Gales and Rain Hit Orange
Continuous gale force winds and heavy rainfall in Orange and district yesterday…
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Floods & storms, 1952
390 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 20
Floods Over Wide Area Many Families Homeless Western Rivers Nearing Peak Sydney
Reports of rapid rises in the Lachlan and Belabula Rivers today were followed tonight by a, message from Forbes that residents are preparing for another flood…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon. --The town of Forbes is expected to be in the grip of the worst flood in its history…
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Fears that the beleagured Glen Davis township, where 53 mineworkers have now been underground for 15 consecutive days, would be cut off by floodwaters receded this morning when the swollen Capertee River reached the low level road bridge and began to subside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Danger Centred Near Windsor More Rain Forecast
SYDNEY, Monday. — Heavy rain has been falling over most of the flooded areas in New South Wales today, and the Sydney weather bureau does not expect any…
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The abnormally heavy rainfall on Monday night and yesterday caused the worst blockage of the sewe age system ever experienced in Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Major Floodings in Bathurst District River Breaks Banks at White Rock Miles of Flat Land Inundated Damage to Roads and Fencing
A major flood in the Macquarie River inundated thousands of areas of adjacent flat lands around Bathurst yesterday. The river rose to a height of 16ft. 6ins. at Denison…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Raging floodwaters cut Wagga in halves early today while 3,000 homeless people congregated in temporary shelters in the town. Wagga is facing one of the worst floods in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Central West Towns Hit by Record Floods Grim wait for Forbes; many evacuated to Parkes; two missing in flood at Cowra
Record floods are sweeping through many towns in the Central West. Cowra yesterday had its worst flood since 1916. and the most devastating flood in its history is expected to inundate most of Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hundreds Homeless at Forbes Worst Flood in History Business Area Under Water
FORBES, Wednesday: Forbes to-night was in the grip of the worst flood ever experienced in the history of the town. Hundreds of people had to leave their homes and the town was cut into three sections by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Floods Wagga, Wednesday
To-night, more than a quarter of Wagga city was under water, but the swollen Muirumbidgee River at 9 o'clock, had been stationary for two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Near Flood Conditions In Capertee Area
Three very heavy frosts were experienced last week in the Capertee district but since then rain fallen…
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SYDNEY, This Afternoon. Thousands of men are making a desperate bid to build new levees at Forbes and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aid for Flood Victims Move By City Council
The serious floods in the Lachlan River area were the first item to be given sympathetic Consideration at Tuesday night’s meeting of Orange City Council. Immediate assistance was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Never before have I seen such a terrible sight”, says Mayor of Forbes Terrific Flood Sweeping Through Forbes Worm To Come
Forbes is in the grip of its worst flood on record, and its people fear the raging Lachlan River will make an even higher invasion of the town today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Appeal. Cash Donations, Old Clothes, Solicited
A flood relief appeal has been opened at Molong through the Molong Central School…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Y.A.;'s RAISE £23 for Flood Relief
Manildra Young Anglicans raised £23 on Wednesday for the 2GZ Flood Relief Appeal. The money was raised by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Funeral of Flood Victim
COWRA, Thursday: Hundreds of people gathered in the streets of Cowra when the funeral of the late Stan Thomas, who was drowned is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helicopter Saves Flood Victims Mass Rescues at Forbes
FORBES, Thursday: The first mass rescue in Australia of people from flooded areas by helicopter took place today near Forbes. Twenty-three people have been taken from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Damage in Bathurst District
The Macquarie River at Bathurst last was 9ft 9in and falling. The river is now well within its banks and water is…
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