Flood At Narromine River Overflows To-day Extensive Rain Damage
Narromine until this morning had not suffered any serious flooding us the result of the rise in the Macquarie River…
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Floods & storms, 1941
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Flood Cuts Off Roads in Three Sections
When "The Liberal" communicated with Gilgandra to-day information available showed that the main roads leading from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flooded Macquarie Is Cause Of Postponed Wedding
The Macquarie River flood caused the postponement of a wedding at Dubbo last night, when the bride was unable to cross the white…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Government Action Distress of Flood Victims
Mr. George Wilson, M.L.A., member for Dubbo, telephones the following information to the "Times"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Montefiores Flood Waters in Bell and Macquarie more damage Than in 1928 FLOOD
The inces[?]ant rain, covering an almost unbroken period of over a week, censed on Tuesday evening, and the night was calm and clear period should be broken by disastrous floods as experienced during the week, causing loss of human lives and much loss and damage to homes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dripstone Damage to Railway Line Caused by Flood Waters
The new year has commenced with cry beneficial rains. Rain commenced to fall on New Year's Eve and [?]as not let up for any length of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arthurville Great Damage in Flood Bridges Washed Away
From New Year's Eve until Monday of this week 6 1/2 inches of rain had fallen. Since then there has been leavy rain in the district, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prompt Action by Mr. J. BREEN To Relieve Distressed Flood Victims
Considering the distress which flood waters of the last five days in the central west must have inflicted on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wellington's Record Flood March 25, 1926
Wellington's record flood occurred on the 25th March, 1926, when the flood waters entered the main streets of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exciting Rescues in Flood Waters Police and Civilians Do Good Work
During the height of the flood in the Bell River on Tuesday last there were several exciting rescues by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Victim Buried Son's Body Not Yet Recovered
The body of Mrs. George Cooper, of Yeoval, the elderly victim of Tuesday's flood tragedy, was buried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Town Flooded Worst in History
The worst flood in the history of Yeoval occurred on Tuesday morning, when both the Sandy and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →97 Million Gallons Flood Countryside When Dam Bursts at Ulinda Binnaway’s Main Street Under Water Railway Service Disorganised
With a mighty roar 90 million, gallons of water flooded the countryside yesterday when the dam that spans Bolton Creek on Ulindah Station burst. The released waters rushed with a maddening swiftness towards Ulindah Creek, and soon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the State
The heaviest floods for over a year have fallen in many inland districts and disastrous floods are occurring in central western and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News Tranie Flooded River Town Not Endangered
Many Trangie residents have journeyed to the river in the last few days to see the Macquarie breaking its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fruit, Vegetable Prices Up As Flood Sequel
It is expected that vegetable and fruit prices will be higher in Dubbo as the result of the flood damage throughout the western district. Market gardens and orchards have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thick Soil Deposits Left by Flood on Low-lying River Flats Great Collection of Varied Debris—Erosion Of Rich lands Unhappy Feature of Rains
The Macquarie River at Dubbo is now well within its banks, but the low-lying areas for some distance adjoining the river are covered with thick soil which was deposited there by the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Son Moves for Flood Relief Officer Sent To Probe Wellington-Yeoval Loss Engineer to Assess Damage to Roads and Bridges in District
Immediately he heard of flood devastation in the Wellington-Yeoval-Dubbo areas, Mr. George Wilson, M.L.A. for Dubbo, communicated with the Premier and other State Ministers, seeking relief for those in distress…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telephone Services Maintained in Flood
Despite the great destruction caused by this week's flooding in the Dubbo postal district, the telephone office maintained all main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fruitless Search for Body of Flood Victim
Police are continuing a search for the body of Ronald Cooper (30), who was drowned when the house in which his mother and…
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