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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

581 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 30

Air Services Maintained No Dislocation By Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 3

Not one air service to Dubbo was abandoned because of rain and storms over the last week, and Dubbo was one of…

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Dramatic Pictures Of Macquarie In Flood At Dubbo Schoolboy Swept to His Death in Flood Three Men Saved From Tree Tops After All-Night Ordeal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

A nine-year-old boy was swept away by flood waters and drowned near Dunedoo yesterday afternoon when he tried to wade across a flooded bridge after a lorry in which he was travelling became flood-bound in midstream…

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Working Bees Planned. Flood Damaged to Caves Golf Course

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 7

It is expected that some weeks will elapse before the Caves golf course can be fully restored for normal…

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Flood Fatality at Dunedoo. Dunedoo

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

A nine-year-old boy being taken home from school with other children was drowned when swept off a track which…

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Lives Endangered Floods at Coonamble, Gilgandra and Warren. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

Police are trying to rescue two men and a pregnant woman whose lives are endangered by the Castlereagh…

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Scenes of Devastation Revealed As Floods Recede Enormous Damage to Crops, Fences, Homes, Farming Plant and Roads

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

AS the floodwaters of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers have flowed on to menace Warren, scenes of desolate destruction have been revealed along the banks of the two rivers in the Wellington district. Early yesterday morning the waters…

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Ambulance Station Flooded Out Incidents in the Lift of a Bearer

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

Although on Tuesday, the water was kept out of the residence with sandbags, the rain virtually isolated the…

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Baradine in Floods Over 6 Inches This Week

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

Since Friday last Baradine has had 639 of rain bringing the total this year to 1310 points. The falls this week, for the 24 hours…

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Record Flood for Coonabarabran Extensive Damage to loads and Bridges Transportation Problems

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

This week Coonabarabran entered the list of areas with record floods, the peak being reached on Tuesday when most of the 861 points for the 48 hours ended at 9 a-m. yesterday fell…

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Heavy Losses Ulamambri Floods

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 3

A cloudburst at the head of Baby Cheek which joins the Castlereagh River at Ulamambri is stated to be…

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Sea of Water Bugaldie in Flood

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 3

There was a veritable sea of water at Bugaldie on Tuesday stated the “Times” Bugaldie correspondent, with havoc wrought…

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State Wide Floods

The Western Herald · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 1

The town of Wagga is again in danger, and flood waters have entered parts of the town for the second time…

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Floods Cut Short of Show Visitors Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

After nearly a week of wet weather, which greatly marred attendances, the Royal Sydney Show is drawing to a cloze in bright sunshine. Floods prevented many country people visiting…

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Body of Flood Victim Found Long Search After Night Vigil

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

The body of Peter Seaburry, the nine-years-old schoo-boy of Leadville who was drowned was flood waters on Thursday was…

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Flood Damage at Coolah

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

The heavy rains at 'Coolah last week caused flooding of the Coolah Creek which Broke its banks near the railway and…

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Record Flood at Mendooran Houses Evacuated, Culverts Lost

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

One of the biggest floods in the history of Mendooran swept through the town last Tuesday and Wednesday, and all…

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Butter and Tea for All Flood Victims

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 2

Flood victims would not be required to surrender tea and butter coupons if their ration books had been lost when they…

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Sympathy for Victims of the Flood

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

By telegram Mr. L. J. Failes. MHR., Federal member for Lawson, has expressed his sympathy for victims of flood damage in the…

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Greatest Flood In Narromine's History Macquarie Spreads Ten Miles Overland To Trangie Many Homes Flooded and Families Still Isolated

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

Swirling re[?] in an over widening stream, the rain-swellen Macquar[?] rase beyond all known heights last week. The previous record was 47ft. 5in, registered in the big flood of 1928. By Wednesday this record had been passed and that…

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Butter, Tea for Flood Victims Without Coupons

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 6

Butter and tea are to be supplied to flood victims who abandened their houses without food coupons…

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