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

Floods & storms, 1953

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Echo of the Floods Malicious Damage To Jemalong Weir Depot

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

The postponed case in which Alan John Bollard was charged, following his discharge on a charge of breaking, entering and stealing…

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Red Cross Flood Relief

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 4

The Red Cross Society has received thanks from Britain and Holland for flood relief srnt during the recent disasers…

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Successful C. W. A. Jug Display to Aid Flood Victims

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 7

ALMOST 200 jugs, from a 1780 Coalport piece to modern miniatures, displayed in the C. W. A. annexe on Friday afternoon, were part of one of the most interesting and enjoyable shows the branch has sponsored…

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Court Echoes of June Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

Happenings associated with the flood in June of last year were echoed in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions…

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Flood Jetsam Charges Two Men Before Court

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

JETSAM coming down the Lachlan in the flood of June, 1952, was responsible for two men appearing in the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…

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U.K. - Holland Flood Victims' Appeal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

Donations to the above fund are to be closed at an early date and anyone desirous of making a contribution should do so at once to…

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From Our Point of View. Aftermath Of The Floods

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

The most outstanding observation in our travels over various parts of the Lachlan Valley is the legacy that has been left us from the floods of recent years in the abnormal growth of noxious weeds and vegetation of all…

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Noxious Weeds As Legacy Of Flood And Phenomenal Season

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

HEAVY growth of noxious weeds throughout the district was referred to at Thursday's meeting of the Jemalong Shire as a legacy of the June, 1952, flood and the phenomenal season…

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Heavy Rain In Central Aust

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

Reports received in Adelaide last night tell of the heavy rains which continue to fall in Central Australia…

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Heavy Rain in Metrop. Area

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

The N.S.W. Water and Sewerage Board announced this morning that the Cataract, Avon and Cordeaux dams are all…

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Flood Relic Causes Some Trouble

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

"We had intended to defend, but it has been decided to alter the plea to one of guilty," Mr. R. O. Palmer told the…

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Gales Blow Car Over 500ft. DROP

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 8

Fierce gales in the Wellington (New Zealand) area blew a car off the road over a 501 feet drop near the top of…

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U.K.'s Thanks for Aid to Flood Victims

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

The United Kingdom High Commissioner at Canberra, Sir Stephen Holmes has expressed deep gratitude for the…

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Complaint on Flooding of Land

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 5

In a letter to the Bland Shire Council at its last meeting, Mr. J. W. Delaney of Neeld Street, Wyalong complained that his…

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Four Days of Floods in Japan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

Brought death and destrucSouthern Japan have brought deathe and destruction on many inhabitants…

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F. & S. Wants Better Helicopter Flood Service

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

Two heliocpoters, based at Wagga and T[?] could save the lives of many during flood time, the Wyalong…

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I'e Flooded the Country Slips By A.B.C.

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 10

It was in the days when the A.B.C. used to broadcast the Post Office click, that a news announcer once had to hurry through the…

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Protected Areas To Beat Floods Jemalong Plan

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

THE flood of June, 1952, was much the biggest in eighty years of Lachlan records. Since then there has been little evidence of any official move to control or prevent any further floods…

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Floods And Control Measures

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 12

Residents of Forbes and district have good reason to ponder the subject of floods and control measures, their experiences in…

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Floods And Controls Talk To-morrow Concerns Everyone

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

On Wednesday evening an authority in world class on his subject will tell Forbes district residents something or floods…

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