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

Floods & storms, 1946

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

MR. J. S. GALE Noted Stock Authority Promoted

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

Sydney stock and station world has lost one of its outstanding personalities and one of the most able an[?] vigorous of its younger generation…

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Wild Scenes at League Match Two Sent Off; Referee Defied; One Injured; Then Free Fight Crowd Ignore Officials; Storm Line

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 July 1946 · page 5

The Tullibigeal-Mallee Plains Rugby League match at Boronia Park, Wyalong, yesterday, ended in a Donneybrook. Two players were sent off, a third refused to go when ordered by the…

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Nedal for Flood Hero

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 1

The award of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society of N.S.W. will be presented to Peter Geraghty, of Boatharbour, via Lismore, in Sydney…

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Wedding Savell—gale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 4

St. Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn, was chosen for the wedding on 13th July at 6.15 p.m. of Betty Jean, youngest daughter of Mrs. M. Gale…

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Green Belt in the West Plans for Dust Storm Protection

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 10

Describing the proposal as "ambitious and unique in its conception," the Premier (Mr. McKell) stated recently that plans for a…

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Violent Dust Storms

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

A threat of what is to come in the summer months if heavy rain does not fall over the western parts of the State very shortly was in the…

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Batsmen on Top Again Poor Attack; More Centuries Allan Storms Heads List With 123 Runs

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 4

Bowlers taking part in the West Wyalong and District Cricket Assocation Compettion last week-end had a fairly lean time. There were big scores in each match, several centuries being…

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Heavy Rain Thunderstorm at Forbes 44 Points Received

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 2

A thunderstorm occurred about 8 p.m. on Friday, at Forbes, and with rain later in the night gave a registration of 44 points at the local…

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Wild 30 Minute Storm Played Havoc at Tallimba--yalgogrin

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 5

Houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, windows smashed, lavatories blown over in a wild 30 minute thunder, lightning, rain and hail storm which swept over Yalgogrin North and Tallimba…

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Centuries for Storm and Templeman

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 2

As the scores in the matches played last week-end in the West Wyalong and District Cricket Association com petition did not arrive at the "Advo…

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£50,000 Damage, Brisbane Storm Five Douglas Planes Piled Up (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 1

Five Douglas passenger planes were piled together on Archerfield aerodrome late yesterday afternoon, when an 85 mile per hour gale struck the 'drome…

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Storm Odditis at Yalgogrin North

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 5

A Yalgogrin correspondent sends particulars of damage wrought by the recent storm in the Tallimba and Yalgogrin North district:—…

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