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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

18 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

The Municipal Storm. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 6

Sir,—I read with interest your report of the municipal cyclone; happily, the damage done was of little account. I purpose dealing with the attitude of…

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Storm in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 3

A remarkably fierce and sudden storm raged over Sydney and the suburbs on Saturday afternoon. Only one fatality was reported, a woman being…

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The Municipal Storm. (To the Editor

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I noticed that a correspondent in your columns castigated the aldermen all round for the views they expressed in regard to the trouble in…

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Local and General Storm Rains

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

A heavy storm passed over Dubbo on Friday afternoon, and 42 points of rair. were registered. Several parts of the distributees slightly benefited…

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Heavy Rain at Shirley

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 1

Last Friday evening the great, rain that fell as a benediction at Dalston (Mr. T. Slack's property) also drenched Mr. W. J. Blekemore's and…

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Scattered Thunderstorms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 1

Many parts of the State benefited on Sunday by thunderstorms, the falls in some districts being fairly heavy. The beat registrations were at…

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The Coming Deluge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

The "Farmer and Settler" thrown out a timely hint to the Federal bosses anent the big task of repatrinting soldiers who will return to Australia this…

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Storm Rains

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 1

A stong gale, accompanied by thunder and rain, blow over Dubbo on Wednesday afternoon. The direction was from the south-west and the trail of…

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Some Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 3

A storm of unusual violence passed over a portion of the town of Dubbo on Wednesday, between 5 and 6 p.m. During the early hours of the afternoon…

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Heavy Rain

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

The rain last week, though not general, did an immense amount of good in many localities. On Mr. Bert Monk's property near Webb's Siding,…

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Latest Cable News 300 French Troops Captured by Hungarians. Jap and American Troops Disagree Over Bolsehvism. Bolshevik Troops Approaching Odessa. Proposed Air Flight Across the Atlantic. Sparticists Storm a Palace and Sell the Furniture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

A Reuter message via Vancouver states.—In Paris it is announced that 300 French troops, stationed in the neutral zone between Hungary and…

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Floods in the Far West. Mails Held Up Since

Western Age · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 2

Mr Neil Morrison received telegraphic advice from Wilcannia this morning that all the mail cars from there for the Far West have been…

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Where Noah Settled After the Flood

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 2

Nakhiehevan is reputed to be the oldest city in the world. It is situated at the foot of Mount Ararat, in a remote section of Transeaueasia, where,…

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Wool, Drought and Deluge

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Australian sheepmen generally are faced with dry times, and are suffering stock-losses owing to the want of…

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Storm in the City

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 2

A torrential rain and hailstorm swept down on portions of the city at 12.30 on Saturday morning to the accompaniment of vivid lightning and sharp claps…

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Is the Drought Breaking? Storms in the District

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 December 1919 · page 2

The extreme heat of last week-end culminated in a cool south-east wind on Saturday night, and yesterday afternoon a severe thunderstorm, accompanied…

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Country Flooded

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 1

Over a thousand acres of the property of Mr. T. C. McMillan, at Coboco, is still covered with water as a result of the recent rain. As the water…

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