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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Causes of Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

Mr. Mares explained that a storm of the nature that accompanied the recent rain is often 1000 square miles in diameter, and in its…

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Flood at Goulburn

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

The biggest flood for 50 years and one of the biggest in Goulburn history resulted from four to seven inches of rain since Sunday night. The…

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Flood Rains Heavy Falls at Bathurst and Orange

The Wellington Times · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

On Tuesday morning heavy flood rains fell in Bathurst and Orange followed by falls of snow. The river flats near Bathurst were…

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Powder Explodes in Thunderstorm

Western Age · Friday 6 October 1922 · page 3

During a violent thunderstorm near Spezia, the lightning exploded a powder factory. It is stated that nearly 400 of the workers have perished…

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Some Dust Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 2

Yesterday evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, Dubbo was visited by one of the worst duststorms ever experienced in the town. The weather had been…

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Cyclone at Forrest Vale Church and Dwelling Blown Down

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 5

On Monday night, just after the tea hour a terrific cyclone struck Forest [?] and wrought considerable havoc. The main force of the wind, which…

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Storm of Criticism. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 7

The re-shuffle of the Supreme Court Be[?]ch, caused a storm of criticism in Bar circles to-day. The appointment of Mr. Justice Owen, who is essentially an…

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A Bourke Dust Storm

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 October 1922 · page 2

"A.J.W." on a dust storm in Bourke:—It is as hot as the infernal regions. The atmosphere is dead; we cannot inhale enough air to supply us…

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District News. Nyngah. Thunderstorms

Western Age · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 2

Sunday excelled all previous attempts this season in regard to wind and dust. Rain fell in the afternoon at Moonagee, Gunnigbar Creek Fairview…

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Wind Storm

Western Age · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 2

A southerly wind storm struck Cobar about midnight on Sunday, accompanied by a little dust. Since then the weather has been remarkably cool for…

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Dust Storm

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 November 1922 · page 2

Following an extremely hot day, the sky became cloudy towards evening on Wednesday and thunder storms appeared to be falling in different…

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Dry Thunderstorms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 4

On Monday night three thunder-storms in succession passed over the district. The first came along a little after nine o'clock and the last about…

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Heavy Rain Storm Eighty-five Points in Fourteen Minutes

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 December 1922 · page 2

A heavy rain storm paased over the town and district at mid-day to-day The storm worked up from the north, and was accompanied by flashes of…

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Heavy Rain Storm at Burrendong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1922 · page 4

Monday's rain storm passed over the Stuart. Town and Burrendong districts, and at the latter place over two inches of rain were recorded in half-an-hour…

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Flood Rains Four and a Half Inches Since

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1922 · page 4

Following on the heavy rain storm which fell at noon on Monday steady continued right throughout the day. At nino o'clock last night, a heavy…

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A Victim of the Storm Old Man Drowned

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 December 1922 · page 2

While the storm was at its height on Wednesday in Wellington and district, and people were jubilant at the great amount of good it would do as they…

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Two Severe Storms. More Useful Rain Recorded

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1922 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon one of the most remarkable thunderstorms witnessed in Dubbo for sonic time occurred. The day was hot, and early in the…

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Cyclone at Nymagee

Western Age · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 4

A cyclone struck the town of Nymagee on Sunday afternoon. The damage is estimated at over £3000. The Catholic Church wan levelled to the…

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STORM at DUNDULLIMAL

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 8

Last Monday afternoon a storm of unusual severity swept through portion of Dundullimal. The wind was of cyclonic force and wrought have in the…

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TRANGIE. Record Storm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 2

The heaviest fall of rain known in these parts occurred on Monday afternoon. The official register was bu points, but it is considered impossible…

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