Flood Threat Still Grave At Forbes
SYDNEY, This Afternoon Floodwaters arc expected to enter the main sections of the central western town of…
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Floods & storms, 1952
390 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 20
Forbes Expects Big Flood Today
As the rapidly-rising Lachlan River shells to danger level the people of Forbes are making last-minute preparations against what may be one of their worst…
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LITHGOW, Tuesday: A wind storm left a trail of damage at Lithgow carly today. Telephone lines were broken and…
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FORBES, Tuesday: Forbes expects to be isolated by flood water tonight. The river rose to 34ft [?]n at 5 o'clock this afternoon and it…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Two small aircraft today dropped supplies to several Central Western areas…
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Floodwaters last night poured into Forties and split the town into three separate sections. At midnight the Lachlan River had…
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At the height of last night's gale, which again left a trail of damage from Lithgow to Katoomba, a motor cyclist was severely injured when he crashed headlong into a fallen tree blocking the…
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Fierce winds which raged through the district during the week end, reached gale force on Sunday and littered the countryside with debris, while violent rain storms brought some creeks to flood level…
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[?]S Wednesday: Very few people moved in the dry area of central Forbes today. All shops were closed and army ducks tonight took…
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The town of Forbes is the grip of its 16th flood in three years. The swollen Lachlan River…
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Normal activity in Forbes yesterday was almost at a standstill as residents of the town, which has been split into three separate parts by the flood, wait for the waters to recede…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Two Army ducks today left Forbes with provisions for isolated families at Jernalong, where 12ft, high levee banks collapsed before…
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The flood position at Forbes showed a marked improvement yesterday. The water was…
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On Wednesday night, a gale left a trail of damage from Lithgow to Katoomba…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: Serious flooding continues in Victoria where tonight about 10,000 acres of land is flooded near the Snowy River…
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FORBES, Wednesday: Flood waters Moving gown the Lachlan from the Condo[?]blin district are expected to reach the township of Euabalong…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Tonight, the Weather Bureau forecast substantial [?] in the upper reaches of the L[?]hlan River, starting major…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. —Gael- force winds and heavy rain caused considerable damage…
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Toll of the Lachlan Hood, according to the Forbes "Advocate," has been 50,000 acres of wheat…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Heavy rain and floods along the [?] coast of Australia have [?] a [?] of destruction. Damage is a [?] its thousands…
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