Nyngan Council Meeting Flood Damage Aid To Be Sought
The Superintendent of Wireless, Sydney, said in a letter to the Nyngan Municipal Council this week that his Department…
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Floods & storms, 1950
581 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 17 of 30
Second Flood Dealt Crippling Blow To District Vegetable Growers
LAST week's severe floods, the second this year, had receded on Friday morning when the scene along the Bell River flats was one of desolation. The floodwaters had spread over hundreds of acres of rich river flats and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Flood Threatens Narromine, Trangie Narromine Saved by Levee Bank Highways Kept Open
Because of the all night work of volunteers, Macquarie flood waters were kept out of Nartomine. A bulldozer and scoces of volunteers who filled sandbags constructed a high levee bank between the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Waters Again Reach Trangie State Highways Cut
Many miles of country in the Trangie district were flooded and three Scare Highways were cut when flood waters came across country for the second time since 1926…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fodder Appeal for N.c. Flood Victims
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) has appealed for gifts of fodder to, help dairy farmers in coastal districts whose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Hamper District Anti-t.b. Drive
Floods have severely curtailed the activities of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association in the Dubbo district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warren May Miss a Major Flood by Narrow Margin
Although floodwaters at Warren have risen to within four inches of the disastrous April flood level, Police said at mid-day today that they thought the peak had been reached…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sickness Among Dubbo's Flood Victims
Sickness is already beginning to strike at children among the flood victims forced to flee last week from their homes at Devil's Hole, on the outskirts of Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stock Sales a Success Despite Floods
Despite the hold-ups in the transit of stock, due to floods and the bad condition of roads, stock sales throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Slight Drop in Warren Flood
Floodwaters surrounding Warren were this morning reported to be 31ft 5ins—a drop of two inches in 24 Hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Government Aid for Storm Damaged Roads Inadequate
Local Government Association President (Ald R. T. T. C. Storey), and Shires' Association President (Cr. J. M. Caldwell),…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →New Car Washed Away in Flood Waters
A brand new Pontiac car was washed away in Michell Greek, on the Dubbo-Mudgee Road, last week. The owner of the car, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross Flood Appeal Closes
The Red Cross Flood Relief Appeal is nearing conclusion. The closing date is Saturday next, July 29. The Society…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Stricken Vegetable Growers Want Action To Clear Debris From Bell River
A WARNING that he would save his property from the Bell River floods even if it meant that the town would be flooded was given by Mr. G. Giffin, of "Glenrock" property, at last night's meeting of the Wellington…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Concerned What Flood Relief Will it Get?
The Coonabarabran Shire Council is concerned at the delay in getting something definite about flood relief, for…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Flood Road Repairs Interest Free Loans
Interest free loans, to repair flood ravaged roads in New South Wales, has been suggested as one means of taking up the lag…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →West Cut Off by Flood Waters West of Trangie
Last night on officer of the Department of Main Roads said that was no way of travelling by any read to points…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Far West Dental Clinic Beats Floods
When members of the Far West Scheme's mobile dental clinic became floodbound outback during the past few weeks, the party carried…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mobile Dental Clinic Beats Flood
When members of the Far West Scheme's mobile dental clinic became floolbound outback during the past few weeks, the party…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Prospects Preparedness by Local Council
The flood waters are rising, and have already passed the height reached last May when 37ft. 8in. was recorded, and…
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