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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

83 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 5

Heavy Rain

Western Age · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 2

The Cobar district has again been saturated with heavy rain. On Friday and Saturday last an inch was recorded, while yesterday afternoon…

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Rivers in Flood. SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

Flood water in the Hunter river is running six knots through Newcastle. In the harbour two large steamers broke adrift but were…

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Great Storm at Orange Five People Drowned. Orops and Fruit Destroyed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 December 1916 · page 6

On Sunday evening at about 6 o'clock the most devastating storm in the history of Orange district, which came as a climax to the wettest year known in that…

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