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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Another Storm At Melbourne Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Another terrific storm broke over. Melbourne and suburbs this morning, quickly inundating all low lying parts. Elizabeth Street, one of…

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The Weather Heavy Rain Cold Snap

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

THERE is no doubt that the weather has been most extraordinary this summer, and the result of the sudden change is that many people…

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Electrical Storm

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

A seven electrical storm was experienced in parts of the district on Thursday morning last. At Gul[?]gambone the telephone wires were…

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Storm at Orange

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

Reports from Orange state that they were visited by a very severe storm this morning, and as usual the storm water channel was unable to…

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BURRENDONG Heavy Storm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

MRS. King, of Sydney, paid a short visit to her sister, Mrs. Alf Hough, senr., last week. Mrs. Hough is not enjoying the best of health lately…

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Heavy Storms Hail Feet Deep Piled Against Fences Damage in Tooraweenah District

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 7

One of the heaviest had-storms in history struck parts of the Tooraweenah district in the early hours of Monday…

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Flood Warning Heavy Rains in North More Expected

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

Mr. Gillam, Acting Postmaster at Gilgandra, received the following [?]elegram on Wednesday afternoon from the State Weather Bureau, per…

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Wellington District News. Exclusive News Fashion's Mount Thunderstorm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 4

ON Monday last a thunderstorm passed over, and several nice showers of rain fell for which the local gardeners are very thankful…

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Big River Expected. Flood Warning

The Western Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

The Weather Bureau on Thursday issued the following flood warning: Although rainfall has decreased in intensity in the north…

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America Shivers In Snow and Rain Storms Vancouver (B.C.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

The mainland has been gripped since Sunday by heavy snow, with six inches of rain, paralysing communications in railway services…

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Fierce Gale Sweeps British Isles Snowstorms—Much Damage

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

A FURIOUS gale, reaching 86 miles an hour, accompanied by storms of snow, sleet and hail, is sweeping the British Isles. The gale started on…

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Cyclonic Storm at Casino Buildings Unroofed

Western Age · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

A cyclonic storm at Casino on Sunday resulted in considerable resulted in considerable damage. Many buildings were unroofed and fences blown…

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Boy Drowned In Flooded River Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

During the heavy rains last night, Ronald Gardner, aged 12 years, was carried away by the current of the flooded Cook's River at Enfield, and…

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Storm Havoc Nor-western Outpost Suffers Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 1

A storm caused heavy damage at Camooweal (Queensland) when practically every building suffered and in many instances only the frames of…

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Severe Damage Storm in Queensland Houses Wrecked Brisbane

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 1

A severe storm caused great damage at Camooweel, Queensland, yesterday. Practically every building in the settlement suffered some…

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Destructive Storm at Camooweal. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

A storm causes heavy damage at Camooweal (Queensland) when practically every building suffered, and in many instances only the…

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Drought and Flood Flock Lost on Barwon Skuthorpe Bros.' Experience

Western Age · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 3

The following experience of Messrs. Skuthorpe Bros., well-known Western sheep men, will be read with interest:—…

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Lifeboat Capsized in Gale Tragedy on Spanish Coast

Western Age · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 1

At Casablanca, twelve were drowned when a lifeboat capsized on its way to rescue a Spanish smack, which was driven onto the rocks in a terrific gale…

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Brain Storms Get Man into Trouble Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Erskine Herbert Edward King (18), who pleaded guilty to sacrilege, was released on condition that he went into…

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Violent Thunderstorm Traffic Affected—Electricity Fails Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 1

A violent thunderstorm occurred in the City last night. Traffic for a time was brought almost to a standstill…

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