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

Floods & storms, 1925

104 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 6

Forbes Flooded. Waters Now Stationary. (By Phone.) FORBES, Thursday, noon

Western Champion · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 11

The flood waters reached their highest level at 9 o'olock this morning, with a height of 33ft. 5 inches, or about a foot above the 1923 flood…

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Flood Waters Subsiding Horseman Drowned Position Easier at Forbes (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

Reports from the country state that the flood waters are still subsiding. A man was washed off his horse in a creek at Kangaroo Valley and was…

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Bedgerabong the Floodds

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 9

"Wars, and rumors of wars,' isn't a patch on the excitement that prevails when the rumors of floods get afoot. On this occasion there is…

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Forbes in Flood Town Completely Isolated Much Damage Done in District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 6

Every flood brings its share of excitement, but on this occasion Forbes escaped many thrills owing to the ample warnings sent out. Apart from the transport across Dowling Street between Forbes and the railway station, of mail bags and passengers, and the suspension of…

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Wagga’s Big Flood

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

Mrs. Hy. Leek, formerly of Cowra, forwards interesting post card views of Wagga’s big flood to the “Free Press.” These make our flood of…

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Proposals to Protect Our Racecourse From Future Floods

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

Many proposals have been mooted this week with a view to protecting our ideally - situated racecourse from inundation in future. One is to build…

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Proposed New Park Site Flooded

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

Our Mayor’s pet scheme of having a centrally situated sports ground for Cowra received a severe setback this week, the' whole of the area being…

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Our Mayor As a Flood Worker

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 3

In our necessarily hurried account . of the recent flood we omitted to refer to the good work done by our chief citizen, Mayor Todhunter, who…

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The Floods

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 6

Some day in the remote future it is conceivable that all rivers will be in leish to weirs and embankments, so that there will be no more floods…

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Flood Livens Up Things at Local Railway Station

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

This is usually the slack time at the local railway station, but owing to the damage caused in various centres by the floods and recent rains things…

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Flood Matters

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

It was resolved to write to the three members for Cootamundra asking for a better system of recording the rainfall on the watershed of the various…

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Helpers to Flood Sufferers

Cowra Free Press · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

Local carriers are always to the fore when people are in trouble and the occasion of the late flood was no exception, their motor vehicles being…

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Flood Relief Fund

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 1

At a public meeting at Gundagai it was decided to commence a fund for flood relief, and, on behalf of Messrs S. Wilson aim Son, Mr B. Wilson…

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When Bunny Paid His Debts Effects of Last Week's Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 4

Bunny is a curse, but he has a queer way of making compensation for his depredations. One Forbes farmer, whose name will shortly be called in…

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Damage to Stockinbingal Line Floods Cause Much Repair Work

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 3

The Forbes-Stockinbingal train will resume its schedule running to-morrow. The floods caused a great deal of damage to the line…

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Forbes Flooded. North Hill and Camp Hill Cut Off

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

Camp Street from in front of Lauds Office. Dowling Street, looking towards the Railway Station. The above blocks were kindly lent by the " Forbes Gazette."…

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Big Floods Poland Suffers Fifteen Villages Washed Out

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 5

Waraw.—Poland, especially in the south-east, is in the throes of dangerous floods, following on the abnormal rainfall. The River Dniester has over…

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Flood Damage. Eugowra's Share

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 9

Eugowra did not escape by any means the damage of the flood About 200 yards of railway line in the Eugowra yards had to be repaired, a…

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Pictorial Souvenir of the recent flood at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 8

Mr. L. J. Johnson's premises surrounded by water. ("Melbourne Herald" block). At the Railway Viaduct ("Melbourne Herald" block). View at Tattersall's Hotel corner ("Sun" picture)…

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Bedgerabong the Recent Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 7

In my last report' I was only able to report rumors of floods. This week I am able to report floods, and with a capital letter, too…

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