From Various Sources. Boy Drowned by Flood
The tragic story of the death of Edwin. Alfred Chandler, (17), who spent three hours in a tree to escape the rising flood waters, and was finally…
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Floods & storms, 1922
42 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 3
Storm Worth-£16
The recent heavy rains were worth £16 to Mr. Herbert Shumack, of Sunny Corner. The heavy storm unearthed a fine nugget of gold worth…
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A heavy thunderstorm passed over the town and district on Saturday morning, which was followed by another during the afternoon. Light rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bathurst Bowlers in Wellington Heavy Rain Prevents Play
The match between Bathurst and Wellington in the Western District Competition was to have been played at Wellington on Saturday, but a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Strikes Dunedoo
Dunedoo was the victim of a cyclonic disturbance that has damaged a lot of valuable property, wrecked more, and created a scone of desolation in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Worth £16
The recent heavy rains were worth £10 to Mr. Herbert Shumack, of Sunny Corner. The heavy storm unearthed a fine nugget of gold worth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm at Cobar
A big storm occurred in Cobar on the 12th inst., when the lightning and thunder was very heavy. The tide rose higher in Linsley-street than it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone at Cunnamulla
A cyclone visited Cunnamulla on January 12 and made a wreck of the town. Houses were unroofed, fences. outhouses, trees sent flying and the…
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During the early part of Thursday evening, 19th inst., Cobar experienced a violent storm. Only a few drops of rain fell in the town, but the lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland
There is a very serious flood at Clermont (Q.), but it will not reach within eight feet of the disastrous visitation of 1916, when the town was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain at Ballimore
On Sunday afternoon a heavy fall of rain was experienced at Ballimore. The visitation lasted for about an hour and a half, and it is estimated that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wednesday Night's Storm. Nice Shower in Dubbo. Good Falls in Riverina
The hot weather in the early part of the week brought about, a change on Wednesday evening. Late in the afternoon stormy conditions prevailed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Griffiths Film "Orphans of the Storm."
There was never such a film (says the London Daily Mail) as ::The Orphans of the Storm," a D. W. Griffith production, shown for the first time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blinded by Fear Young Cabin Boy's First Storm at Sea
During March, a Dutch boy, aged 18, left Rotterdam as a cabin boy, in a Dutch ship bound, for the United States. While going down the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Baby's Peril in Atlantic Storm. Flung Across Ship. But Still Slept
A number of liners who[?] have arrived in England during April from the Atiantic, report that, as a result of heavy gales, much damange to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baby's Peril in Atlantic Storm. Fling Across Ship, But Still Slept
A number of liners whoch have arrived in England during April from the Atlantic, report that, as a result of heavy sales, much damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Griffiths Film "Orphans of the Storm."
There was never such a film (says the London Daily Mail) as The Orphans of the Storm," a D. W. Griffith production, shown for the first time…
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A light storm passed over Cobar on Saturday morning. Only a few points of rain fell, accompanied by thunder and lightning…
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