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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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B[?]ANGORA Thunderstorm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 4

AN unexpected thunderstorm on Friday night gave us a most welcome as well as unexpected shower of rain, totalling the half inch, which…

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Darling Dust Storm Far Western Towns Suffer Broken Hill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 1

A terrific windstorm is repotted from the Western districts yesterday. In half an hour, at Broken Hill, houses, people and food were literally…

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Terrific Storm Rages in West Clouds of Dust Broken Hill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 1

A terrific storm is reported from the far western districts of this State. In half an hour yesterday at Broken Hill, houses, people and food…

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Unsettled Weather Rain and Thunderstorms Likely Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 1

The temperature in Sydney this morning was the highest since April last. The thermometer showed 63.3 degrees. Mr. Mares remarked: "These…

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Rugby League Strike Threat Forbes Selection Storm Refusal to Take Field

Western Age · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

A strike is threatened by the Forbes Rugby League players because of the failure of the committee to act on a nc-confidence…

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Floods in Japan Widespread Damage

Western Age · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 3

Torrental rains have flooded 60000 homes in Osaka and 10,000 in Kyoto. Twenty persons have been killed and thirty seriously injured…

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Drifting Sands Dust Storms Threaten Far West Areas

Western Age · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 3

It is estimated that 10,000,000 tons of dust fell on South Australia recently as a result of a dust storm that extended to the Far West of New…

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After Ten Years Rivers in Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 6

A Report was received in Dubbo last night that, owing to heavy rain in the Far West, beyond Bourke, the Paroo and Warrego…

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GOLLAN Strong Gales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 4

THE heavy gales which prevailed last week have again made rain a dire necessity if the crops are to be any good at all. They are daily…

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Floods Seem More Likely Than Droughts. If There Is Anything in the Law of Averages. Looking Back to 1890

The Western Herald · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Davis writes as follows in "The Land" last week:— Amateur weather prophets (and there are hundreds of them) who…

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Heavy Rain Wheat Belts Benefit

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 1

Following hot, windy and dusty weather on Thursday last, a welcome change was experienced in the late evening, with the…

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Latest Telegrams Inter-State News. Cyclone at Broken Hill. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 5

A message from Broken Hill states that a terrific cyclone spread over the town this morning Accompanied by heavy clouds…

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Floods Predicted Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 1

As the result of State-wide rains during the past 72 hours, a number of local floodings have been recorded. Mr. Mares to-day forecast further…

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Heavy Rain the Best This Year Summer Feed Assumed Crops Will Benefit

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 1

Following unsettled and windy weather at the latter end of last week, a welcome change worked up in the late hours of…

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Heavy Rain Sweeps the West 4 1/2 Inches Recorded in Wellington Ground Receives Wonderful Soaking. Pastures Well Started for the Summer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 5

Following on the 3 inches of rain which fell in Wellington up till 9 a.m. on Monday morning, there have been further rain storms throughout various parts of the district, and at Wellington post office a further 152 points have…

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Flood Warning Weather Bureau Advice

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 2

The Weather Bureau advises that rises have taken place in the Murrumbidgee, McIntyre, and Macquarie Rivers in the…

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Toll of Storm Six Passengers Believed Drowned

Western Age · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 3

A motor car containing six passengers was overwhelmed by flood waters following a heavy storm near Quorn, and overturned…

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Geurie Flooded

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 7

UNPLEASANT weather, strong, hot, drying westerly winds—a few days like the last two or three, and our crop moisture will all go. At time…

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Heavy Storm Horses Struck by Lightning Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1935 · page 1

During a violent electrical disturbance at Wagga last night two valuable horses were struck dead by lightning, while many trees…

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Floods in England Causing Heavy Damage London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 1

Following heavy rain throughout the county in the last few days, serious flooding is reported from many districts. Continued unsettled weather is…

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