Mrs. A. M. Gale
A very old and highly respected resident of the district, Mrs. Annie Maria Gale, passed away on Sunday night…
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Floods & storms, 1952
258 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 13
BEDGERABONG Storm, Meetings, Cricket
A spell of very hot weather with the temperature hovering on the 100 mark or a bit over for several successive days, and a very high…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lachlan Flood Control
The N.S.W. Government was urged to devise at once some effective means of flood mitigation in the Lachlan Valley by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fencing Materials for Flood Relief at Forbes
Mr. Cahill, MIA, is in receipt of the following, under date January 28, 1952: "Dear Mr. Cahill: With further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Electrical Storm At Forbes
Forbes had the severest electrical storm in its history for many years on Tuesday, around the tea hour…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Access to Forbes During Floods
An important conference was held in Forbes on Tuesday. Its objective was the provision of all-weather north-south access…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beating Forbes Flood Problem: Engineers Favor Plan
LAST week, Messrs. Mould and Reddoch, engineers of the Departments of Main Roads and Water Conservation respectively, conferred with Jemalong Shire councillors and the Forbes Council regarding access to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORRESPONDENCE Flooding Of Forbes (To the Editor)
Sir. -- I would like space in your paper to comment on proposals put forward by the engineer for overcoming Forbes [?]ood problems…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BEDGERABONG Freak Storm On Saturday Personal & General
After a spell of dry weather, with a change threatening almost every day, a freak storm broke over us on Saturday, about 2 p. m…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forbes Railway Gales Damaged By Motor Lorry
Stanley John Lake, 21, son of Mr. Stan Lake, manager of Modern Motor Units, Forbes, fruit a lucky escape from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WARROO Rains Storms Pass Off WARROO
The continued dry weather is becoming more serious. Rainwater for domestic use is practically a thing of the past and many…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£2068 Flood Grant For Jemalong Shire
The Minister for Works has made a grant of £2068, half the cost of the estimated work, for the damage done to the roads…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£2068 Flood Grant For Jemalong Shire
The Minister for Works has made a grant of £2068, half the cost of the estimated work for the damage done 10 the roads of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Present Danger Of Flooding
The recent heavy rains brought some anxiety to local minds as to the possibility of floods. There need be no fears at present of any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wyangala's Influence On Flood Mitigation Graziers' Viewpoints
WHILE agreeing generally that the prime function of Wyangala Dam is to impound water for irrigation purposes, Forbes graziers are to approach, the W.C. & I. Commission in the hope that it could be used for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters Will Not Menace Forbes
FAIRLY heavy rains in the large catchment area of Wyangala Dam caused warnings to be issued on Sunday that stock along the Lachlan River should be moved to higher ground. The peak was reached on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swollen Lachlan Just Missed Flood
Forbes had, this past week, what can be described as a 'near miss' in the way of floods. The river level reached 29ft. 6in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bedgerabong a Plea For Flood Mitigation
BEDGERABONG, Tues. 29th. A day or two of fine weather and it was on again. Monday sight a storm was seen brewing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GOOLAGONG Lochlon In Flood £20 Donation To Memorial Club
Local tennis players had their first match for the season on Sunday when they travelled to Bangaroo. The Goolagong team…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Centenary of Disastrous Gundagai Flood Shire Makes Plans for Commemoration
To commemorate the centenary of the disastrous flood of 1852 when Gundagai township was washed away,…
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