After the Next Flood Mr. Grellman's Fears
"I hope I am alive after the next flood," remarked Mr. A. B. Grellman at the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Friday evening, when referring to…
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Floods & storms, 1928
126 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 7
Triple Calamities Fire, Drought, Flood "Chance to Live" Council Is Firm
Jemalong Council wants W. Madden, of Yarrabandai, to cut a dam on his properly to a lower level, as it is held that the water has flooded a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Waters (To the Editor, "Advocate")
Sir,— Ye banks and braes o' Bonnie Doon, I'm sae weary fu o' care, I oft will roam by Bonnie Doon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ROSE 21 FEET Floods in Hawkesbury Sydney Friday Evening
There was great alarm on the Hawkesbury last night when the river at Windsor rose to 21 feet Within two hours, flooding all low lying parts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm-signs From Smoke
Smoke will often beat down as soon as it comes out of the chimney when the weather is about to be stormy. The atmosphere exerts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Safest Place in a Storm
A few hints may be given as regards safety amid the dangers of a thunderstorm. As a rule, the safest place of all is inside a building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Hold Up Mails
Dining the whole of this week neither of the mail contractors from Forbes to Condobolin have been able to run to time, the roads being in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Waters Near Yiddah Deputation to Mr. Reid
A deputation representing the West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association waited upon the Southern Area Commissioner, Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Warning "Cotton's Weir May Give Way Any Day" Co-operation For New Construction Danger of Flood Damage
"There is a possibility that the weir at present used by the Council will be made absolutely useless, or be washed away, by flood waters. It must also be remembered that a great deal of erosion is taking place- on the banks above it."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Waters Inundate Good Country Ratepayer's Request Wants to Construct Bank
Because flood waters practically make his ground useless, a landholder wrote to the Jemalong Shire Council, at its meeting last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Towns Wiped Out by Tropical Storms Sydney, Monday Evening
A cable from Atlantic, Georgia, states that four people were killed in tropical storms which struck Carolina to-day, doing many miilions of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →200 DEAD 10,000 Homeless Disastrous Storm at Haiti (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A Vancouver message, received from Portan Prince, states that it is estimated that 200 are dead and 10,000 people are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dickens Maligned Storm in England (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A cable from London states that Judge Sir Henry Dickens, son of Charles Dickens, (the famous author), has reconsidered his intention of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The '52 Gundagai Flood Terrible Suffering and Ultimate Rescue of Turnbull Family
An official account of the big "rising of the waters" at Gundagai, when the whole town was washed away and nearly 100 lives lost, was never…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Agricultural Bureau. Ootha Field Day. Crops on Flooded Country
A very successful "field day" was hold on Monday afternoon, under the auspices of the Ootha branch of the Agricultural Bureau and the direction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclonic Storm At Bombala (By Wire) Sydney
A heavy storm at Bombala caused trees to be blown up by theroots. Fences and hay stacks were blown down and houses unroofed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wintry Weather Falls of Snow Heavy Rain at Orange
Snow fell in different parts of the State this morning. A report received at the Forbes Post Office about noon to-day, stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm Damage in Sydney SYDNEY
An electrical storm struck Sydney yesterday afternoon. Reports show that Its effects were also felt in other parts of N.S.W.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Safe Fences Cyclone Spring Coil and Stiff Stay Fences Protect Your Stock and Your Pocket
Many, many farmers have proved at no little cost the inefficiency of the ordinary plain wire fence. Apart from being costly and tedious to erect, it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm's Fury Services Upset
As the result of yesterday's severe windstorm, telegraphic communication between Forbes, Sydney, and several western centres was cut off to-day…
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