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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Cyclone at Adelaide

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 8

A violent cyclone disturbance occurred early on Saturday morning along the South Australian coast, the wind blowing at times with terrific force…

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Destructive Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 6

Much damage was done by the late severe storm at Armatree. The hailstones are credited us being as big as cricket balls, and the force of the…

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The Scarlet Butterfly. a Domestic Novel. Chapter Ii. The Story Told by John Gale

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 2

I have been naked by that eminent firm of solicitors, Messrs. Colquhoun, Webber and Smart, if I recollect the incidents surrounding the death of little Reginald…

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A Domestic Novel the Scarlet Butterfly. Chapter Ii. The Story Told by John Gale

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 2

I have been asked by that eminent firm of solicitors, Messrs. Colquhoun, Webber and Smart, if I recollect the incidents surrounding the death of little Reginald…

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A Metropolitan Storm. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

Penrith was apparently the centre of a storm which raged in the metropolitan district last night, 421 points being registered. A thunderclap which…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. Torrential Rains in Sydney. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

A remarkable thunderstorm broke over the city last night. Torrential rain fell for two hours. The fire station and police station at Canterbury…

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Chapter Iv. John Gale's Story is Interrupted

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

I leave it to the imagination of my esteemed correspondent to complete the picture of desolation that prevailed at Hammerly Hall after the burial of "Little…

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Blizzards and Flood. Cottages Isolated

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

From nearly every part of the country come reports of damage done by blizzards and floods (said "Lloyd's News" on January 14). Fierce…

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Floods in America. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 2

Details of the Mississippi floods show them to be very serious. Only a desperate fight can prevent the rising flood from breaking through the levee…

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Destructive Gale. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

A gale which passed over the city yesterday was responsible for much damage. A two-storey factory in the course of erection at Waterloo was…

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A Big Gale. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

A gale blew in Sydney yesterday with heavy rain squalle. High seas were running along the coast. Incoming vessels report a bad time off…

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Latest Telegrams. INTERNATIONAL. (By Cable.) London, May 4. Mississippi Floods

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 2

Conditions on the Lower Mississippi caused by flood, arc appalling. Over hundred thousand persons are reported to be homeless. The water is rushing…

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Floods in America

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The heaviest rainstorms ever experienced are reported from America, and the people are panic stricken. The Mississippi rose 8 feet in two hours…

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A Severe Cyclone

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

A cyclone swept over the Aiso Fehor country in Hungary, and destroyed several villages…

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Children Killed. Collapse of a Wall. Caused by Heavy Rain

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 3

Two children were killed and one injured by the collapse of a wall in Southwark on Saturday afternoon (said "Lloyd's News" on March 3)…

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Hungarian Floods. Loudon, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Terrible floods have occurred in the south-eastern portion of Hungary. Hundreds of the homes of the peasants have been literally demolished. In a…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

As the result of the heavy rains throughout Queensland, floods are reported in many places. Rivers are running bankers, and several washaway…

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Drought or Deluge? What Scientists Say

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

The Commonwealth Meteorologist (Mr. Hunt) furnished the following interesting memorandum concerning long distance weather forecasting:—…

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The Biggest Flood

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 4

A correspondent writes to the Bathurst "Times":—On Monday last you published a paragraph under the heading of "The Big Flood." Let me tell…

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The Biggest Flood

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 4

A man from out Dapper way came into Wellington on Saturday, and made his way to the "Times" office, with a copy of last Thursday's issue in his…

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