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

Floods & storms, 1952

258 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 13

Principle Of Flood Relief Departmental Officer Explains

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 4

MR. L. K. RATH (Social Services Department), who is well-known in Forbes, where his family formerly resided, explained the principle of flood relief as laid down in the charter of the Department to a meeting of…

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GOOLAGONG Record Flood Washes Away Buildings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 6

The Lachlan River here broke its banks in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 17th inst., rising very rapidly until it reached…

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Toll of the Flood Damage to Showground & Racecourse

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 10

When an "Advocate" man saw Mr. Elwyn Woods, secretary of Forbes P.A. & H. Association, at the showground on…

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QUANDIALLA Flood in Wah Way Creek Other Items

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 9

Quandialla district, in common with many other places, last week experienced a record flood, in the Wah Way Creek. The Burrangong Creek…

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Correspondence Flooding Problems On the Lachlan (The following letter was received too late for insertion in last week's issue). (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 9

Sir,--May your call for more storage works on the Lachlan and its tributaries produce the response it deserves. Our Lachlan is…

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Controlling the Floods (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 9

Sir,--I thank you for the space you allowed my last letter in your valuable paper, and hope you may be able to spare me a little space…

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Flood Appeal Opened for Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

A public appeal has now been opened in West Wyalong and district to aid the victims of the disastrous Forbes floods…

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Floods Slow Up Business

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

Condobolin has been noticeably quiet since the big floods of ten days ago. The effects of the district being under water for some miles have reacted to the detriment of…

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Flood Articles in Possession-- Two Arrests

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

Two men have been arrested and charged with having flood goods in their custody, reasonably suspected of having been…

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Flood Effects on Canneries

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

One of the effects of the floods is already apparent. Vegetable production in the Lachlan Valley has received a severe set-back…

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Gallant Ride in Darkness Through Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

A young man who put up a gallant performance in riding at night through more than 14 miles of flood waters over three…

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Rotary Has Flood Appeal Collectors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 2

Rotary Club has appointed official collectors who are willing to receive money for the public…

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Rifle Club Trophy Contest Under Gale Conditions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

Sunday, June 29, saw a good roll up of members to contest the Broken Hill Trophy which, due to inclement weather and floods, had been postponed the preceding Sunday. Conditions called for one shoot of…

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Voluntary Flood Helpers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 7

Apexians and Rotations of Forbes and Parkes had a busy time over the weelx-end helping flood victims back into their…

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Height Of The Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 7

The Lachlan River at Forbes during the June record flood reached 35ft. 4in., and at Cowra 50ft…

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Radio Vital in Floods

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 7

From the flooded areas of N.S.W. come stories of the vital role the radio is playing in the saving of lives, stock and property…

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For Flood Relief

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

Mrs. Catherine Burke, of 60 Leura Road, Auburn, writes: "Will you be so kind as to put my very small gift (£11-into…

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Deferment OF Tax Payments In Flooded Areas

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 7

Mr. Jeff Bate, M.P., who visited the flooded areas last week, representing Mr. John Howse, M.P. for Calare, rang the…

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Photos Of Forbes' Record June Flood Toll Of The Flood Town and District Buffer Factory Losses

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 7

Forbes Dairy Society Pty., Ltd., was among one of the local concerns which suffered severely from the flood, which will have…

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Radio Stations Sponsor Flood Relief Appeals

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

THE spontaneous manner in which the radio stations surrounding Forbes and other centres along the Lachlan River which have not their own stations have come to cur aid in instituting flood relief appeals has…

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