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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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STORMS Interfere with Harvesting Crops Destroyed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1933 · page 2

DAY after day we are experiencing the most peculiar weather imaginable, and old hands cannot recalls when we had such a succession…

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Victorian Floods Earthworks to Protect Town Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 1

The flood position is worse to-day in the Kerang district. Earth embankments have been erected for a mile and a half, on the western side of the town…

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Town Flooded Bank Breaks Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 1

A message from Kerang, Victoria, states that the other embankment protecting the township from the rising flood waters broke yesterday…

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Inland Cyclone Possible Floods in Eastern Riverina Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

The cyclonic depression which developed over inland N.S.W. to-day is centred in the south-east of the State. Indications point to heavy and…

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YEOVAL Storm Brings 60 Points

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 4

A HEAVY storm passed over [?] the district on Friday night last, when about 60 points of rain were registered. The weather still continues…

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Evidence at Warren Effect of Flooding. Macquarie Valley Water Conservation Scheme

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 3

The Macquarie River Committee sat at Warren on Friday, 1st December, and heard the evidence of district residents who put forward their views. The following resume of the evidence is reprinted from the Warren "Herald":—…

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Melbourne Gale Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 1

During a heavy gale with a velocity of 55 miles an hour, last night, many houses were unroofed, fences flattened and trees uprooted. A number of people…

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Cyclonic Storms Trees Uprooted Wide-spread Damage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 1

Trees were uprooted and wheat crops flattened by a cyclone which swept through the Collie, Coalbaggie, Coboco and Elong districts…

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Cyclonic Storms Trees Uprooted Wide-Spread Damage

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 December 1933 · page 1

Trees were uprooted and wheat crops flattened by a cyclone which swept through the Collie, Coolbaggic, Coboca and…

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Toll of the Sea Gale Claims Another Victim

Western Age · Friday 22 December 1933 · page 3

Four bodies which were washed ashore at Norfolk appear to indicate the loss of the steamer Broomflect, of 854 tons, with a crew of thirteen…

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