Rams on Rafts Hauled Through Flood
Stud rams worth more than £6000 are being transported on improvised rafts through miles of floodwater at Warren in a desperate race against the clock…
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Floods & storms, 1950
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Police and Firemen's Ball Successful Despite Heavy Rain
A postponement, a wet night and a short blackout couldn't dim the spirits of the dancers who attended the Police and Firemen's ball on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dramatic Finale to Match Spectators Storm Narromine Field
There wa sa dramatic climax to the Dubbo-Narromine Rugby League game at Narromine on Sunday when hundreds of spectators stormed the field in the last minute of play…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Creeks and Cowals in Full Flood
Heavy rains at the weekend brought records floods down the cowals and creeks south of the Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Rain, But No General Flood Danger
Although heavy rain has fallen during the last 12 hours over most of the western districts and many creeks and river…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Patient Carried Across Flooded Creek
Gilgandra ambulance officers had to carry a patient 300 yards and across flood waters on Saturday when the Ambulance car…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Victims in North-West "May be Starving" SYDNEY
Deaths may occur in some stranded families unless more 'planes are provided for food dropping in the flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mary Vale. Heavy Rain Sharp Rise in Creeks
Heavy rain is again falling at time of writing (Tuesday morning). It has caused a sharp rise in the creeks and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Waters Receding Around Dubbo
The Macquarie River, which reached its peak of 39 feet at Dubbo last night at about 9 o'clock, has been falling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Rescued From Tree in River Dramatic Night Row In Floodwaters
A man who jumped fully clothed from the Dubbo Railway bridge into the flooded Macquarie River last night was washed into a tree 200 yards away. He was later rescued by a policeman and a civilian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Flats Flooded For Ninth Time This Year
The Bell River broke its banks and flooded the Bell River flats for the ninth time this year on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →April Floods Exceeded Roads Impassable
Heavy rain which fell in Cumnock during the early part of this week caused local flooding, exceeding the April floods…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yeoval News Red Cross Appreciation to Flood Appeal Donors
The President of the Yeoval branch of the Red Cross Society, Mrs. V. M. Neville, said at last Thursday's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mendooran Worried Afraid of Floods
On Tuesday Mendooran residents spent a worried time as he rain fell in torrents similar to those preceding their "night of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mobile 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…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flood Damaged Roads Eat Up Council Funds
The extent to which repairs to flood damaged roads can into the slender resources of local authorities for Shire roads was brought.to the notice of councillors of the Coolah Shire Council at the July meeting of that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Municipality of Bourke Sandbags for Flood Control
BAGS for flood prevention are urgently required and the success of the levee banks now being erected may depend entirely on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Flood Position a Message From the Mayor
Mr. H. R. Kessey (Mayor of Bourke) has notified us that with the danger of flood waters reaching a critical stage there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Likelihood Of Flood Waters entering town (To the Editor, "Western Herald")
Dear Sir,—May I crave the privilege of a little space in the columns of your paper to place before the reading public of Bourke a matter…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Women Work on Levees Night Long Battle to Beat Flood SYDNEY
Women worked with shovels betide Walgett's menfolk all last night to build levees to protect the main part of the town and…
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