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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1939

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Storm Damage In New Zealand FLOODS—SNOW Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 1

Considerable storm damage has been done in New Zealand. Trains and ships were delayed, while heavy falls of snow have been…

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Big Death Roll In U.S.A. Floods New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 1

The floods caused by a cloudburst in Kentucky are causing death and destruction. Already 54 bodies have been…

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Mr. J. C. Gale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 6

James Charles Gale, who died in the Dubbo District Hospital on Sunday morning, was a resident of Mendooran. He was born at Nyngan 44…

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Obituary Mr. James Charles Gale

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 1

The death occurred at the Dubbo District Hospital on Sunday morning of Mr. James Charles Gale, of "Glenroy," Appletree Plat, at the…

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Obituary Mr. Charles Gale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 9

The death occurred at the Dubbo District Hospital last week of Mr. James Charlies Gale, of Mendooran, at the age of 44 years. The…

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National Register Flood of Cards From N.S.W. and Victoria Canberra, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 1

The Federal authorities declared to-day that the flood of National Register cards from the two highly…

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Latest Telegrams Town Flooded. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 1

Melbourne—Bursting its banks yesterday the Goulburn River poured in the town up sandbag to…

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Britishers Storm German Tennis Club Trouble at Tientsin Tientsin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1939 · page 1

The British concession police arrested a German accused of firing on a British patrol. Although there were no cacualties,…

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Confessions of Nazi Spy Takes Public by Storm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 3

Never has film evoked such demonstrations as "Confessions of a Nazi Spy," which shows at the Macquarie theatre on…

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Families Marooned Through Floods Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 1

A message from Mildura states that 25 families on the N.S.W. side of the Murray River were marooned yesterday owing…

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Driving in a Storm

The Western Herald · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 2

People inside a sedan car are not exposed to danger during a thunder storm on account of the "Faraday Cage" effect of the body and…

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Storm Damage

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 2

During the height of the strong wind which was blowing on Friday afternoon last a large willow tree was completely uprooted at the…

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Geurie Red Cross Work Rain ami Wind Storms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon last, the members of the local branch of the Red Cross Society held a street stail which proved most successful, £9/8/…

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Rhine in High Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 1

The Rhine was in high flood to-night and torrential rain held up operations on the greater part of the Western Front. The Germans are working…

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Floods On The Western Front Rivers Overflowing Loud Speaker Propaganda French Troops Strengthen Lines Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1939 · page 1

French troops worked steadily throughout the day, strengthening the lines. Activity was confined to normal skirmishes between roving patrols. The night communique declared:…

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Mumbil Railway Traffic Delayed by Severe Storm Track Damaged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 4

A very severe rain and hail storm fell over parts of the district last Wednesday, falls varying greatly in a few hundred yards. At one place…

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Stuart Town Severe Hail Storm Damages Fruit Crops Railway Line Under Water

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1939 · page 4

On Wednesday evening a thunder storm, accompanied by hail, came along, and we registered 90 points of vain. In the village no damage…

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Wongarbon Crops Damaged by Sudden Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1939 · page 6

Serious damage was done to crops in the Wongarbon district on Thursday afternoon by a sudden storm…

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The Weather Heavy Rain Over an Inch Recorded

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 3

After a week of sultry weather, a thunderstorm broke over the town and district on Thursday…

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Heavy Rain In Western District Oven An Inch at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 4

Heavy rai nthroughout the West on Friday night yielded an average of nearly an inch. At Dubbo the registration for the 21 hours…

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