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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Inquest on Flood Victims Verdict of Accidental Drowning Returned

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

A WELLINGTON Shire Council employee, who was on guard duty at the Bell River Bridge on April 1 last, told the Wellington Coroner's Court to-day that he twice tried to dissuade two men who had declared their…

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Growers Want Flood Insurance Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 2

A move by branches of the Vegetable Growers' Association at Dubbo, Bathurst and Wellington to introduce an…

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Thanks (And Gifts) to Aero Club for Flood Work

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 4

The [?] of donations to the Narromine Aero Club, in appreciation of the work a and during the floods, has been added to…

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Minister To Discuss Flood Damage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 2

Flood damage at Dubbo would be discussed by the Minister to Local Government (Mr. Cahill) when he visited Dubbo on May…

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Flood Damage Views Of Mendooran Graziers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 8

At last meeting of the Mendooran Graziers' Association, it was agreed that despite arrangements made to divert all locally…

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Floods Menace Baghdad Baghdad

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 1

Swirling floodwaters are threatening to destroy Baghdad, where 2,000 houses have already collapsed and thousands more…

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Flood Waters Still Disrupting Transport Services

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 1

Water from the recent floods on the Bogan river has covered large areas of country near Brewarrina, and is disrupting train…

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Flood Relief Committees Functioning Well

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 6

Dir. C. G. Bruce of the Coonabarabran Pastures Pastures Protection Board requested the secretary of the Board at the meeting held…

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Flood Damages Mendooran Graziers Proposals’

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 18

The members of the Mendooran branch of the Graziers’ Association of New South Wales, at their last meeting…

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New Road Wanted Around Flood Waters at Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 8

With the possibility that the flood waters at present barring the Mitchell Highway four miles west of Trangie will not dry up this…

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Cumnock Tennis Courts to be Floodlit

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 12

Amaroo Shire Council will provide flood lighting for two of the Cumnock Tennis Club's courts at a cost of £200. The…

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Shire Flood Costs Already Near £20,000 Mark

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 17

In his report dealt with at the Coonabarabran Shire Council meeting last week the engineer (Mr. W. Wood), on the roads so far inspected, estimated the cost of flood repairs to shire roads and the towns of Coonabarabran, Baradine and Binnaway at…

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Flood Claim to Be Considered

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 1

"I am pleased to see that flood damage at Dubbo has been repaired quickly, and I will give immediate attention to the…

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Tax Deductions for Flood Loss Expenses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 6

Graziers who have suffered from flood damage during the income year ending on June 30, 1950, may obtain some relief…

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Flood Warnings Issued for Coastal Rivers Sydney, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

Flood warnings were repeated by the Weather Bureau today as sharp rises occurred in the Nepean, Shoalhaven and Hunter…

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Allocation Finalised Flood Relief Distribution

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 2

The Coonabarabran Flood Relief Committee has finalised the allocation of flood relief fencing wire, netting, and…

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River Rises But Little Danger of Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

Although the Macquarie River at Dubbo last night had reached a height of 30ft. 6ins., river levels upstream suggested…

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Shire Claims Grant for Trangie Detour As Flood Damage

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 8

When the Timbrebogle Shire Council discussed areas damaged by [?] the engineer (Mr. A. Reardon) and that areas involving to…

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MUMBIL. Heavy Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 6

At the time of writing (Wednesday) it is raining fairly heavily in Mumbil and looks as if it will continue all day…

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Lachlan River Floodwaters Still Rising

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 1

Flood position of western centres worsens as Lachlan floodwaters continue to rise. Euabalong, 40 miles west of Condobolin…

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