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

Floods & storms, 1950

337 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 17

Stop Press Flood Figures

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

[?] at 9.30 a.m. from the we & LC, to-day showed that the denger of a serious flood is more [?]…

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River Rises Rapidly at Cowra Extensive Flooding [?]Five Feet of Water Over Spillway

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

FURTHER extensive flootling of the Lachlan River is expected within the next few days, and landholders along the course of the valley were…

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BEDGERABONG Again Flood Bound Mail Services. Disrupted, BEDGERASONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 8

For the third time this year we are flood-bound and the mails are held up. The Bogan Gate and Carlin services were able to get to…

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Flood's Fantastic Effect on Wire-netting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 4

A graphic illustration of the destructive power of the recent floods was brought to this office yesterday by Mr. H. H. Cuthbert, of "Grassmere," Grong…

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Flood Relief Distribution of Materials For April Inundation

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 1

At the meeting of Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night, a letter was read from the N.S.W. Flood Relief…

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Serious Flood Threat to Condobolin Water Recedes At Forbes But River Is Still High

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 1

TWO army, ducks, manned by experienced flood fighters, left yesterday for Condobolin, which is expected to be seriously flooded in a…

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Third Forbes Flood In Two Months

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 1

Taken at the height of the record flood in April, this aerial picture shows the…

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Flood Threat to Condobolin Water Recedes at Forbes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 2

The flood waters have receded in the Forbes township, and many people have returned to their homes in an endeavour to clean out the smelly mud and filth left by the receding waters. Sgt. Young expects the river at…

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Flood Relief Committee Formed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 2

A very representative meeting of about thirty citizens was conducted last Friday evening at the Council Chambers…

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Flood Relief Scheme Extended

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

Late yesterday afternoon, the following telegram was received by the Town Clerk, Mr. D. P. Dempsey, from the…

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Condobolin Waits for Lachlan Flood Aborigines' Reserve Evacuated

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

CONDOBOLIN townspeople, Police and soldiers are standing by, waiting for flood waters which are expected to come surging down the Lachlan River some time to-night…

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Recent Flood Poor Display of Army Ducks Correspondence (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 14

Sir,--Would you kindly allow me space in your valued paper to express my feelings and thoughts in connection with the recent visit…

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Back Creek District News Back Creek. Mallee Plains. Marsden. Rainfall and Floods

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 2

Further general [?]onking rains have been experienced throughout the district. and registrations up to early [?] have…

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The Floods

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 2

The Lachlan River at Condobolin rose considerably over the weekend when it reached the height of 21ft. 9 inches on Saturday and…

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Countryside Flooded at Condobolin

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 1

Flood waters which reached Condobolin on Friday night forced only one family, in the township proper…

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SIDELIGHTS On the Recent-Forbes Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 4

It is easy to be wish after the event, but one wonders how local officialdom came to be so far astray in its prediction about the…

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Flood News Reaches N.z

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1

Condobolin has been in the news since the severe flood in April, and a repetition in June has again brought us into prominence over…

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Countryside Flooded in Condobolin District Position at Euabalong Grim

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 2

Flood waters which reached Condobolin last week,end were not as extensive as those which flooded the town and district in April last. Very little water entered the town…

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School Matters Discussed at P. & C. Meeting Influence of Floods on Attendances

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 3

There was a large attendance of members at Tuesday night's meeting of Forbes branch of the P. and C…

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BEDGERABONG District Still Flooded

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 8

Another flood visitation, second in volume to that of Easter, time, being five inches lower in the,…

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