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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Germans Retreating. the Boer Rebellion Crushed. Gales in the North Sea. How Will Australia Shape? Heavy Fighting Inevitable. Italy's Attitude. (By Cable.) London, Dec. 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 2

The Germans officially admit that they have retreated 24 miles eastwards from the Vermelles Bethune line before the murderous fire of the…

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Flood and Fire. Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 2

Floods and fire in the Dominion are very disastrous. Plowman's cordial factory at Napier was destroyed by fire The damage is over £15,000…

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South Australian Floods. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 December 1914 · page 4

Severe floods have occurred at Laura, Almost every business palce is under water. The sellars are full, Many families have had to seek…

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A Big Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 1

A tremendous storm occurred at Spring Hill, near Orange, yesterday, about three inches of rain falling in a few minutes. The countrywide was…

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