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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1939

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Wongarbon Serious Storm Damage Caused by Rain Tools Washed Away

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. D. Cashel, have motored to Sydney for the show and races. Messrs. F. Cleaver, W. O'Brien, W…

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Maryvale Fallows Badly Washed by Storm Rains Some Heavy Falls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

The weather at last has broken, which has ended one of the driest summers experienced for a great number of years. The rain that…

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Bodangora House Flooded by Storm Rains Serious Road Damages

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 4

Further storms during the week-end added another 163 points to the April rainfall, while parts of the district received still heavier falls…

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Maryvale Severe Local Storms Country Transformed by Rain 420 Points Registered

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 4

Everyone in the district thinks that the drought has broken at last. During the week-end several large storms passed over. -Saturday's storm…

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Heavy Rain In Western District 265 Points at Bourke

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 6

Further heavy rains have fallen in the Far West during the past 24 hours, the heaviest being at Bourke, where 265 points were…

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Car in Flooded Creek

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 4

Heavy rain yesterday afternoon flooded the Mogriguy Creek to such an extent that travellers by car had difficulty in crossing. Mrs. L. S. Clark,…

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Heavy Rain Throughout District Local Registration 176 POINTS Registration To Date This Year 1249 Points

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 1

Heavy rain was experienced throughout the West on Friday last, and this district received its share, the registration at the…

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50 Years of Married Happiness Mr. and Mrs. William Zell Celebrate Golden Wedding Well Known and Honoured Tooraweenah Residents Celebrations Marred by Heavy Rain

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 5

It was most disappointing to members of the family, who had made thorough and elaborate arrangements, that inclement weather should have been experienced on Friday last, the occasion of the celebration of Mr. and Mrs. William…

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N.Z. Drought Broken Heavy Rain Causes Flood Fears Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 1

Heavy rains have fallen over many parts of New Zealand, practically breaking the drought in many dairying and sheep districts…

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Heavy Hail Rain Follows Sudden Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

Hailstones as big as pigeon eggs fell in Dubbo for a few minutes yesterday afternoon, shortly after 4 o'clock…

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Arthurville Severe Thunderstorm Rain and Hail

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

During the thunderstorm on Monday evening almost another inch of rain was recorded here. There was also very heavy hail with it; the…

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District News Geurie Sports Postponed Due to Heavy Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 4

Much disappointment was felt on Tuesday when it became known that he sports arranged for that day had to be put off on account of the…

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Cobbora Shire Council Monthly Meeting Storms Damage Roads

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 5

Engineer Allen's monthly report at the last meeting of the Cobbora Shire, which was held in the Shire Chambers, Geurie, on Thursday last, showed that the Shire was called upon to meet unexpected expenditure, amounting to…

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MAROONED! Macquarie Mariners, Flooded Car ; Soaked Searchers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

Fording the Macquarie, near Dickygundi, police searchers, driven by Mr. Jerry Sibraa, had a very unpleasant experience, on…

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Western District Centres Narromine Storm Brings Rain Table Tennis Popular Boy Scouts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 6

A heavy rainstorm on Tuesday afternoon yielded over an inch of rain on many holdings about 18 miles to the west of Narromine. Unfortunately, the…

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Winter Starts Rain, Snow and Floods Likely Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

Winter began officially to-day with forecast of rain, snow and floods. Steady falls of rain with likely…

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Prime Minister's Statement On Tragic Submarine Disaster Vessl Flooded Through Open Torpedo Tube Difficulties of Rescue Operations Full Public Inquiry Will Be Held London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) announced in the House of Commons that a full public inquiry would be held into the loss of the submarine Thetis. He gave an assurance that the dependents of the crew…

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Heavy Rain Coming To West Mr. Mares Optimistic Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 1

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that Sydney was likely to have a shower or two but the far west and north west were…

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Storm Coming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 1

The Postmaster (Mr. O'Rourke) advised "The Liberal" this afternoon that the barometer at the Post Office registered the biggest…

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Free City Now a Storm Centre

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 6

The Free City of Danzig and its surrounding territory, which is the hub of international politics at the moment, constitutes an area of 726…

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