Preface by John Gale
Mr W. Davis Wright, in this endeavor to present a history of the earliest days of Canberra, the territory finally chosen as the seat…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1923
57 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 3
Heavy Floods In Victoria Much Damage Done
Melbourne.—Great damage has been caused throughout the country, especially in the northern districts, by heavy rains and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Severe Storm in City Shops Unroofed Consternation Caused (By Wire) Sydney
A severe, wind storm was experienced in the city,last night. The roofs of five shops at Five Dock were blown off,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE Western Champion AND Parkes and District Representative. Thursday, September 6, 1923. Rivers in Flood
According to advices received by the Railway authorities both the Lachlan and the Belabula are in high flood. Canowindra is flooded and all…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Out of Order Telephone Cables Flooded
Owing to the underground telephone cable having been flooded early on Monday morning, about 250 Young telephones were thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Fears the Police Issue Warnings. River Rapidly Rising at Forbes
As soon as it was known locally yesterday morning that the river at Cowra had risen to 41 feet, the police issued warnings to people in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nearly a Flood Lachlan Overflows It's Banks.our Town and District Residents Get a Scare. Flooded Creeks Delay Mails
On Wednesday the Lachlan commenced to rise so rapidly that a big flood was feared. This combined with alarming reports from up the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What Cowra Looks Like in Flood Some Views of the 1916 Flood
View of Lachian Street Low-Lying Under Water. Another View of Lachian Street. More Low-Lying Land Submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forbes Flooded Lachlan River Country inundated Miles Upon Miles of Water Extensive Damage Done. Comparatively Light Losses in Stock
The flood and nothing but the flood, has been the topic of conversation since our last issue. The opinion expressed in our columns on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Photographs
A large variety of finely toned and beautiful photographs of the flood was shown to us by Mr. C.,Howe, of the Lachlan Street studios. Over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Picture Show
It is of no use going to the Strand Pictures next Friday night unless you go early. The finest picture that has ever come to Forbes will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Flood Largest for Fifty Years at Canowindra. Railway Embankment Breaks
Although the comparatively small tall of 256 points has been registered at the local post office since the 3rd inst., and up to Thursday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forbes Floods
As a result of the heavy rains on the upper parts of the Lachlan and Belabula watersheds Forbes had a flood visitation last week-end, the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Forbes Municipal Council. Flood Boats Discussed. Our Gas Shows a Profit
The fortnightly meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council was held last night. Present: Aldermen J. c. Keane (mayor), W. Campbell, W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Aftermath Repairing the Damage
Forbes is now literally wiping its feet after the flood. Residents who were forced to leave their homes are now for the most part back in them,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goolagong the Recent Flood
Local residents had a fine sight during last week, when the flood waters of the Belabula and Lachlan Rivers readied here. The country from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood
As stated in our last issue, there was no need for all the scare that was created relative to the great flood that was to sweep down the Lachlan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm Parapets Blown Down Much Damage Done Yalgogrin Hall Destroyed
The "oldest inhabitant" has no recolletion of a previous storm of greater severity, or which had caused greater destruction to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wyalongadvocate Friday, September 21, 1923 the Storm Western and Southern District Visited Man Killed at Katoomba Two Children Injured Widespread Damage (By Wire) Sydney
The whole of the western and southern districts were swept yesterday afternoon by the most violent storm experienced for years…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Cyclone
The cyclone which passed over nearly the whole State last Thursday was hot so bad in Gondobolin as in most other places, though it was quite…
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