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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Cyclone Misses Trangie. Wind and Rain

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 8

On Tuesday night, after the rein had fallen during me day, a storm, followed by a cyclone passed a few miles south of Trangie. The cyclone,…

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Floods in Southern Area

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

Although the flood position in the Murray and Murrumbidgee slightly improved this morning, volunteers and police are still standing by…

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Stock Losses Toll of the Flood Wafers Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 1

Although there is no official estimate, it is believed that the financial value of the stock losses in the Wairarapa floods recently is approximately…

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Miss Nancy Gale Associate Champion

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1932 · page 1

The result of the L.G.U. Medal Competition, which has been in progress during the past mouth, was a win in the Silver Division for Miss N. Gale…

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Cyclone at Gympie

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 2

A cyclone struck Gympie (Q'ld) with terrific force yesterday doing extensive damage. Many houses were lifted bodily…

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Gympie Cyclone Many People Made Homeless Brisbane, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1932 · page 1

When a cyclone struck Gympie yesterday afternoon, some houses were bodily carried away by the wind and smashed to pieces. Many people had…

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Dubbo District Cricket Association Spring Storm in a Teacup President and Secretary Join Issue on Etiquette “All's Well That Ends Well"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1932 · page 5

The ship of the Dubbo District Cricket Association sailed perilously close to the rocks of disaster on Thursday night, when the President (Dr. H. G. Hurrey)…

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Rain and Hail Several Storm Visit District

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 4

During the past few weeks the weather conditions have, been very unsettled A heavy storm, accompanied by hail, visited the district…

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Terrific Storm Devastates Crops MucH Damage Done. Brisbane

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1932 · page 1

A terrific storm was experienced in the Darling Downs districts, and also over the northern suburbs of Brisbane during the week-end. The hail…

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Severe Storm At Queensland's Picture Town Toowoomba

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1932 · page 1

A fierce storm struck here yesterday afternoon, and caused severe damage Buildings were unroofed and electric wires broken…

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Heavy Storm Exacts Full Toll in Cuba Hanava

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 1

Twenty-five were killed and many injured, and a number of houses were destroyed, in a heavy storm which struck the Eastern Cuban provinces of…

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Dubbo Farmer's Success. Ten Years' Fight Against Adversity. Noxious Weeds, Rabbits, Droughts, Flood, Depression And Bad Roads. Now Valuable Farming Property

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 3

Mr. H. B. Naylor, the well-known Western representative of the Alfa Laval Separator Co. Ltd., was in Narromine on Thursday last, and as…

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Storm Damage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 2

The heavy storms which visited the district during the last week were responsible for a certain amount of damage to wheat crops, but were…

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Terrific Storm

The Western Herald · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 2

A terrific rainstorm washed aver the metropolitan area yesterday morning, 210 points failing in about half-an-hour. The flood waters entered many…

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Passing Storms

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 4

Unsettled weather has prevailed during the past week, and the district has experienced several storms, the severest being on Sunday…

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Storm in Tea-cup

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 4

There were some heated, exchanges at Council meeting this week, when Ald. Tink ran his head into a hornet's nest, which buzzed…

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YEOVAL Severe Thunderstorm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1932 · page 8

Portions of the district were hit by a severe thunderstorm on Sunday. Up to-to two inches were registered in places, the rain falling in less than an…

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Destructive Storm

The Western Herald · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 2

An extraordinary storm which lasted 7½ minutes did enormous damage in Sydney yesterday. The wind reached a v[?]ocity of 67 miles an hour…

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Real Whirligig in Thursday's Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1932 · page 1

On Thursday, about 4 o'clock, a stifling day, a quick change was effected. Heavy clouds lowered and an ugly hot wind came from the North-west…

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CYCLONE Queensland Visited. Great Damage. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 December 1932 · page 1

A cyclonic storm at Maryborough, Queensland, yesterday, resulted in considerable damage to property. An hotel was struck by lightning, and…

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