Eugowra Again Suffers Flood Mandagery Creek Water Enters Several Homes
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 6
THE Mandagery Creek at Eugowra reached its peak at 30 feet early on Wednesday morning, and several portions of the town were flooded. Our correspondent at Eugowra told us that the creek overflowed…
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The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1
FORBES Municipal Council was yesterday notified that it would be made a Government grant of £2000 for damage done to roads, bridges, etc., within the municipality, due to the April flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Letter From Queensland Sympathy for Flooded Forbes Ex-Forbesite Writes
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3
We have received the following letter from Queensland during the week: "Sir,--Please convey through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Traffic Affected by Flood Waters
Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1
Various sections of the railway line between Kiacatoo and Gunebang have been washed through by the flood waters, and it is not yet known when the line will be re-opened. Mr. R. Chapman, local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief Grant Causes Protest "Forbes A Forgotten Area"-Aid. Brenner
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1
AS reported in the "Advocate" last Friday, the Minster for Local Government, Mr. J. J. Cahill, has made a grant of £2000 for flood relief within the Municipality of Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Actors Overcome Flood Hazards
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1
The most famous country dramatic society in New South Wales is hurling all its resources into the battle to secure the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Floods The Case of Mrs. Henning Correspondence (To the Editor.)
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 4
Sir,--I beg to protest against the manner in which you have referred to myself in the flood reports in the Forbes "Advocate" of July…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forbes In Throes Of A Minor Depression Statement By Mayor At Flood Relief Meeting
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1
A STATEMENT by the Mayor of Forbes, Ald. P. Conridge, that Forbes was in the throes of a minor workers' depression was heartily endorsed by vegetable and Iucerne growers present at a special meeting held in the Town Hall…
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The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1
MANY flood victims in the Central West, and particularly along the devastated Lachlan Valley, are wondering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Losses Story of Individual Owners Fruit, Vegetables, Lucerne and Other Crops Suffer
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 5
WHEN Mr. C. Cotton, senior welfare officer of the Department of Labor and Industry, was at Forbes on Wednesday he met a member of vegetable growers and other producers, in the Mayor's room at the Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEDGERABONG Still in the Grip of the Flood BEDOERABONG, Tues
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 10
Lately we have enjoyed an occasional fine, warm day, but others have been bleak and cold, with a biting wind. In fact,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sneak Thief Robs Flood Victim Ald. A. Holloway's Home Entered
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1
AS though he had not enough troubles to bear, having 500 fowls drowlled by the April flood, the property twice since inundated and practically unworkable ever since, besides his wife being ill, Ald Arthur Holloway last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The "Herald" Flood Fund Relief for Cadow and Jemalong Settlers
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1
The local correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" last week wrote to the proprietors of the paper, suggesting that returned soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Applies for Flood Relief Grant for Road Repairs on Bland
The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 10
It is probable that Bland Shire will receive a substantial grant from the Government's Flood Relief Fund for road works on the Bland country, where…
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The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1
Barmedman Development League collected £100 for flood relief on the North coast of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owners Farmers Hard Hit In Floods Production Will Be Lost If Aid Not Granted
The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 1
UNLESS grants be made quickly to owner-farmers whose properties have been devastated in recent floods, a lot of them are going out of business. Vegetable and fruit growers are the ones hit the…
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The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 10
Representations by the Mayor of Forbes, Ald. P. Conridge, for recognition of of Forbes claims for inclusion in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →80 Per Cent. Loss Lucerne Stands at Canowindra Estimate of Flood Damage
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 6
At least 80 per cent. of the 4000 odd acres of lucerne to the Canowindra area have been lost as a result of no fewer than 10…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Up £1 per lb. Forecast Flood Losses in Sheep
The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 6
The wool market has been on the ascent. Circumstances are in its favor. Shortage of supplies, lack of surplus sleeks, fear of…
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The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1
Last week, through the efforts of Mr. Fred Cahill, M.L.A., the combined Lord Mayor's Herald" Flood Belief Fund allocated £3000…
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