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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Tasmanian Potatoes Damaged By Flood Mainland Will Benefit

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 6

By the recent floods in Tasmania, where disaster has overtaken many of the potato growers, shipments of potatoes from the…

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Storm in a Teacup Engineer Indignant Ratepayer States a Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on April 19, Mr. L. B. N. Weston wrote in, urging, on behalf of the ratepayers in and around Strathberg. Arthurville…

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Tasmanian Potatoes Damaged By Flood Mainland Will Benefit

Western Age · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 1

By the recent floods in Tasmania, where disaste has over taken many of the potato growers, shipment of potatoes from the…

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Memorial Floodlighted

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 1

Last night the Soldiers' Memorial, in Victoria Park, was temporarily floodlighted to test out the lights. The monument looked particularly…

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Old Man Drowned Victim of Flood Waters Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 1

An elderly man, John Bulter, was drowned in Emu Creek yesterday. It is thought that he attempted to cross the creek on his way home, and was…

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Winter Dust Storm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

It is not often that a Cobar dust storm comes along in June, for, generally speaking, these are confined to the summer months…

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Town Destroyed by Flood Waters Forty Drowned

Western Age · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 3

BOGOTA (Colombia), Wednesday. Forty are believed to have been drowned and more than 100 injured in the practical destruction of the town…

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Town Destroyed by Flood Waters Forty Drowned BOGOTA (Colombia)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

Forty are believed to have been drowned and more than 100 injured in the practical destruction of the town of Seville in the Department of Cauca…

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Severe Cyclone In North Island Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 1

palmerston, in North new Zealand, has been struck by the severest and most damaging cyclone in its history. Hardly a building in its path, which…

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Rain and Floods

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

Monday, June 22, 1867.--Rain, rain, with high floods. Got Rope and his two dogs off the roof of his house. Ten kegs of flour washed out of the shed…

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Floods on North Coast. Lismore

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 2

Heavy floods have occurred on the North Coast. The Richmond River is now 29 feet above normal level and many families have been…

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Floods and Fires on North Coast Heavy Damage Sustained BALLINA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 1

Twelve business premises were destroyed by lire at Ballian yesterday. The damage in estimated at £10,000. HEAVY FLOODS…

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The Big Flood Lamps the Monument Aglow

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 3

Flood lights have been added to the area being transformed into green plots to win further beautification to Dublin's Soldiers' Memorial which rears its…

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Nearing Life's Long Centenary John Gale Signs off "The Father of Canberra"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

Toddling on to his hundredth milestone, John Gale, veteran journalist and founder of the "Queenbeyan Age," signed off on Monday morning after a…

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Unlucky New Zealand Floods Follow Quakes Seabed Upheavals Feared Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 1

The South Canterbury district is in the grip of one of the worst floods experienced for many years. Residents are reported to be anxious about…

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Heavy Rain on Coast Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 2

Moderate to heavy rain corded in coastal district and to moderate rain was fa[?]al on the tablelands, slopes…

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Terrific Thunderstorm Big Hailstones Fall

Western Age · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a severe thunderstorm was experienced along the Wilcannia-road about 16 miles from Cobar. Following…

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Wongarbon Whispers Heavy Snow Storms Wraps Village in White Mantle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 4

Mr. Toone, who has been suffering with an attack of the mumps, is recovering and is now able to get about again…

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Recent Earthquakes And Theories of the Flood Interesting News

Western Age · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 3

The alarming and devastating earth shocks recently experienced in New Zealand lend particular interest to the theories advanced…

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Recent Earthquakes And Theories of the Flood Interesting News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 5

The alarming and devastating earth shocks recently experienced in New Zealand lend particular interest to the theories advanced,…

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