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

Floods & storms, 1950

337 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 17

Police Assist Terrified People To Escape Fresh Flood Danger (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 1

Hundreds of terrified residents fled their homes in darkness at Maitland this morning when fifteen feet of the Oakhampton embankment collapsed, letting…

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Vegetable Crop Insurance Urged for Flood Lo[?]

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 4

New floods in the Lachlan and Hawkesbury River Valleys again emphasised the urgency of some form of insurance to…

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Shire Roads Flood Damage Reviewed Clerk's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 1

Owing to the continued illness in Sydney of Mr. G. Duff, engineer to Jemalong Shire, a report on various aspects of road…

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Troops Will Assist Cleanup Flood Damage (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 1

Six hundred Army engineers, equipped with mobile cranes, bulldozers and mechanical shovels, will help…

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Amateur 'Hams' Good Work in North Floods

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 1

Amateur radio operators, popularly known as 'hams,' have proved a God-send in the flooded northern area…

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Flood Victims Rehabilitating the Damaged Areas Mr. Graham's Statement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. U. Graham, said this week that the whole of the ersources of his Department…

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Floodwaters Over Newell Highway Local Bureau Demands Immediate Action

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 3

RESIDENTS west of Caragatel Bridge are openly hostile towards the Jenralong Shire Council for not making provision for an alternate route to Forbes, other than by the Newell Highway…

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Graham Promises Flood Relief SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, said today that the whole of the resources of his Department would be thrown into the task of rehabilitating…

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Rotary Will Consider Appeal to Assist Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 1

Rotary should take an active part in commencing an appeal for flood vic tims, Rotarian Harold Dart said at West Wyalong…

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C.w.a. Appeal for N.s.w. Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 6

West Wyalong Branch of the Country Women's Association will hold a street stall on Friday [?]th July, to raise funds for the…

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Rotary Will Open Flood Appeal With £50

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 1

West Wyalong Rotary Club will open the Flood Appeal Fund to be launched by the Bland Shire Council to-night (Thursday), with a donation of £50…

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Church Opens, flood relief fund

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 7

A Flood Relief Fund has been opened by the West Wyalong Methodist Church for the victims in the…

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Shire Flood

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

Ana[?] the flood [?] New Sou [?] lie meeting [?]…

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Rain and Floods Exceptionally Saline Bore Waters

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

Last night steady rain set in and this morning at 8 o'clock 30 points were measured. However, it is still showery and very Some exceptionally saline bore waters from an area north-west of Bourke were analysed recently for the Water Conservation and…

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Real Old Time Floods Given by Residents On Oath

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 4

Recently we published quite a lot of information respecting high floods in the Lachlan river. The conviction then was that last April flood was the highest and the 1916 flood next In height. Also at the time of publication we…

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Brolga C.W.A. Aids Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

At a meeting of the Brolga branch of the Country. Women's Association on Tuesday; the branch decided to immediately…

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Flood Damage To Roads in the Country Government Grant Inadequate

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 9

Local Government Association President (Ald. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires' Association President (Cr. J. M. Caldwell) said this…

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Local Government Association of N.s.w. Shires' Association of N.s.w. Government Aid for Storm Damaged Roads Inadequate

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Local Government Association President (ALd. R. T. C. Storey) and Shires Association President (Cr. J. M. Culdwell) said last…

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Road Works Municipal Engineer's Report Further Estimate of Flood Damage Asked For

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 4

A whole host of road works was referred to in the report of the engineer, Mr. T. K. Prendergast, to last Thursday night's…

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£50 Grant for Show Ground. Carry Out Storm Repairs

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 2

A special Government grant of £50 has been made to the Grenfell show ground trustees to carry out storm damage repairs to the…

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