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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Devastating Ganges Flood. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 2

There [?] floods along the River Ganges in India Eighteen thousand ho[?] have fa[?] and 30,000 persons [?] homeless The total…

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Deluge of Shells. Estimated 1,000,000 Thrown. Sydney

Western Age · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 2

The British and French before Saturday's advance poured into the enemy's lines an incessant deluge of high explosives. It is estimated that…

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Cyclone at Bourke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 1

Bourke with visited with a disastrous cyclone on Wednesday night, which was followed by heavy rain. The railway station building was slightly damaged,…

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Cyclone at Bourke. Wind and Rain

Western Age · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 2

The worst cyclone in the history of Bourke occurred at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The wind was terrific, and was accompanied by a deluge of rain…

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Cyclone at Bourke

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 2

The most terrific and damaging cyclone ever experienced in Bourke passed over the town last Wednesday night, at 7 o'clock. Although the storm…

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Cyclone at Bourke

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 4

The most terrific and damaging cyclone ever experienced in Bourke passed over the town on Wednesday night last at 7 o'clock. Although…

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The Bourke Cyclone

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 1

Many buildings at Bourke were damaged by the cyclone which struck that town last week. The work of repairing the damage is retarded owing…

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Cloud-bursts. Exaggerated Thunderstorms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 4

Recently we read of a cloud-burst that occurred at Eric, Pennsylvania, broke the dams on the river, drowned over 50 people, and accomplished…

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Heat, Storms, and Damage

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 2

With the exception of Saturday afternoon, which was fairly cool, since last issue, till to-day, the glass has registered shade heats up to 100 degrees…

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Thunderstorms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon light thunderstorms passed over parts of this district. At Whylandra about a half inch was recorded, while at Delrey 39…

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