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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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Heavy Wind and Rain Storm

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 2

On Saturday morning steady rain again set in, which cleared towards evening. Yesterday morning was warm and sultry, with threatening…

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Dust Storm

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

Saturday was a most disagreeable day, a strong westerly wind blowing all day, raising clouds of dust. Towards evening the wind almost…

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Floods and Earthquakes

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

Professor "Walso comes up smiling every time, despite the fact that his predictions are as far away as Mars, and his latest should spur…

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Rawsonville Fete Handicapped by Weather. But Success Despite Storms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 3

First dust and then rain handicapped the Rawsonville Carnival held at Rawsonville recreation reserve on…

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Hail Storm

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 November 1924 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last many crops in the Bodangora district were slightly damaged by the light hail storm that fell, the chief among…

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Storm in Dubbo Three and a Half Inches in Few Hours

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 1

After a deafening and brilliant preliminary, announcement one of the heaviest storms experienced in Dubbo…

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Record Thunderstorm. Cyclonic Rainfall. Erskine Street Flooded. Water Enters the Gasworks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 3

The rainfalls and threatening towering conditions of the early part of last week culminated on Friday, when a record thunderstorm, lasting only with…

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"Country Swept by Flood." Sydney "Sun" "Devastation"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 3

Extraordinary statements, purporting to be news from Dubbo, appeared in the Sydney "Sun" of last Sunday. We read: "At Dubbo streets are under…

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Storm Affects Cables

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

The severe lightning during the height of the storm on Friday night last was the cause—or one of the causes for interruption of the…

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Another Heavy Rail-Storm. Some Big Registrations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 7

The Wellington district had scarcely got over the big rain storm of last week, when another came along on Tuesday afternoon and night…

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Another Severe Storm Temporary Flooding of Streets

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 4

There were further thunderstorms of varying intensity throughout the West on Tuesday evening and throughout the night, 195 points being registered at…

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Flood in Queensland. Brisbane

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 6

The southern portion of Queensland ' is flooded. Children have to be taken in boats to school…

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Another Flood. Streets Again Rivers, Unique Fishing Expedition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 6

Dubbo was subjected to another downpour of rain late on Wednesday night, approximately two inches…

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Storms and a Contract Shire Engineer's Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 2

Concerning the Puckeridge contract, Gordon's Lane, the Shire Engineer, Mr. W. J. Fordyee reported to the Council meeting on Friday night that he had…

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Caught in Storm Waters

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

Many of the country residents who came into town on Saturday had varied experiences in reaching their respective homes on Saturday…

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Heavy Rain. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 2

The rain during the weekend was heaviest in the west and central-west, where about three inches were recorded…

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A Sunday Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 2

Following upon a threatening, close and thundery Friday and Saturday. with a little rain on the latter evening, a storm burst over Dubbo on Sunday…

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Crops Wiped Out. Storm at Grenfell. Hail As Big As Man's Fist

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 1

Dubbo district this year has been very fortunate in escaping hailstorms, and it is to be sincerely hoped that that luck continues…

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Crops Wiped Out. Storm at Grenfell. Hail As Big As Man's Fist

Western Age · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 3

Dubbo district this year has been very fortunate in escaping hailstorms, and it is to be sincerely hoped that that luck continues…

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Storm Showers

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 2

Still another change in weather conditions. Saturday morning was bright and clear, but during the afternoon a storm came along,…

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