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

Floods & storms, 1946

32 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Avoid Flooding Cr. Crook Urges Action Storm Water Areas

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

The time has arrived when Bland Shire Council must be given a comprehensive survey cf all the storm water areas in West Wyalong…

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Moree Isolated by Flood Waters Serious Flooding of McINTYRE RIVER Widespread Damage Caused (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

A message from Tamworth states:—Flood waters from the Mclntyre and Mehi…

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Heavy Rain Attullibigeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 1

Heavy soaking rain was experienced in some parts of Tullibigeal and district last week end. In all 220 points were registered at…

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Storms Break Heat Wave

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

A week of intense heat, with thunmometers registering in the vicinity of [?]5 to 110 degrees was broken on Saturday evening, by thunderstorms,…

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59 POINTS Saturday's Storm at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 1

The spell of hot weather last week ended with a thunderstorm during the tea hour on Saturday and again about four o'clock next…

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Another Good Rain Storm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Another good fall of rain was experienced at Forbes on Wednesday afternoon and night, which gave a registration of 64 points to 9 a.m…

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Cyclonic Gale Strikes Adelaide Man ElectrocutedMuch Damage Done Food Dropped to Passengers (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

A message from Adelaide states:—A gale which reached a velocity of 62 miles an hour struck Adelaide yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death of a man…

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Storm Water Drainage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

West Wyalong Progress Association requested the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council to authorise the Shire Engineer to take a survey of the levels of…

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Big Floods in Qld. Rivers at Record Height Loss of Life & Property (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states:—The greatest cyclonic floods in the history of Queensland are devasting 44[?] miles of the coastal belt between…

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Queensland Floods Home Hill Safe Epidemics Feared (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states.—Medical authorities in Townsville, Ayr. and Home Hill [?]ood areas fear outbreaks of typhoid and pneumonia…

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Storms Flood Creek Bridge Urgently Needed Weethalle-Ardlethan Road

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

The urgency for a bridge to span a creek over the Weethalle-Ardlethan Road was stressed at a meeting of Blond Shire Council…

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Floods in Victoria Very Heavy Damage 7 Believed Drowned (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—Floodwaters. which swept through the Western District of Victoria and Southem Wimmera, resulted in very heavy…

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Victorian Floods £10,000 for Relief By Federal Government (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1

A message from Canberra states that the Federal Government will contribute up to £10,000 for immediate relief to sufferers in the Victoria…

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Violent Gales On Northern Coast (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

Violent gales on the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales coasts have disrupted shipping and airline movements…

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Settlers Isolated Upper Rellingen in Flood (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 1

Settlers on the Upper Bellingen River beyond Darkwood have been cut off by floodwaters for a fortnight, and the food position is becoming sper…

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New Site For Forbes Girls' School In Flood Area

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

At its meeting on Tuesday night the Forbes Municipal Council decided to offer no objection to the proposed site of a girls' new school…

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Hail, Frost, Fire, Flood Should be Covered by National Insurance Agricultural Bureau Claim

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

The Government should Introduce a National Insurance Scheme, covering rural producers for loss of crops due to hail, frost, lire and…

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Vessel Beached After Battle With Storm (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 1

After a seven hours battle in heavy weather on Saturday night, the crow of a-smail motor vessel, Bellbird, of 85 tons, which was hound from…

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Tallimba School Grounds Still Flooded

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

The Honorary Secretary of the Tallimba Parents and Citizens' Association (Mr. J. L. McClintock) wrote to last meeting of Council, asking them…

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Thrilling Rescue of Eight Australians In lOO-miles Gale (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—Eight Australians had a fortunate escape from death when four submarines broke adrift for four hours in a…

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