Nyngan Braved Floods for Bowls Win
Some Nyngan bowlers had to wade to high ground end one had to row a boat half a mile, but they made the trip to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1950
581 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 29 of 30
Cows Milked While Udders Were Under Flood Water
A Nyngan dairyman, Mr. Gilbert Sleeman, last week milked a herd of cows whose udders were under water. Mr. Sleeman is using an old bath tub to float fodder…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flooded Nyngan Invaded by Mosquitoes Nyngan
Although Nyngan is gradually returning to normal conditions after the flood, an army of mosquitoes has invaded the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Concert Parties Held in Spite of Flood
Floods prevented Dubbo District residents from hearing a concert managed by a former Cobb & Co. coachdriver who subsequently' flew as co-pilot with "Smithy"—the late Sir Charles Kingsford Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Discussion on Flood Preparedness
The Mayor said he had invited Mr. Mackintosh to attend the meeting and give some par-ticulars on the flood position,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bourke Municipal Council Ald. Armstrong Elected Mayor. Ald. H. Jones, Deputy Mayor. Flood Preparations to Commence This Week-end. Prefabricated Houses for Bourke
The first meeting of the newly elected Aldermen of the Bourke Council was held in the Council Chambers on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Quiet life For Far West Superintendent Taking Concert Parties and Dental Clinics Through Floods
Though he stated Life as a Cobb & Co. coachdriver, later took to the air and flew as co-pilot with men like "Smithy," afterwards Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Americans Fighting Way Out of Trap in Terrific Storms Tokyo
The eyes of the world are focussed on north-east Korea, where American forces, in blinding snow-storms, are fighting their way out of the Chinese Communist trap…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter to the Editor Flood At Nyngan
A Nyngan resident writes to the Editor praising the work of many individuals during the flood last week. He says:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dozen Families Floodbound at Goan Creek
About, a dozen families in the Goan Creek area near Ballimore have been floodbound since April, and a flying fox across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Spotters
At the last meeting of the Wingadee Shire Council, on the instigation of the Clerk (Mr. Searle) a comprehensive…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Levees Good Work Bt Volunteers
A commencement was made on Saturday and Sunday last of repairing the flood levees preparing for the big rise which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood Grant To Bourke
Following his representations to the Minister for Public Works and Local Government, on behalf of the Bourke Municipal Council, the Hon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plenty of Fish in River Since Flooding
The recent floods that have swept the Macquarie have caused the fish to bite readily, Dubbo anglers said today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Damage in Shire "Beyond Estimation" Says President
The damage done by floods in the Talbragar Shire was almost beyond estimation, said the President (Cr. J. Roberts) in a report to Council yesterday. He added that the programme planned for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Warning System Is Criticised
The flood warning system on the Macquarie River was inadequate and needed overhauling, said the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Relief Scheme
A spokesman for the Flood Relief Committee explained that the flood relief scheme does not provide for payment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prevention of Future Flooding
At a meeting of the Gilgandra Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night, Mr. J. Hornsey raised the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Irate W'ton Potato Growers Denounce Marketing Board. Crops Rot in Ground Whilst Local Market Flooded with Imported Potatoes
ALTHOUGH Mr. I. C. Cook, Western representative on the N.S.W. Potato Marketing Board, has promised to insist that Wellington grown potatoes be distributed throughout the West immediately, it is quite possible that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Original Verse After the Flood
To folks out here the present year Is one they'll al remember, For the rain up North brought flood down here…
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