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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

24 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Phenomenal Rain. Flood Predicted

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 2

On Friday night at about 8 o'clock light rain was followed by a downpour which was of unusual violence and severity, and happily was of brief…

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Phenomenal Rains. Parkes Streets Damaged. Business Places Flooded. Trains Delayed by Washaways. Nearly Six Inches of Rain

Western Champion · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 16

During the past week Parkes has experienced some of the heaviest rainstorms yet recorded in the history of the town, and on every side there is…

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The late Deluge

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 6

The information communicated to the local police by the police at Frogmore regarding the flooded state of the Burrowa and Fish Rivers owing to torrential rain…

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Parkes Council. After the Storm Was Over

Western Champion · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 22

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening the wages sheets presented for payment included several amounts, totallin £7 11s 6d,…

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