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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

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Floods Delaying Soldier Settlement Plan Sydney, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said to-day that recent heavy flooding of the Lachlan had further delayed the…

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Creeks Flooded; Roads Damaged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 12

Recently a further two inches of rain fell in Cumnock, again flooding all creeks leading from Cumnock and damaging…

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Shire Works Hampered by Heavy Rain Cr. Brabrook's Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

In a report to the final meeting of the present Timbrebongle Shire Council at Narromine yesterday the president, Cr. A. W. Brabrook, said…

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Bourke Cemetery Damage to the Area by Recent Flood Application to Local Flood Relief Fund for Assistance

The Western Herald · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 7

A meeting of the Trustees of the Bourke Cemetery was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last (8th…

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Flood Damage to Dubbo Crops, Pastures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 4

Mr Shelley has made the following report on the condition of the crops in the District as a result of the recent floods:…

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Hot Weather Dries Flood Areas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 3

Hot humid days have been experienced at Nyngan during the past few days. They have been a big factor in quickly…

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When to Apply for Flood Relief

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 3

Application for funds from the N.S.W. Flood Victims relief Fund must be submitted to the Dubbo Committee of the Fund by…

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Season's Floods. Golf Club Curator's Records of Phenomenal Rainfall

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 7

Wellington Golf Club's curator, Mr. C. W. Bloomfield, has kept a diary of the floods which have inundated the…

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The Ulamambri Flood

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 17

(Alan Salisbury and Ron Varty, the young men from Ulamambri, who made a hit at a recent Amateur Hour broadcast in Sydney…

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Flood Prospects

The Western Herald · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 3

The Clerk said that the river at Brewarrina had been stationary for four days, and should fall at that station on Wednesday. The…

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Council Considers Flood Relief Grant Inadequate

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 6

At last Wednesday's meeting of the Wellington Shire Council a grant of £1,800 towards the cost of Repairing flood…

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Flood Warning for Macquarie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 1

The Central Districts forecast is: Further general moderate to heavy rain, moderate temperatures and freshening…

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Warning of Serious Flooding

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 1

The Central Districts forecast is: Further rain over the Tablelands and Slopes with some heavy falls. Intermittent…

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Flood Waters Likely to Cut All Roads Out of Dubbo Macquarie May To Record Level

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 1

Dubbo will be isolated by tonight when flood water will have cut all roads out of town—including the highway north and south of the town…

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Flood of "Tickets" for Dubbo Municipal Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 1

Dubbo is being flooded with "tickets" of candidates for the Municipal Elections to be held on December 2. Progress Associations at Newtown, North Dubbo…

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Bigger Flood Than April Gilgandra Again Under Water Eight and Half Inches of Rain for Month Gives Highest Total Ever Recorded

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

Gilgandra had its second major flood in seven months when on Monday and Tuesday five and a half inches of rain flooded all water courses…

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Floods Near Record

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

The Macquarie River at Dubbo this morning inched its way towards the record April flood level of…

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Nine Lives Were Floodbound

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

A black cat was marooned for several hours on the rooftop island of a garage close to the Narromine…

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Mail Service to West Dubbo During Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

The Dubbo to Merrinong roadside mail and the Dubbo to Correnbong roadside mails did not leave Dubbo today because…

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Magistrate Flood - Bound

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

Because the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. R. Palmer, was unable to journey from Coonamble to Wellington over…

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