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

Floods & storms, 1925

104 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 6

Floods Feared Heavy Rain in the North (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

Further heavy rain occurred on the North Coast yesterday. Intense anxiety is felt by the inhabitants between Lismore,…

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“The Cyclone Rider.”

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 2

The up-to-date management of the local Picture Shows announces that the “Cyclone Rider” will be shown here on Saturday night. The writer…

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Airship in Gale with 20 Men Aboard

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

A Reuter's message from London states that the Airship R33 has broken away in a gale with 20 men aboard, and was last seen making…

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Runaway Airship. Broke Away in Gale. London

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 10

Airship R33 has broken away in a gale She had 20 men on board, and was last seen headed towards tho sea with her nose damaged or…

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Randwick Flooded Tennis Matches Postponed Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

The Flat at Randwrick is submerged and the totallisator house swamped three feet deep. Inter-State tennis matches at the…

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Latest Telegraphic Terrific Storm in Sydney. a Battered City. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 2

City folk will not soon forget the terrific storm which swept the metropolis between 5 and 7 p.m. yesterday. The rain was acompanied buy fierce…

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Disastrous Floods in Southern Districts Three Persons Drowned Great Damage Done (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 2

Reports of enormous damage and loss of life are coming from the southern districts. Three persons have been drowned…

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Floods Interfering with Elections Probable Postponement in Flooded Towns

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 10

The question is bein gasked whether the pollirig should take place to-morrow in flooded towns. The Chief Secretary states that the master is one for '…

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Latest Telegraphic Flood Damager in South. Three Drowned. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 10

Report's of enbrmous damage and loss of life are coming from A the Southern districts. There have been three people…

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Flooded Maize Loss, 150,000 Bushels

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 7

The Department of Agriculture advises that with barely 10 per cent of the season's maize in the district yet harvested, the recent floods on the…

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Cyclone's Roar Huge Seas Sweep the Whole Coast Torrential Rains Cause Further Floods

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

A cyclone which has been playing havoc on the Queensland coast has had its effects all along the N.S.W. seaboard also…

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Flood Menace Penrith Threatened Communication Interrupted (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

Only a few reports are reaching the weather bureau authorities in regard to the floods owing to an interruption to lines of communication…

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Forbes in Flood Waters Greeting Up Settlers Fight Against Losses. Property Endangered

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

Flood waters are creeping upon Forbes the Forbes lagoon is already full to its banks, and several of its bridges are already underwater residents of the flood areas of the town began moving yesterday to higher ground; owners of stock started on Sunday to move them to…

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Rain and Floods

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 3

“The very heavy rain during the week-end,” said Mr. Mares, “has resulted in heavy floods in the Bogan, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, and…

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Flood Gates Suggested

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 3

A petition is being taken around by Mr. Edgar Lewis asking the Council to provide flood gates in order to protect the lower end of the town, and…

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The Places Affected by the Flood Waters

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 3

The following places were affected by the flood waters:—The rear of the Flizroy Hotel; Mr. McGregor’s; Mr. Hyde’s; Messrs. Reid Smith’s Ltd…

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The Toll of the Flood

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 3

During yesterday hundreds of mel[?] hundreds of tons of wood, several dead horses, stacks of hay and small mob of sheep, were amongs…

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The Lachlan in Flood All Lower End of Town Inundated.the Worst Since 1916. Racecourse Submerged and C.J.C. Winter Meeting Abandoned

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 3

THE teeming rain that commenced on Saturday at mid-day and continued until 9 p.m. on Sunday night was set down by one and all as the forerunner of that terror to all river towns, namely, a flood…

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Flood Threatened

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 5

As a result of the heavy rains many places have been visited with Hoods and others are to follow. Regarding the Lachlan River, the…

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The Floods. Forbes in the Throes Higher Than 1916

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 2

THE flood waters were reported as having reached Forbes yesterday, and are expected to go higher than the 1916 waters…

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