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

Floods & storms, 1950

337 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 17

Kempsey Flood Relief Fund

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 5

At the last meeting of the West Wyalong Show Committee, a letter was received from the Kempsey Flood Relief Fund,…

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Damage by Gales at Tamworth (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Several people suffered minor injuries and thousands of pounds worth of damage was done to property by gale force…

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Storm Damage at the Sanitary Depot. Report by Mr. Carlisle to Last Council Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

I herewith submit my report from the 15th November, to 14th December, 1949. General: Since last meeting the…

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Temora Railway Yards Floodlit

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

As part of an extensive scheme of alterations and improvements to the Temora railway yards floodlights are…

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Replanting Flooded Flats

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 5

Many owners of river flat land in the Maitland district take the view that beds of sand deposited on their farms by the…

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Severe Storms in North Qld. (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states:—Torrential rain, accom panied by winds of gale force in Northern Queensland, has dis…

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Flood Waters Can Cause Much Damage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

Flood waters can cause much damage at Tallimba, unless urgent repairs are carried out to footpaths…

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Five Lives Lost-Great Destruction By Widespread Cyclonic Storms (By Wire) SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

At least five persons—four men and a young girl—are believed to have lost their lives in a violent cyclonic storm which has swept Queensland and N.S.W…

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Heavy Rain 3 12 Inches at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

The best January rainfall received since 1941, when the fall for the month was 755 points, was experienced at Forbes on Tuesday…

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Floods Will Follow Rain (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

Flood warnings for the eastern half of the State have been issued by the Weather Bureau…

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Heavy Rain Flood's Near Miss at Eugowra

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 8

A fall of 489 points of rain took place up to 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. Registrations were much higher up the Mandagery Creek, where six inches…

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Radio' phones Helped Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 4

Following upon the release of an account of the mobile radio telephone fitted in the vehicles of the Maitland Shire…

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Thunderstorms Are Very Spectacular

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 4

Thunderstorms, the most spectacular of all weather phenomena, have always been a source of wonderment to mankind…

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Ratepayers Complain of Flooding

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

A storm water channel, which runs from Grenfell Street, West Wyalohg, near the White Tank Hotel, to…

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Flooded Creek Keeps Children from Home

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

The recent flood in the Bar[?]dman Creek had prevented come children from returning to their home…

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Severe Electrical Storm At Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

One of the most severe electrical storms Forbes has experienced for some years occurred on Wednesday night, about 6.30 o'clock, when a…

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Heavy Rain Storm Causes Damage 357 Points at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

FORBES experienced one of its heaviest rainstorms of all time over the week-end, when 3 12 inches were received in two falls on Saturday afternoon and throughout the night. In the afternoon fall 141 points were received, and then the…

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Heavy Rain

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

Rain, registering up to two and a half inches, has fallen in West Wyalong and district during this week, giving further…

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Big Floods in Qld., 2 Men Drowned (By Wire) SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states:—Two men were drowned yesterday in the worst floods in Queensland for years. According to Weather Bureau…

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Forbes Rifle Club Storm Disorganises Shooting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 1

Last Saturday afternoon will be an afternoon long to be remembered, not only by the people in town, but by our boys out on the…

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