Flood Warning
Residents of the district, ami particularly those on low-lying ground, are warned than Forbes is threatened with a serious flood. In view of the many…
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Floods & storms, 1916
113 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 6
Where Thunderstorms are Rare
Thunderstorms never occur in the Arctic regions, and even the North of Scotland very seldom suffers from such a visitation. The nearer you get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Flood in the Lachlan
The late appearance of this issue was caused through the members of our staff being engaged in flood removal work. Full details and many exciting episodes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Flood at Forbes Miles of Country Inundated Low Lying Portion of Town Under Water Little Boy Loses His Life
The Hood which struck Forbes on Saturday will long be remembered as one of the most disastrous in this part of the country. From early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bedgerabohg. Biggest Flood on Record
All day yesterday it was found impossible to raise Bedgerabong by telephone, which indicated that the residents down there were getting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Track of the Flood. Vast Area Devastated
To form an estimate of the extent of the damage done is very difficult A strip of country several miles wide along the whole course of the river…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Forbes
Flood waters reached Forbes on Saturday last. The main street was under water, which in places ran three feet deep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood at Forbes
The first flood waters struck Forbes on Saturday at 2 o'clock find in a few minutes the Lagoon had risen so rapidly that water was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Devastating Floods at Cowra. Thousands of Pounds' Worth of Damace Many Narrow Escapes
As a result of the persistent rain daring the past fortnight many of our oldest residents predicted that we were in for a record flood, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood at Forbes. Forbes
The first flood waters struck Forbes at 2 o'clock on Saturday, and in a few minutes the lagoon had risen so rapidly that water was flowing across the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forbes. Splashes From the Flood. (From the "Advocate.")
The main portion of Forbes, comprising about 100 acres was on an island, cut off on all sides by a stream of water a couple of hundred yards…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Flood Dame to Roads. Special Grant Asked For
The flood waters, having now all disappeared, it is easy to see that the cost of repairing the roads and streets will be very heavy. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan River Devastated by Flood. Hundreds of Miles Under Water. Untold Destruction Wrought
The immense body of water which came down the Lachlan river during the last week, hooding the country from above Cowra to below Condobolin, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Fatality. the Drowning of Joe Hurley. Evidence at the Inquest
An set out in the back page of this issue, young Joe Hurley lost his life in the flood waters at Forbes on Saturday last, and his dead body was recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Recent Big Flood. Relative Heights with Former Visitations
Much speculation is takings place as to the heights of the great flood which Forbes and the whole Lachlan River has been subjected to during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forbes in Flood
A TELEGRAM to the EVENING NEWS says :—A Cerrific whirling rush of muddy, filthy water [?]nvaded the town about 3 O'clock on Saturday afternoon, Owing to the heavy soaking rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods. in the Lachlan and the Belubula
The bigegst flood ever known in the history of Canowindra came down the Belubula River on Thursday last. The water commenced to rise during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Belubula in Flood
The above illustration gives some idea of the quantity of water which came down the the river last week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Splashes
The local lorry drivers did good work in conveying the boats from down stream last week. £2 was voted by the Municipal Council on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Flood Views. In and Around Cowra
J. J. Kelly, Photo. Cowra. LACHLAN STREET, LOOKING SOUTH. View taken after the Water had fallen 4ft. J. J. Kelly, Photo. Cowra…
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