Torrential Rain Queensland Cyclone Brisbane
Torrential rains continue to fall in central west Queensland. The cyclone is moving inland, and…
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Floods & storms, 1940
103 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 6
Floods in Queensland. Sydney
Heavy floods are being experienced in North-western Queensland. A sheet of water nearly 80 miles wide was reported at Windorah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unsettled Weather for Coast Local Floodings Likely Sydney
The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said last night that the weather in coastal districts, was likely to become increasingly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Macquarie River Has Fallen Photographs Of Flood and Drought
Interesting photographs are on view in the window or the Art Studios, Maequarie Street. They show the Macquarie River as it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain Follows Duststorm Over an Inch Recorded at Dubbo
Thunderstorms at Dubbo late on Tuesday brought the best rain for nearly six months, 130 points being recorded at the Post Office…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bodangora Welcome Storms Relieve Water Shortage
The change that passed over the district on Monday last yielded only five points of rain locally. It was followed, however, by a series of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Rains Bring Temporary Relief
The good change which took place in the weather on Sunday and Monday passed away without doing much good as far as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western District Centres Narromine Severe Storm Unroofs Buildings Rain Follows
When dense rolling clouds and dust appeared shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, residents feared another tornado…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News Maryvale Rain Needed for Farming Operations Storm Gives Temporary Relief
Recently it almost seemed certain that the drought had broken when a storm came up from the west. Registrations varied from 50…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Hold Up German Od Supplies [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Floods Cause Evacualion of Township Brisbane
The township of Burdekin in Queensland has heen evacuated by its 2215 inhabitants, fleeing from recored floods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Storm in Curban and Hillside Districts From 120 to 190 Points of Rain Recorded
About mid-day yesterday a Heavy rain storm was experienced throughout the Armatree, Curban, Hillside and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Toll. Sydney
Brisbane.—Mrs. J. Allen, of Bowen River, who saw her husband and two children swept away in flood waters, was marooned in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain In Western District 235 Points at Dubbo
The long dry spell was broken by heavy rain on Thursday night, when 235 points were registered at Dubbo. Good falls also were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain In Western District Over Six Inches At Eumungerie
The rainfall at Dubbo since the long dry spell broke on Thursday night until 9 a.m. yesterday was 346 points. This was made up of 235…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Floods In New Zealand Sydney
Further details of the disastrous floods in the South Island of New Zealand show that many farmers have been compelled to abandon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire and Storm Destruction at Mount Irvine Sydney
A fire, fanned by a gale, destroyed the pott office and guest house at Mount Irvine, some miles from Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Elong Storm's Promise Was Not Fulfilled Rain Urgently Needed
Residents of the village were awakened in the early hours of Tuesday morning, when a severe thunderstorm passed over. Lightning and thunder…
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A violent storm, which fortunately was only of short duration, passed over Mendooran In the early hours of Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wedding Bells Flood—reynolds
St. Ambrose Church, Gilgandra, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday, 29th June, when Elma, fourth daughter of…
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