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

Floods & storms, 1952

258 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 13

Profit From Floods

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

In the course of a conversation with Mr. Fairhairu, Federal Member for Farrar, the other day, we…

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£50,000 For Roads Hit By Floods

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Cahill) has approved an advance payment, of £50,000 to help towards repairing roads…

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Flood Relief Juvenile

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

A juvenile in aid of the Forjes Flood Relief appeal will be held in the St. Barnabas' Parish Hall next Saturday, night…

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Farmers and Settlers Support Forbes Flood Relief Fund

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

The West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Assoication decided at their meeting last Thursday to donate £5 towards the Forbes Flood…

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Shire Council's Flood Activities Pres. Cutcliffe's Report Endorsed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

IN a verbal report to last Thursday's meeting of Jemalong Shire, which was attended by the full Council, the President, Cr. T. E. Cutcliffe, gave details of steps he had taken to cope with the flood position during June,…

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Through Traffic During Flood Periods

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

At last week's meeting of Forbes Road Safety Council Dr. Vout pointed out the inconvenience to road users caused during flood…

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Business Houses Competition £20 For Flood Relief Fund

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 6

At Spooner Oval on Sunday the local Business Houses' Football Association held to carnival in aid of the Forbes Flood Relief…

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Lachlan League Flood Control Plans

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

THE Lachlan Valley Executive will be called together A on Monday next for a meeting of great importance to every resident of the Lachlan Valley. They will be asked to decide the…

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From Our Point of View. No Floods After This Season

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

Eighty points of rain, plus a foot of snow lying around at Crookwell, produced an immediate effect on the Lachlan-River system. Wyangala was a foot below the spillway before the rain commenced. That is to say…

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Lino From Flood in Custody Cade Sentenced To Month's Hard Labor

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 6

The case in which Edward Ireland Cade (59), was charged with having a roll of linoleum in his custody, suspected of…

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Doll Show at Backyard Bazaar for Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

Another backyard bazaar, at which there was a doll show, run by children in West Wyalong, has netted £16/1/2 for the Forbes flood victims…

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Forbes Flood Relief Fund Donations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

A considerable number of donations have been made. -to. .the Forbes Flood Relief Fund-- which is still open…

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Rabbits In Woodpile: Flood Causes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

The increased frequency of Lachlan floods has been given many causes. The rabbits are largely responsible, say some observers. They…

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Flood-Gift To Forbes Council

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

At last Forbes Council meeting the Forbes Tractor Co. made a valuable presentation to the Council. Messrs H. A. Brenner…

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Correspondenc State Lottery for Flood Relief (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

Sir.--All citizens of the State are naturally concerned at the amount of loss sustained by the men on the land in the Forbes…

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Flood Free For Years After This Season

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

THERE should be no more floods in the Lachlan Valley for some years. This was stated by the renowned weather forecaster, Inigo Jones, in a letter to Cowra man, Mr. R. McL. Smith…

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Another Flood on Way to Forbes Weather Bureau Warning

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

FORBES is to have its third flood within six weeks. There were two floods in June, the second on the 18th of that month being the highest on record for all time…

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Floods Cause Sheep Ailments and Lamblosses

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 4

IN his report for June, presented to last Monday's meeting of Forbes P.P. Board, the Stock Inspector, Mr. Grahame Charles, dealt with the ailments and losses in sheep brought about by the incidence of two floods…

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After-Flood Health Activities

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 3

The Health Inspector, Mr. C. J. Press, Informed the Council at its lost meeting that the town had been free of infectious diseases…

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Floods Create Sewerage Problems

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 7

In his report to the last Forbes Council meeting the Health Inspector, Mr. C. J. Press, referred to difficulties of maintaining the…

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