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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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Public Meeting of Townsmen. Flood Precautions

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 2

A public meeting of citizens was held in the Council Chambers on Monday morning, the Mayor presiding. The Mayor said the meeting was…

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Anxious Times at Bourke. Darling in Flood

Western Age · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 4

A public meeting was held at Bourke on Monday morning, the Mayor presiding, regarding the flood. It was largely attended by the…

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Damage by Flood

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. Chas. F. Saher, of Taviton, is a heavy loser through the visitation of the floods. He has established an irrigation area on the banks of the…

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Flood Relief

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 2

Owing to the preparations of Mr. .Joe Clark M.L..A). the Government has made CP[?] available for the relief of d[?] caused by the floods at…

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The Flood! Thursday, July 15. Public Meeting

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 2

A public meeting convened by the Mayor was held on Thursday at noon. The Mayor explained the danger of the flood entering [?]own. No word…

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After the Flood

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. E. H. Utley has been in the Gilgandra district since the floods, and through a great part of the Tooraweenah district. The waters had not…

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The Flood! Town Now Safe. River Falling. Monday, July 19

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 2

The welcome news on Sunday was that the river had fallen half an inch at 4 o'clock and this (Monday) morning the fall increased to an inch. All…

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Flood Losses

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. J. G. Matchett, of Wychitella, lost a let of fencing by the floods. There is searecly a free in the Paddy's Creek Valley that is not the jetti-oning…

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The Flood. Thursday, July 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 2

The flood water is slowly falling, leaving in its trail a thick coat of sediment of mud, which will take some time to dry…

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Thunderstorms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 6

During the early part of last night a thunderstorm passed over the town and district, accompanied by a heavy shower of rain, 24 points being…

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Heavy Rain. General in the West

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

After name mild weather at the week end a change set in on Sunday, and the conditions pointed to a change localiy. The wind blew from the…

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Notification of Floods

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Timbre bougie shire Council Councillor T. M. Scott said that a lot of damage could have been averted during the last big…

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Storms in the South

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 2

On Saturday and Sunday storms varying in violence and intensity passed over partions of the Young and Cootamundra districts. At…

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Angry Shire Councillors Storm at the Talbragar

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 3

Matters became quite warm at the conclusion of the last meeting of the Talbragar Shire Council (reports the Dubbo "Liberal") on Friday night…

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Storms in the South

Western Age · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 1

On Saturday and Sunday storms varying in violence and intensity [?]saed over partions of the Young and Cootamundra districts. At…

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Storm Strikes Orange

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 2

A cyclonic storm passed over Orange on Monday afternoon, but lasted only four animals. It was accompanied by hall, wind and dust. Considerable…

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Heavy Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 4

Heavy rain set in over the greater part of the State on Tuesday and continued throughout yesterday. In the Wellington district the fall has been…

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More Rain Dubbo the Storm Centre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

The peculiar and threatening conditions which prevailed on Tuesday night and the forenoon of Wednesday developed into rain on Wednesday…

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Heavy Rains Harvesting Delayed. Another Flood in the Macquarie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

On Wednesday, a little after noon, the meteorological conditions which had been somewhat fluctuating for the Previous twenty-four hours culminated…

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Both Rivers in Flood. Result of the Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 3

The heavy rains of Wednesday and Thursday last brought both the Bell [?] Macquarie Rivers down in flood, [?] former being only a few feet lower…

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