem likely to go down to posterity as record wet seasons. Not since the days when Noah gathered them in two by two has…

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