Geurie Local Storm Yields Good Rain 103 Points Registered
A successful euchre party was held on Saturday night in the Memorial Hall. The proceeds were in aid of the Wellington Ambulance…
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Floods & storms, 1940
103 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 6
Western District Centres Geurie Euchre Party for Ambulance Funds Heavy Rain Relieves Pressing Need Of District
A successful euchre party was held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday night in aid of the Wellington ambulance. The winners were: Men, Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm of Revolution But We Pulled Through Before
“The year 1848 marked an era in European history because of the storm of revolution that spread like an epidemic through most of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storm In Petrol Advisory Committee
Mr. H. W. Harrison, secretary of the Federal Council of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Departmental Creation Of Monopoly Council Charges Selection of One Man to Conduct Bus Service to Dubbo Camp Aldermen's Wrath Storms on Sydney Authority
The Department of Road Transport, in approving of the application of Mr. K. J. Reid, of Dubbo, for permission to conduct an omnibus service to the Dubbo military camp, has created a monopoly and had taken a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain in Sydney But None on Catchment Sydney
Heavy rain deluged Sydney and suburbs and some of the coastal ureas last night. However, none was reported on the catchment area…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Shock Amazing Storm Incident
A North Coast paper tells' a story of a tremendous bolt of lightning which tore to pieces a 100ft. tall, dry tree on a property at Bonville…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Value of Advertising Proved Beyond Doubt Huge Crowd Storms Wellington
All doubts regarding the value of advertising must surely have been set at rest after seeing the huge crowd in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dripstone Good Rains Accompanied by Cyclone Many Sheep Lost
Welcome vain commenced to fall on Friday night and continued at intervals until Sunday, resulting in 155 points being registered. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Mortal Storm" Hitler-banned Film Comes To Dubbo Theatres
On August 7 1940 the following cable was received by the Sydney office of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, from the international department of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood in the Castlereagh
"The river's coming down in flood!" "The ewes are on the river plain; We've got to get them out!…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Mortal Storm" Fine Screen Show in Dubbo
Looking at history in the present rather than in the past tense, "The Mortal Storm," a thrilling document of current world affairs commences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombers Win Through Storms To Nazi Targets Cloud and Snow Hamper Work of R.A.F. Naval Bases, Arms Works And Railways Suffer In Series Of Heavy Attacks London
Details of British attacks on military objectives in Germany and German-occupied territory show that extremely bad weather, with widespread cloud, snow and sub-zero temperatures, severely hampered operations on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Euchareena Dry Storm Passed Over Village
Sunday last was a dusty and rather unpleasant day. A dry thunderstorm passed over the village before noon, and we thought any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather Thunderstorm Yields 19 Points
After several sultry and cloudy days a thunderstorm broke over the town early this morning, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homes of Workless Damage In Cyclone
Some of the residences of the unemployed at the gravel pits were damaged, but not to any extent. Those unemployed living at North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crops Damaged Effect of Cyclone Reports From All Districts
There was widespread damage to crops and farm buildings. some suffering to a far greater extent [?] others in Thursday's cyclone. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mogriguy Cricket Club Meets District Escapes Storm
A meeting was held on Sunday last at the local sportsground, the object being to reform the Cricket Club. As Mr. E. R. McGovern has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at District Towns Nevertire, Trangie, Nyngan Suffer—Large Hail Causes Damage at Wellington
Trangie, Nevertire, Nyngan and Wellington, as well as Dubbo, suffered in Thursday's cyclone. About half the town of Nevertire, which was almost swept out of existence many years ago, was affected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Cyclone Loss Incalculable But Very Extensive Experience Worst Yet Known Here Shops and Houses Unroofed by Gale of 100 m.p.h. VELOCITY Essential Services Dislocated, But Restored In Quick Time—Co-operative Work Feature
It is impossible to form even a rough estimate of the damage caused in Dubbo by Thursday's cyclone, but it is known that in the aggregate it will amount to many thousands of pounds. All are agreed that…
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