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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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The Floods. Experiences of Mr. Hughes. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5

" After being held up for four days in the north owing to the floods," said Mr. Hughes, Federal Attorney-General, " I have…

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Gale v Bragg. Alleged Malicious Prosecution, the Case Settled. Teems of Settlement Not Divulged. But Filed in Court

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 4

At the District Court on Wednesday lust, June 11, before His Honor, Judge Gibson, William Charles Gale proceeded against William Purkhouse,…

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South Coast Flood

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 1

The flood in the Shoalhavon district was the most extensive experienced for over 20 years. A resident, while crossing the fiver near Krawarroo,…

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A Severe Gale

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 5

One of the greatest gales on record was experienced at Hobart yesterday, when a good deal of damage was done…

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Sighed for Higher Life. Swain Wanted Ring Back. Storm of the "Glad Eye."

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 6

That she should start the new year with a new man and send him back his ring was the chilling suggestion made by a butcher to a lady's maid, upon whom he had…

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Cyclonic Storm. White Cliffs Devastated. Houses Unroofed, Big Buildings Wrecked. Remarkable Escapes From Death. White Cliffs

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 2

A cyclone passed through the town at 3 p.m. yesterday, doing enormous damage. Nearly every bouse was more or less affected…

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Destructive Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 2

Lest Wednesday a storm blew with burrienue severity at Blayney. At Neville, 15 mills out, trees were rooted up. Hundreds of sheets of iron were…

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A Cyclone at Store Creek

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 4

On Thursday last a cyclone passed over portion of Store Creek, doing considerable damage to property. The cyclone came across from the Bell River…

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Cyclone at Store Creek

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 December 1913 · page 2

On Thursday a cyclone passed over Store Creek, near Wellington, doing much damage to property. Trees were uprooted, and houses and…

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The Big Flood

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 4
Also in The Wellington Times

"It'll be an all right flood." Tom and I ran down to the river bank, to see if the water had started to come over the big tree stump near the drain mouth on…

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The Big Flood

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 December 1913 · page 2

"It'll be an all right flood." Tom and I ran down to the river bank, to see if the water had started to come over the big tree stump near the drain mouth on…

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