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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

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Storm Oyer High Living Costs Labour's Lay Leader Hits Nail On Head

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

Canberra observers believe that last week's statement by the A.L.P. Federal President. Mr. A. S. McAlpine, on living coats, balanced…

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Storm Over High Living Costs Labour's Lay Leader Hits Nail On Head

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 6

Canberra observers believe that last week's statement by the A.L.P. Federal President, Mr. A. S. McAlpine, on living costs,…

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Euchareena. Storm Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 3

A storm broke over the village last Monday afternoon, and steady rain fell until 7.30 p.m…

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EUMUNGERIE Storm Damage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 6

Much of the damage caused by last week's cyclone has now been repaired, but it will be some time before all is normal…

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"The Storm That Is to Come"

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 5

Henry Lawson (born 1867 in a tent at Grenfell—died poor, 1922) wrote these three verses of "The Storm That Is To Come" nearly…

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Stock Losses Heavy in Texan Storms San Antonio (Texas)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 3

The heavy loss of sheep during winter storms was a very severe blow to the United States wool growing industry, Sylvan…

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Parkes Inquest on Storm Victim

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 2

Parkes District Coroner Mr. R. L. Sheldon) found that P.M.G. linesman, Harold Thomas Bassett, was accidently…

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Arthurville Storm Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

Since last report the rainfall has totalled 180 points. Last Monday a storm came up quickly and the rain lasted 20…

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Storm Brought Temporary Relief From Heat Wave

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

Storms on Tuesday afternoon brought temporary relief from the severe heat wave to many parts of the…

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High Wind and Heavy Rain Hit Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

High wind, accompanied by blinding rain, hit Narromine on Tuesday afternoon and for a few moments it was impossible to see across the…

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Heavy Storm at Trangle Memorial Hall Struck By Lighting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

A violent electrical storm hung over Trangle last night for half an hour, during which time the Memorial Hall was struck by lightning…

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District News Narromine Violent Storm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

Shortly before four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, a violent storm struck the town. Fortunately it only lasted a few minutes,…

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The Weather. Good Rainfall From Storms

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

Heavy falls of rain from thunderstorms in Wellington on Thursday and Friday afternoons yielded a total of 97…

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Violent Storm Hits Peak Hill Two Inches of Rain In Forty Minutes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

A violent storm his peak hill shorty after 4 o'clock of Friday afternoon that the wind reached a [?]oclty of 70 miles an hour. our. one hundred and ninety points of rain were registered in forty minutes…

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MUMBIL Thunder Storms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

Several heavy thunder storms passed over Mumbil last week. Several inches of rain were recorded for the week…

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Wild Storm Sweeps Coonamble

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

A total of 236 points of rain fell at Coonamble early last Friday morning and late Thursday night…

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Freak Electrical Storm at Junee

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 13

A fearsome electrical storm cracked down on Junee early the other morning. For a few minutes the electrical display and the…

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District News Trangie Heavy Storms at Trangie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 5

The recent spell of hot weather was broken last week by a series of storms on Thursday and Friday which yielded more than an…

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BURRENDONG Electrical Storms Damage Done

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 7

There was a succession of electrical storms last week. The first, on Tuesday evening, was not as severe as the storms…

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Bourke Municipal Council Discussion on Town Drainage 1890 Flood Mark Flate Stolen. Applications for Taxi License

The Western Herald · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

A meeting of the Aldermen of the above Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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