Gale Inflicts More Damage (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states: White a good part of Britain was still under snow or water, a strong gale hit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1947
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Allocation of Playing Fields Flood-Lighting for Halpin's Flat?
The Mayor, Ald. M. H. Gunn and Aid, J. Hartcher, as representatives of the municipal authorities, will meet officials of the Hockey…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods in Britain (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states: The flood situation in Britain was more critical last night, as water continued to surge through the breaches in the river banks,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scores Drowned in Warsaw Flood (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Warsaw states: The Vistula broke its banks and flooded 40 villages to the north-west of Warsaw,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Havoc in Floods 200 DROWNED; 20,000 Flee (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday
A message from Berlin states:— Two hundred persons are reported to be drowned in the worst floods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in District Flood Damage; Washaways
Heavy rain in the Weethalle-Narriah area on Saturday night caused floodwaters, from which some damage is reported. At Weethalle 213 points were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage in Britain Huge Areas Engulfed (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states: Revealing that the recent floods at their peak engulfed 600,000 acres of agricultural land, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain at Buddigower
At C. Spackman's property, Buddigower, on Saturday afternoon one inch of rain fell in two storms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Flood Relief Appeal
At the weekly meeting of the Grenfell Rotary Club held on Friday last, the chairman of the Community Service Committee (Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Relief for Britain
Authority has at last been granted Forbes branch of the Red Cross Society to launch an appeal for donations of cash to help…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief for Britain Why Your Help is Sought
Here is one reason why you arc asked to back up the appeal of Forbes Red Cross for donations to the Flood Relief Fund, for Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief for Britain £26 from Council
Referring to the appeal launched by Forbes branch of the Rod Cross Society for donations to the relief of Britons who had suffered great loss and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in Burma 5,000 Homes Destroyed (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Rangoon states:— A cyclone struck 28 villages in Lower Burma, where 5,000 homes were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Relief for Flood Victims Collections by Red Cross Members W.W. Citizens Asked to Help
An appeal for funds to help the British Flood victims is being answered by Red Cross, and the West Wyalong Branch members enthusiastically adopted a suggestion made at Tuesday afternoon's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Farmers Go to It Cultivation of Flooded Lands Increased Prices Competition
The farmers of Britain are making impressive efforts to get their flooded lands into cultivation. Because of the extra expense involved, and the risk…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Villages with Racecourses and Flood-lit Playfields
Ex-Bailie J. R. Lindsay, the well-known Perth butcher, has just returned to the city after an air trip to visit his son, Mr. D. G. Lindsay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£80 Wanted to Fill Flood Relief Appeal
Forbes Red Cross Society needs to receive £80 in the following week if its objective of £500 to provide help for the flood victims of Britain is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£112 For British Flood Victims Collections by Red Cross Members
The house to house collection made in West Wyalong by members of the Red Cross, for donations for the British Flood Victims was more than satisfactory, said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Final Response Achieves £500 Objective Flood Relief Fund Closed
As usual, the people of Forbes rallied to a good cause last week when they brought the total donations received for the Forbes Red Cross Flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Harvest Prospects Brighter; 7,000 Acres Still Flooded (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states: Britain's harvest prospects are encouraging, and very much better than they had any right to expect a month ago said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Williams)…
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