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

Floods & storms, 1949

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£10/10/0 for Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

West Wyalong branch of the Returned Servicemen's League unanimously adopted a recommendation from Messrs H. H…

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Flood Waters Swept Away Erosion Claim

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 5

Claims by the Stale. Minister for Conservation, Mr. Weir, that the Labor Government had done much to combat soil erosion in…

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Citrus Losses in Hawkesbury Flood Estimated £100,000

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 8

Loss of citrus fruit In the June floods in the Hawkesbury, Colo and McDonald River valleys is now…

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Legion Notes Donation to Kempsey Flood Victims

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

The local sub-branch of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women held the monthly meeting at the School of Arts last Saturday night. The business of the meeting was…

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Engineer Recommends "Bath" for Main Street; Trial Flooding

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 7

Main Street, West Wyalong, is to have a complete water flooding with the hope of ridding the area of the dust nuisance. Mr. Spence told Deputy…

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Town Hall Dome to Be Floodlit

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

PLANS are to go ahead for the floodlighting of the dome above the Forbes Town Hall. At Tuesday night's meeting of the Council, Aldermen passed a motion permitting the expenditure of £91 on the lighting of…

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Kempsey Flood Appeal

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 2

The combined committees of the M.U.I.O.O.F. and the Grenfell Ambulance will hold a 50/50 dance and euchre party on Saturday, 8th…

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Kempsey Flood Victims Benefit

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 2

A fifty-fifty dance and enchre party will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday night. This dance, sponsored by the…

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Flood Warning Wyangala Overflowing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

A warning to landholders along the Luchian River to expect a minor flood is issued by the Water Conservation Commission at…

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Kiddies' Concert Good, Dispite Heavy Rain

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 5

MOTHER Nature turned on a damp reception for the annual is concert by pupils of the South Forbes and North Hill primary schools on Tuesday night. A terrific thunderstorm broke…

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BEDGERABONG Fears of River Flooding BEDGERABONG, Tues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 4

Fears that the river would overflow its banks were predominant over the weekend. At Wyangala the water was over the spillway…

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Storm Water Drains In Bathurst Street

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 1

As requested by the Municipal Council, action was taken on 10th October, by Alderman Craft and the Town Clerk, to confer with…

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Freak Storm Cost£100,000 (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 1

Surveys, following the wild weather yesterday in three states, places the damage done in the vicinity of £130,…

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Freak Storm Played Havoc at Burgooney Burgooney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 1

A 'fierce wind and hail storm which passed through portion of Mr. Howe's property at Burgooney caused…

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Floods Recede in Victoria (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states: Although flooding still threatens eastern areas, the danger will pass within 12…

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Mother Drowned in Qld. Flood (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 1

A message from Gympie (Queensland) states: The drowning of a 40 years old woman in swirling flood waters on…

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BEDGERABONG Heavy Storm Blacks Out District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 11

A few days of fine weather and the wet set in again. On October 16 we had 11 points then five clear days, with the thermometer ranging between…

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Storm Clouds Could Not Mar Function (Contributed)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 1

With interest quickening during the last few weeks, it was not surprising that there was an excellent…

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Local Artists, Scenery, Floodlights, Footlights All To Be Seen In The Dover Road

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 2

Dress rehearsals for that amusing comedy, "The Dover Road," have been held this week, and residents of Condobolin can confidently look forward to a sparkling performance by the player to-night 10th and to-morrow night 11th, in the Royal Hall…

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80 m.p.h. Gale Threatened Airliners (By Wire). Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 1

A message from Adelaide states: Passengers and the crew held three airliners on the tarmac at Parafield Aerodrome last night, when an 80 miles an hour gale…

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