£165 Now in Hand. Red Cross Flood Appeal
The appeal for relief of Kempsey flood victims being conducted by the Wellington branch of the Red Cross…
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Floods & storms, 1949
116 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 6
Growers Move for Flood Warning System Heavy Loss When Rising Water Engulfs Machinery
A flood warning system is being sought by Dubbo vegetable growers to enable them to get valuable irrigation plant removed before waters rise in floodtime…
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Heavy rain fell In Dubbo on Thursday night and throughout yesterday. For the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday 36 points…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Deathroll As Storms Sweep Over Spain Madrid
Twenty-three persons are so far known to have been killed in violent rainstorms that swept the southern half of drought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sewers Being Flooded. Health Officer to Take Action
The Wellington Health Inspector, Mr. K. L. Browne, will make thorough inspections of the method of disposing of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Randwick Race Meeting Off Course Flooded By Saboteurs SYDNEY
some crank or cranks flooded the course proper at Randwick during the night by turning on the sprinkler…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Probe on Flooding of Racecourse Sydney, Thursday
Detectives have interviewed more than 50 people including many A.J.C. employees following the flooding of Randwick…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Storm Hits Adelaide Adelaide
A brief but violent storm cut power and tram services in Adelaide this morning. Over 25 points of rain fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Deathroll of 1000 WASHINGTON
In an appeal for United States aid, the Guatemalan government estimates that 1,000 persons are dead and 70,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electrical Storms. Hail Damages Crops
During last week heavy electrical storms occurred. On Tuesday night the lightning was very severe and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wet Weather Brings Flood of Complaints to Council from Mud-bound Citizens
THE recent heavy rain received in Wellington, which made a quagmire of many of the streets and footpaths, resulted in six letters of complaint being received at last Thursday night's meeting of the Wellington…
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Heavy rain fell in Dubbo yesterday afternoon and last night. Over 10 points fell in a sharp shower shortly after 2 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MUMBIL. Heavy Storms
A couple of heavy storms passed over Mumbil about twelve o'clock on Saturday, 15th inst. and about 25 points…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Violent Gales Disrupt Europe's Ports London
Lives have been lost at sea and on land and many ships have been imperilled by hurriean force pales which lashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Euchareena. Heavy Storm. Creek a Banker
A heavy storm passed over here last Saturday week, about 11 o'clock. Rain fell in torrents and water was flowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Overturns in Flood
A fatal accident was narrowly averted at Binnaway when Mr. and Mrs. J. Coomber, and the children of Mr. W. Comber, were…
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Amaroo Shire Council will support the Taree Municipal Council in an effort to persuade the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →October Crop Conditions Renewed. Heavy Raw and Hah Storms. Severe Head Frosting
FURTHER heavy falls of rain and several hail storms occurred during the month together with a few days of strong winds. 306 points of rain fell at Wellington on 11 days, but over 3 1/2 inches were recorded in some…
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Two hundred and seven points of rain were recorded in Trangie from Friday till yesterday morning, 159 of which fell in storms on…
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A large Held turned out at the Dubbo Golf course for the Stableford on Saturday afternoon but a heavy storm soon…
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