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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Municipal Works Storm Water Drainage Engineer's Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 8

Received and adopted by Council on Tuesday night, the report of Municipal Engineer (Mr. S. R. Hooper) road, a follows:--…

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Doings at Darling Downs Heavy Storm Asbestos Mine Syndicate

Western Age · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 2

Heavy rain and hail fell at Darling Downs recently, over 320 points being registered at Mr. R. Lynch's property within an hour. A remarkable feature…

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News O' Nyngan Cyclonic Wind Storm New Cattle Stops Seeking Technical Classes

Western Age · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A cyclonic wind storm with [?] dust swept over the district on Monday last. By the velocity it exhibited, it seemed to have come from a…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams. Worst Storm for Years Over British Isles Great Damage Land and Sea London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 1

Several lives were lost and widespread damage done to properly on land and sea by the worst storm for many years, which swept over the British…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams. Gales in England For Five Days Damage to Shipping London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 1

For the fifth day in succession, Southern England was swept by gales. The western approaches to the English Channel also suffered…

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Sequel to River Flooding

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 8

Gills choked with mud, and barely able to breathe, the fish in the Macquarie River were forced to the surface for air during the flood which…

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Howling Gales Play Havoc Severe English Christmas London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 30 December 1929 · page 1

Renewed gales along the coast and extending inland were responsible for considerable damage. A house collapsed at Manchester…

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