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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Floods Predicted. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

Mr. Hunt, the Commonwealth meteorologist, says that an intense cyclone, with its centre south of Adelaide, is moving eastward. He says we can be…

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Gales on the Coast. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

A gale is raging and tremendous seas are running on the coast, shipping being hampered. The German steamer, Oberhausen, arrived from Brisbane…

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Perilous Trip Down Flooded River

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 4

A telegram from Longreach (Q.) states that recently, two well-known bookmakers, Arthur Robinson and John Patterson, and another man, who…

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Flood in the Macquarie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

Owing the recent rain the Macquarie River began to rise very quickly on Sunday night, with the result that there was soon a fresh in the river…

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Storm on the Coast. Gales and Heavy Seas

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 8

The heavy weather which raged in Sydney on Monday, and along the coast continued during Tuesday. Passengers by the Manly ferry…

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The Recent Gales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

[?] recent gale thousands of fish rock and deep-sea varicties— were washed up at Chfton. Octopuses were plentiful, and the beaches are…

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Storms in New Zealand. Wellington

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

The storm continues in New Zealand with unabated fury. Many rivers in both islands are roaring floods. Great damage to property has resulted. Land…

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Floods in Japan. Tokio

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

The floods by which the heavy rains along the northern coast have been followed, it is believed, have been responsible for a great loss of life. Four…

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The Hawkesbury Floods. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

The flood waters in the Hawkesbury River are gradually receding, and dill danger of a serious inundation is over,…

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Doctor's Feat in Gale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 3

A voyage marked by an unusua[?] incident is reported by the White Star Line training ship Mersey which arrived in the Thames after her fourth…

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Kaiser's Threat. Alsace-lorraine's Constitution. Storm of Criticism

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 6

No utterance by the Emperor William for many years past has raised such a storm of universal criticism as the remarks which he is reported to have…

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Caught in a Gale. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

The ship G. W. Wolf, in ballast from Buenos Ayres to Newcastle, was wrecked in the Flinder's Group on Thursday last. A terrific gale was raging at…

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Disastrous Floods. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 4

Heavy rains at Kieff, South Russia, caused the collapse of a house. Fifteen persons were killed and 29 seriously injured…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Tuesday, August 27, 1912. Local and General. Cyclone at Grenfell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

Information was received in Dubbo this morning that a terrific cyclone struck Grenfell last evening. Several of the business places were completely…

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Cyclonic Storm at Grenfell Estimated Damage, £7000

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1912 · page 8

An appalling cyclonic storm passed over Grenfell on Monday afternoon. The wind tore at a fearful pace up George Street, leaving destruction in its track…

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The Grenfell Cyclone

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

Further particulars of the cyclone when passed over Grenfell on Monday show that Tanney's large produce stores were levelled to the ground, and…

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Floods. Thousands of People Homeless

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

Hundreds of families at Norwich have quitted their homes owing to the floods, and sought refuge in schools and other buildings on…

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Severe Hail Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1912 · page 2

A severe hail storm struck Warrana homestead on Tuesday of last week. In a quarter of an hour 139 points of rain were registered. The hail did…

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Huge Floods in Victoria. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 2

The Shepparton police state that the heaviest flood for 40 years is coming down the [?] River, Victoria. Two men were crossing the creek, when…

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The Victorian Floods. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 4

News comes from Melbourne to the effect that the floods are subsiding, and all danger is now over. Two more deaths from drowning are reported…

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