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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

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Damage After Flood Estimated at £3000 in Town Area

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Damage to homes and property in Yeoval, as a result of the disastrous flood, has been estimated at over…

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Visitors to Yeoval Flood Damage Attraction

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Yeoval has found itself the centre of attraction, although it could be wished because of a more pleasant…

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Pilliga Isolated Floods Reach Township

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Pilliga suffered severely from the heavy rains since the 1st January, and the township was isolated on Monday…

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Flood Heights at Wellington

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

In 1926 the Macquarie at Wellington rose to the record height of 50 feet and the Bell River to 33 feet, Last Tuesday week the…

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Flood Makes River Cleanest in Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 1

The Macquarie River has cleared quickly since the recent floods. Although it, is little more than a week since the river was in flood, samples of…

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£5000 Flood Damage-talbragar Shire Losses Important Bridges And Roads Affected

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 4

Interviewed by "The Liberal" yesterday, the Talbragar Shire Engineer (Mr. J. P. Holmes) reported that the flood had caused damage estimated at between £4000 and £5000 in its area…

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Flood Relief Victims Relief Grant Coming Action by District Member

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 6

As a result of prompt representations by Mr. G. Wilson, M.L.A., Dubbo electorate residents who may he in necessitous…

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Yeoval Flood Victims Need Public Support

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Immediately following the disastrous flood waters, which swept Yeoval and district a fortnight ago, rendering over…

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Worst Flood in Sixty Years Experience of Mrs. Bell House Swept Away

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Every day more and more tales of the devastation caused by the recent flood in Wellington district come to…

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Flood Victims Help For District Residents Grant Seems Certain

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 6

As a result of prompt representations by Mr. George Wilson, M.L.A., Wellington district residents who may…

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Railways in Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, whilst greatly…

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Montefiores Passing Storm Registers 60 Points of Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

A further registration of about 60 points of rain was recorded during a passing storm last Thursday afternoon. The days during the…

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Flood Danger At Walgett—Residents Prepare To Evacuate Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 1

A message received in Sydney this morning staled that the danger of a serious local flood at Walgett had not yet passed, although…

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The Yeoval News Amaroo Shire Council Much Flood Damage Reported at Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

At Tuesday's meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council, held in the Shire Chambers, Cumnock, many reports were received from ratepayers regarding the extensive damage to roads, bridges and property as the…

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Cumnock Dance Helps Flood Victims

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

Many Yeoval residents, who attended a dance in Cumnock on Friday night last, agree that it was a most enjoyable…

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Railways in Flood Time How Track Safety Is Ensured Tremendous Repair Bill

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 8

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State’s latest experience, while greatly benefiting the man on the land, proved disastrous to the railways, involving as it did the temporary cassation of a…

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Flood Damage to Tambar District

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 8

During the recent flooding of Cox’s Creek, Bundella Creek and Saltwater Creek, much damage has been done to low lying country,…

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Railways In Flood Time How the Safety of the Track Is Ensured

The Western Herald · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

The breaking of a long drought almost inevitably has its repercussions. The State's latest experience, while greatly benefiting the…

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Railway Flood Damage Severe, But Could Have Been Much Worse Light Wheat Yield Helpful—Many Men Work To Restore Wash-outs on Dubbo-Molong Line

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 3

Local railway officers, while concerned over the recent flood damage to the lines in this district, particularly on the Dubbo-Cumnock section, are thankful that it occurred after a light harvest and in the slack period of the year…

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Bell River Flood Victims Government Should Act Promptly Need Urgent

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

Although we have been informed that the State Government has taken up the matter of relief for the…

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