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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1947

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Elong Weekend Storms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 5

Hot and sultry weather last week brought scattered showers and storms at the week-end resulting in a little over 50 pts. rain being registered at…

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District News Narromine Heavy Storms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 5

Storms over the week-end did considerable damage to crops. Webbs Siding residents fared worst where falls of three inches were registered. In town…

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EUCHAREENA Heavy Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 4

Over an inch of rain fell here on live 22nd-23rd November. All cricket had to be…

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Another Heavy Weekend Rain Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 1

Commencing late on Saturday night and continuing throughout the early hours of Sunday, 57 points of rain fell in Dubbo. This was supplemented by another 28 points up to 9 a.m. Monday. When the gauge was read at 9 o'clock this…

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Euchareena Heavy Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 11

Over the week-end, the rainfall registered about an inch, and another 50 points fell on Monday…

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Crops Damaged by Rain Heavy Storms During. Past Week 50 Per Cent. Of Soft Wheats Will Not Reach f.a.q

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 5

Since late on Saturday night last many storms have been experienced throughout the district, some centres…

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Gloomy Flood Outlook Brightened by Aust. Prospects Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 1

The Food and Agriculture organisation reported today that one point of optimism in the gloomy world food outlook for 1948, was Australia where there are prospects of the wheat crop being two million tons greater than in the previous two…

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Violent Storm In Dubbo Yesterday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon a sudden storm which in a few minutes whipped itself into a frenzied gale, struck Dubbo and district. For about half an hour, it blew with force in a northerly direction causing some anxiety to those caught…

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Heavy Rain Means Serious Loss to Farmers Future Stripping Will Be Under F.A.Q.

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 6

Owing to loss of weight caused by the heavy rains which fell throughout the district during the early part of this week, most of the wheat yet to be stripped will be under “fair average quality.”…

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Shannon's Registration Raises " Storm in a Teacup" New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 6

Describing the matter as a "storm in a tea cup," the executive secretary of the Jockey Club (Marshall Cassidy) said the studbook controversy between the British and American racing authorities had not influenced the American Jockey…

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Ambulance Held Up by Floods

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 8

Last Thursday the Coonabarabran ambulance received an urgent call to an accident at Mollyan where a truck had collided with…

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Heavy Rain Damage at Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 December 1947 · page 5

Torrential rainfall in Bathurst district for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. Tuesday was responsible for considerable damage to roads and property…

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Storm

The North-Western Watchman · Tuesday 23 December 1947 · page 3

A terrific storm which hit Baradine on Saturday night and early Sunday morning registered over two inches and caused further…

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Heavy Molong Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1947 · page 1

Although complaint has been made about heavy Dubbo rainfall this month totalling under an inch and three-quarters, Molong is in a much worse…

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Damage to Planes in Coonamble Storm

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 24 December 1947 · page 1

A terrific storm struck Coonamble on Saturday night when considerable damage was inflicted on three…

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