Heavy Rain
Following the registrations in the early part of last week farther heavy falls occurred on Thursday and Friday. To 9 a.m. on Saturday, 112 points…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1931
119 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 6
Heavy Rains Portion of Ungarie Flooded
As the result of heavy rains at Ungarie, Merringreen, Yarrandale, Thulloo and other centres of the Ungarie district portion of the township was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Floods Forbes Motorists' Struggle A Long Trip
Mr. O. G. Wilkening, of the Commercial Hotel, Forbes, who returned last Monday from a short holiday at Murami, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FLOODS! Rise of 30 Feet at Cowra Forbes Lagoon Full
ADVICE received in fortes lata yesterday indicate that a flood may be expected in the Lachlan River within the next, few days. A report received at the local Post Office stated. "Indication point to more heavy rain and danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Headquarters Peace After the Storm. Sydney
Calm this morning replaced the busy scene of yesterday at headquarters of the Government Savings Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boy Drowned Crossing Flooded Creek (By Wire) Sydney
Arthur Freeman, aged 7, with his father was walking across a log over a flooded river at Invergordon, when they both slipped and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain
Heavy falls of rain occurred, during the early hours of Thursday morning. It was exceptionally heavy at Yalgogrin, where 250 poitns were registered,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GOOLAGONG Fierce Storm Heavy Rains
A few days of sultry weather were followed by a terrific thunderstorm. The lightning was very vivid and trees were struck in…
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Fairly heavy rain commenced to fall early on Wednesday morning, and continued almost without cessation throughout the day and night. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ungarie Menaced By Flood Waters
One hundred and seventy points Were registered at Ungarie to 9 a.m. on Thursday morning. A stream of water one foot to 18 inches in depth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Reports Record Flood in Belubula
At 9 o'clock this morning Forbes police were advised from Cowra that the river was at the 42ft. 6ins. mark there, and rising slowly. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Threat Heavy Rains -- Swollen Streams Police Send For Boats
AS reports from Cowra and other centres along the Lachlan River continue to reach Forbes, the probability of a flood grows ever stronger. The heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday were general throughout the West, the headwaters of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Is It a Flood Year ? Memories of 1916 RECORD Heavy Rains -- Rises -- Rumors -- Comparisons
THE abnormal rains of recent days have caused many people in Forbes to speculate on the possibility of a big flood in the Lachlan River. On the streets, in shops, and before the home fires, memories of 15 years ago, when Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FOOTBALL And Floods Doubts of Play
It is unlikely that any football will be played in Forbes over the week-end, except between local teams…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BEDGERABONG Rain Raises Fears Low Lands Flooded
Never was rain less welcome than that which fell on Friday night, May 22. The river had just ceased from pouring great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Scare Lachlan Now Falling at Cowra
Those living on the low lying portions of Cowra and those with business premises in the same area, yesterday received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mailman Waded Through Flood Waters
The Morangorell mailman was unable to get his motor within 3½ miles of his destination on Sunday of last week, so he paded waist high through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood
Last issue in a paragraph referring to flood prospects in Condobolin we stated that, "unless very heavy rain continued for some days, especially up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Scare. No Damage. EUGOWRA
The flood scare is over. Certainly there was a big flood, but no damage was done at Eugowra. In fact, as far as I can hear, very little damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Solves a Recurring Problem. Why Not a Flood-proof Fence?
Not least among the items of loss resulting from the floods which periodically lay waste many low-lying rural districts is that…
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