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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms
116 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 6
Brisbane. — The cyclone which struck Central Queensland on Tuesday and yesterday caused more than £800,000 damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wednesday's cyclone in Queensland is estimated to have caused damage of more than five hundred thousand pounds. Later reports disclosed that the damage was much heavier than originally believed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy rain last night washed away portion of the Molong railway line between Arthurvill and Walmer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After, a few days, of muggy and threatening weather a heavy storm broke over the town on Wednesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In some of the heaviest torrential rain experienced in Temora for years, business houses and private homes in various parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It has been estimated that thousands of people could act vote in the Cobar by-election on Saturday because they were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labour has won the Cobar by-election by a large majority. When counting finished Wednesday night, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forecast issued at noon today, covering the ensuing 24 hours is: Central Districts: Isolated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A very heavy storm passed over here last Wednesday and nearly an inch of rain was received in the downpour. All…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army engineers are working to combat raging floodwaters which are spreading over the Port Allen area of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Several letters at fast meeting of the Peak Hill Municipal Council complained of terrific water damage done during a recent heavy storm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the keynote of Winston Churchill's dramatic speech last night was "this twentieth century of storm and change," he also called it the century of common man…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Film stars Tyrone Power and Orson Welles are cut off by torrential floods from their "Black Rose" film unit in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo'S 1949 Show was no sooner officially opened before record crowds yesterday afternoon than heavy rain commenced to fall. The downpour continued until closing time, disappointing the throng and spoiling ring events…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The death-roll is mounting into hundred as floodwaters sweep over Maceio, capital of Algoa State and other towns…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A 50-mile gale has been lashing the coastline between Sydney and Newcastle to-day, dislocating transport and public services. Thousands of homes and offices in the City…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Like, all centres, Mnmbil shared in the heavy downpour of rain during last week and the week-end. All…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Details of the magnitude of the floods last week-end on the coast, particularly around Maitland, have shown the hardships that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine's [?]d is being sought by the Red Cross to relieve the thousands of people who are suffering as the result of recent floods. The president of the Narromine branch, Mrs. G. R. R. Barlow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An urgent appeal for clothing for flood victims has been launched by the Dubbo branch of the Red Cross…
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