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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

581 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 27 of 30

Rivers Again in Flood

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

Wellington vegetable growers will probably lose about 75 per cent of 206 acres of contract tomato crops as a result…

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Judges Flood Bound

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society's Field Wheat Competition judges accompanied by the secretary of the…

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Coonamble Marooned Floods Reach New High Records

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 3

New high records have been created by this week’s floods in the Castlereagh River at Coonamble, which, a message…

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Binnaway Isolated Again Families Evacuate in Flood Scare

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 25

A late report from Binnaway last night said many of the families who evacuated their homes at dusk on Tuesday because of…

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Ordeal for Woman Flooded Journey to Hospital

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

A woman who became ill at a property 22 miles along the Mendooran Road last night had to be carried over two flooded creeks…

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Castlereagh Flood Below April [?]evel Residents Leave Homes, Ulamambri, Binnaway

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 1

The Castlereagh River at Coonabarabran on Tuesday night reached a level within a few feet of the height, when, April, it thundered through the district and caused great devastation. Fortunately, the rain causing the flood was not…

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Greatest Flood In Narromine's History Levee Bank Saves Homes and Highway Many Country Families Flooded Out Or Isolated

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

The greatest flood in Naeromine's history to-day covers many miles of country as die Macquarie sweeps by at the record height of 48 feet 9 inches—nearly a foot higher than the all-time April record of 47 feet…

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Trangie Experts Bigger Floods Than Ever Before

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 12

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Latest River Reports Another Flood Forecasted

The Western Herald · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

As a result of the heavy rainfalls on the upper reaches of the Darling during the past week another flood is…

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Serious Floods in Central West

The Western Herald · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 12

The continuous rains of the last few days have caused serious flooding in many parts of the Central West as well as in the Hunter…

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Woman Claims £100 for Flood Damage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 6

Mrs. H. Burchett, of Muller Steret, North Dubbo, is claiming £100 for damage caused when water from the railway…

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Ambulance Held Up by Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

The Cobar Ambulance, which arrived in Dubbo on Thursday evening, was unable to cross the flooded Macquarie, and was…

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Man Drowned in Flood Near Narrabri Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

One man is believed to nave drowned in the rapidly-rising Namoi River at Narrabri yesterday and two others were rescued…

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Warren Stands by for a Record Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

Warren residents worked feverishly throughout yesterday strengthening levee banks around the town in anticipation,…

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District Income a Record Despite Floods & Other Setbacks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

Primary produce worth almost £2,250,000 has been grown in the Dubbo district this year. Growers have achieved this record figure…

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21 Bell River Floods This Year

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

The Showground Road was blocked by the Bell River for the second time in a week on Friday evening last when the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Meed for Dam on Bell River Mr. Geo. Althofer's Solution to Control Floods and Preserve River Flats for Greatly Increased Production. To the Editor Wellington Times

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

Dear Sir,—Probably no section of the Wellington community has suffered so much during the…

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Flood Damage Reviewed. Amaroo Shire Engineer's Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

Six inches of rain which fell in little more than a week caused severe damage to roads and bridges in Amaroo Shire…

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U.S. Paralysed by Storms 229 Dead, & Huge Property Loss New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 1

Many thousands of men and machines labored yesterday to cut through the snow blockade and repair damage caused by…

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Water Enters Trandie Streets In Biggest Flood On Record

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 8

For the first time in the history of[?] entered the main street on Saturday, These race to footpath level and is some place [?] won [?] to keep them out of business premises, while as all right working…

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