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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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Last Night's Storm

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 2

A storm, which passed over Gilgandra on Wednesday night, resumed in 71 points of rain being rocorded at the local Post Office to 9 a.m…

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The Weather Storms and Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 3

Throughout the week the town and district have been visited by thunder and rain storms, and the weather has been of a very unsettled nature;…

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Doings Around Dubbo District NARROMINE Tuesday Night's Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

Never in the memory of the oldest inhabitant has such a violent storm been experienced as that which struck the town and district on Tuesday night…

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Severe Thunderstorm Geurie Inundated

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 2

ANOTHER severe thunderstorm passed over the Wellington district on Friday last, accompanied by exceptionally heavy rain in some places…

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Nyngan News Death of Pioneer - Accident Has Faial Result—Heavy Rain—Canonbar P.P. Board-Nyngan Wins Swimming Cup—Personal Paragraphs Death of Old Westerner

Western Age · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 3

The death occurred at "Cookara," Five Duck, Sydney, last week, of Mrs. Buckley, senior a former resident of the West at "Cookara,"…

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Nyngan News Death of Pioneer--Accident Has Fatal Result--Heavy Rain--Canonbar P.P. Board--Nyngan Wins Swimming Cup--Personal Paragraphs Death of Old Westerner

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 8

The death occurred at "Cookara," Five Dock, Sydney, last week, of Mrs. Duckey, senior., a former resident of the West, at "Cookara," Belaringur,…

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Through Floods With Urgent Supplies. Engineers Experience with Ford Truck

The Western Herald · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 4

Mr. W. B. Murphy, F.R.M.S., F.R.S.A., recently left Sydney in a New Ford Truck carring equipment urgently required by St. John's…

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Heavy Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 2

At about 10 o'clock on Monday night last the town was visited by a very heavy downpour of rain, which, though it only lasted a short period,…

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Why Streets Were Flooded Blockage in Cobborah-street Drain Engineer's Report to Council Sewerage and General Matters

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 3

According to the Engineer's report submitted to Council on Monday night, the reason streets were flooded…

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Coping with Flood Waters

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 6

In order to cope with the flood waters at the intersection of Darling and Cobborah streets, Council has decided to construct no inlet drain 1 ft…

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Heavy Rain at Dubbo1 192 Points Recorded

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 1

After threatening all day, a heavy, fall of rain, accompanied by flashes of lightning, passed over the town and district last night, between 7 and 8…

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Heavy Rain Recalls 1926 Flood. Second Highest Monthly Fall

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 3

THE heavy rain of this month, and particularly of the last few days, recalls the record flood in March 1926, when the whole of the lower…

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'Plane Missing Sydney-Melbourne Flight Vanished in Storm. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 1

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the Australian National Airways monoplane, the "Southern…

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Governor Firm No Flooding Upper House

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 1

The Governor (Sir Phillip Game) has refused Mr. Lang's request to again flood the Upper House. The definite refusal has caused…

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Nyngan News Heavy Rain—P. and C. Association—Fatal Motor Accident—Orange Blossoms—Land Defence Association—Personal Paragraphs PERSONAL

Western Age · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 3

Mr. Dases is the new secretary of the Nyngan Tennis Club in succession to Mr. C.O. Clark. Mr. Edmund Slamin, whose parents…

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Wongarbon Topics Heavy Rain in Township Washaways on Railway Line

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association, which was to have been held on Friday last, lapsed owing to the rainy weather…

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Nyngan News Heavy Rain--P. and C. Association--Fatal Motor Accident--Orange Blossoms--Land Defence Association--Personal Paragraphs PERSONAL

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 8

Mr. Dawes is the new secretary of the Nyngan Tennis Club in succession to Mr. C. O. Clark. Mr. Edmund Stamm, whose parents…

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The Weather Heavy Rain for March District Benefits

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

THE weather for March has been almost ideal in Wellington and district. The rainfall is the highest since the record fall in 1926, when…

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Heavy Rain 312 Points in Dubbo River Rising

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

Heavy rain started to fall on Tuesday night, and although it cased off a little about midnight, it deluged the town yesterday…

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Tropical Cyclone May Sweep New Sooth Wales To-Night Mares' Forecast Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

According to Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, there is a possibility of a tropical cyclone sweeping New South Wales to-night. The…

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