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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Tropical Cyclone Along Cairns Coast Cairns

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 1

A terrific cyclone, reaching at times 85 miles per hour, struck the steamer Kallatina last Saturday afternoon, while on her way from the Gulf of…

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Violent Wind Storm Carnival Men Suffer Goldfish in the Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

A cyclonic wind did considerable damage at the annual carnival arranged by the Frankston branch of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Fijian Cyclone. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 2

During the recent Fijian cyclone on one of the small islands of the group, a number of Indians who would not leave their homes were…

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Terrific Cyclone in Fiji Group Houses Swept Into Air Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

During a recent cyclone on one of the small islands in the Fijian group, five Indians, who would not leave their homes, were killed…

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Dubbo Deluged 5¼ Inches of Rain Washouts on Railway Lines Trains Delayed :: Geurie Flooded

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

Dubbo was deluged with a magnificent rain which fell continuously from midday on Thursday until early on Friday morning, 5¼ inches being recorded. The Macquarie River was flooded and damage was done to the terraces at…

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Night Carnival at Show Ground Under Show Society Marred by Dust Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

Last night's first attempt at the night carnival on the Show Ground, under the auspices of Dubbo P.A. and H. Society, was marred by a gale of wind which…

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Dubbo Swimming Club Storm Waters Carnival Must be Postponed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 6

Owing to the condition of the Macquarie River and its banks, due to the storm waters, it was decided to postpone the carnival set down for…

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Miraculous Escape From Flooded River Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

A message says that William Haslan, who was thought to have been drowned in the flooded Russell River, has been found in the last stages of…

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Municipal Works Flood Waters on Streets Work on State Highway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 8

Work carried out in the municipality during the past fortnight is fully described in the Municipal Engineer's (Mr. S. R. Hooper)…

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Shire Works Engineer's Report Flood Damage to Roads

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 6

That a good deal of damage was done by the floods which followed the recent heavy rain in the Talbragar Shire i[?] plainly indicated in the…

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Heavy Rain Storms District Receives Good Fall of Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 3

AFTER several days of threatening weather, a series of storms broke over the Wellington District on Thursday afternoon, the result…

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Heavy Rain Geurie, Wongarbon and Eulomogo Deluged Flooded Creeks Hold Up Traffic

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

Although only 18 points fell in Dubbo on Thursday night, heavy rain deluged different parts of the district. At Geurie, Wongarbon…

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Orange Deluge 1,000,000 Gallons a Minute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

A remarkably heavy storm over Orange district on Thursday, was attended with astonishing results, principally the flow into Meadew…

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Notes O' Nyngan Lost in Yetholme Wilds Scattered Storms Public Works Committee's Visit Town Clerk Appointed Missing Men Found Brought to Bathurst by Relief Party Bathurst

Western Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

Scattered storms fell around Nyngan last week and on Saturday afternoon. The wind was very violent a few miles from the town, tearing up Hatless and coatless, and with borrowed shoes covering their bare feet, Norman Job (25), and Walter Case (24), the two young men who were lost for several days in the mountains between Yetholme and Dark Corner, were brought to Bathurst yesterday…

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Cobbora Shire Council Monthly Meeting. Heavy Flood Damages

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 12

THE regular monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire Council was held in the Council Chambers, Gcurie, on Tuesday last, when this following…

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Wes. Aus. Floods All Trains Delayed Aeroplanes also Affected Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

Further particulars of washaways in Western Australia, due to torrential rains, show that a number of passengers on the Transcontinental train are…

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Storm at Warren Sheep Killed by Lightning Warren

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

During a heavy storm, neat Warren, 170 sheep out of a travelling mob of 2000, were killed by lighting…

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Storm Kills Sheep

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 4

During the heavy rain, dust, and wind storm which struck the WarrenQuambone district recently, a drover lost 170 sheep out of a flock…

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The Storm Elve's Holiday

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

Thunder, King of Storm Elves, was furiously angry, for he could see signs of dissatisfaction amongst his subjects. The latter had been very industrious…

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Heavy Rain in the No[?] Sydney, Mon[?]

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

The Commonwealth Meteor[?] Bureau reports during the p[?] hours, 1299 points of rain [?]len at Tennant's Creek, Ne[?]…

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