Remarkable Rescue From Flooded Macquarie River
A young Police Constable, a native of Wellington, figured in a dramatic rescue at Dubbo on Wednesday night last when…
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Floods & storms, 1950
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Flood Water Could Be Dr[?] Says Trangie Man
A suggestion that food [?] covering the State Highway west of Trangie could be drained into the subsoil by means of bores was made…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Rescue Boys From Tree in Flood
Police rescued two lads from flood waters around Walgett on Sunday evening after their rowing boat had overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fodder Donated for Flood Victim's Stock Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said today that there had been a most gratifying response to the appeal he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walgett Has a Near Escape From Flooding sYDNEY
Water today stopped rising when it was only six inches from the top of the levees protecting Walgett…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Floodbound for Two Months Wire Across River Is Only Access
An Eking Elong farmer has been floodbound for more than two months, his only means of communication with the outside world being a wire strung across the Talbragar River between two trees…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Records Broken in Warren Area
Recent floodings in the Warren district have broken all previous Macquarie River height records. The April floods raised the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soaked Country Caused Sudden Floods
The sodden condition of the country was sharply demonstrated when the Macquarie and Pell rivers broke their banks twice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Other Wellington Floods Recalled
A description of the 1926 flood in the Macquarie and Bell Rivers at Wellington, which was published in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Over £210 Raised Red Cross Flood Appeal
Final donations to the Wellington Red Cross Flood Relief Appeal have brought the total to £210/3/11, and the president of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Back Lag in Inspections Floodbound Roads
At the last meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council the president (Cr. C. G. Bruce) asked councillors to be light on in their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales Sheep Losses in Floods
During the week a very good enquiry has been experienced for fellmongered wools, the hesitancy which existed a fortnight ago…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notice to Citizens of Bourke Flood Control Working Bee
The flood water that has been troubling Mungindi Walgett and Brewarrina has not yet reached Bourke but when it does the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bourke Municipal Council New Agreement to Be Drawn Up with the Bowling Club. Flood Precautions Being Taken by Council
Principal discussions at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Aldermen last Monday night centred around the serious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood Position Large Areas Inundated by Town Well Protected by Levees
As the river slowly rise it is impossible to forecast with any degree of accuracy to what height it will go. But it gives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flashes From The Flood Of 1890
Extracted from "The Western Herald' Thursday April 24th, 1890, by W. K. Glover, Llandillo:— The railway station an island…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eighty-mile Dash to Hospital Through Floodwaters
A station hand employed a floodbound property In the Marra district had to wade through waist-high water,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wild Pigs Raid Stock in Flood Areas
Thousands of wild pigs driven from marsh country are taking a heavy toll of near-dead cattle, sheep and lambs in the flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Airlift Reduced Tamworth
Three R.A.A.F. planes will be taken off the Tamworth airlift today. Six planes will continue to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Damage Revealed As Floods Recede at Nyngan
All rivers and creeks in the Nyngan district are now dropping, and flood danger appears to be past…
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