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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Family in Flooded Creek

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. V. Craig, of Jamberoo, and their little children had a remarkable escape from drowning on Saturday. When they were driving home…

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A Violent Storm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 October 1914 · page 6

A cyclonic storm of some violence passed over the district yesterday afternoon. The wind was very strong, and dense clouds of dust darkened the…

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TRANGIE. Wind Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 2

A heavy wind storm, accompanied by a few sprinkles of rain, passed over the town on Wednesday afternoon. The sky remained overcast until Thursday…

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Storm at Geurie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 October 1914 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon a heavy storm struck Geurie, and over an inch of rain was recorded in a very short time. Mr. T. A. Whiteley, who was…

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Wednesday's Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 2

Thousands of acres of wheat crop in Arthurville, Suntop, Yeoval, Cumneck and neighbouring districts were destroyed by the hailstorm on…

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A Furious Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 November 1914 · page 1

The hailstorm of last week did damage to the wheat crops between Arthurville and Geurie. Never before had such large hailstones been seen. The…

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Storm Rains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 2

A fairly heavy storm, [?] worked up from the south-west, broke over Dubbo between 5 and 6 p.m. yesterday. A good drenching [?]ower fell, and a…

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A Heavy Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 1

A violent thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy thunder and vivid lightning, arose in the south-west about 6 p.m. on Sunday. It travelled north, west,…

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Heavy Rain

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 6

A terrific storm swept over Gulgong district on Wednesday night. The full force of the storm was not felt in the town itself, but in the outskirts 330…

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Terrific Storms at Gulgong

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 4

On Tuesday night the forces of Chaos w[?]rred with unbridled ferocity over Gulgong, and struck terror into the hearts of the people. The flood…

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District News. (From our own Correspondents). Tra[?]ie. a Heavy Thunderstorm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last a very heavy storm passed over Trangie, accompanied by lightning and thunder, Judging by the noise of the latter,…

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Cyclonic Storm at Enngonia. 183 Points of Rain. (By Telegraph) Enngonia, November 17

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred here yesterday. It began by a dust storm at about a quarter to 6 p.m., and reached its height at 7. p.m. The sand-storm…

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A Severe Thunderstorm Considerable Damage Done

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 November 1914 · page 2

One of the severest storms which has been experienced in the district for a considerable time past took place on Thursday night, and was repeated to a…

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A Cyclone in the West

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 2

Enngonia, a small place on the War [?]go, and some 60 miles north of Bourke, was visited by a terrific storm last week. A duststorm came up in…

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Cyclonic Storm on Manning River. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 2

A cyclonic storm has occured in the Manning Piver district. Torrential rain and [?] fell, and the lightning was very vivid. A house was…

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Storms at Wellington

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 2

Severe storms passed over Wellington on Thursday and Friday nights. The wind blew with hurricane force. The telephone were affected by the…

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From Our Exchanges. the Storm at Gular

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 6

The storm was particularly violent at Gulargambone last week. Though the immediate district did not benefit by anything approaching a decent…

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"Tess of The Storm Country." a Huge Success

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 4

The much talked of film story, "Tess of the Storm Country." which was shown by the Monarch Pictures in Dubbo last night to a record…

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'Tess of the Storm Country.'

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1914 · page 2

The much talked of film story, 'Tess of the Storm Country,' which was shown by the Monarch Pictures in Wellington on Saturday night to a record…

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Heavy Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 December 1914 · page 1

Heavy storms passed over the Goolagong and Codal districts on Thursday. At the latter place over £1000 worth of damage was done. A couple…

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