Bourke P. & A. Association Jubilee Show, May 9 & 10 Application Made for Flood Relief Grant
A well attended meeting of members of the Committee of the Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association was held at…
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Floods & storms, 1951
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Flood Victims May Claim Relief
Many people who had suffered losses as a result of floods did not know money was available to them for relief, the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Efforts of Flood Workers Recognised
During tie flood of Nov ember last, a police constable, ambulance superintendant and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Bridge Across Macquarie. Important Step Towards Completion of Burrendong Dam. Bridge Crew Triumphed Over 27 Floods To Place First Piece of Harness on the River
THE Burrendong Dam project advanced a stage further last week when a 200ft. bridge across the Macquarie River was first opened to traffic. To mark the occasion a small opening ceremony was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arthurville. Severe Storms 40 Points of Rain
Last Saturday evening a storm yielded 40 points of rain, with severe thunder and lightning. Another storm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Ghost Town" Will Soon Vanish Dam Water To Flood Farm Community
A "Ghost Town" on the Macquarie River will, within years, vanish forever under waters of the Burredong Dam. it is Lower Macokerawa, which was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Report on Damage to Water Works by Macquarie Floods
THERE is a possibility of a collapse of the drive leading from the Macquarie River to the Wellington Water Works. This could cut the supply to the town, but as long as reasonable precautions are taken the position is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Major Floods in England London
Parts of Windsor Castle grounds and Eton college playing fields are under water from the Thames as nine English…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Gauges for Rivers
River level gauges have been received by the Talbragar Shire Council and are to be erected shortly on the Little River and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Dubbo
Heavy rain foil in Dubbo yesterday afternoon and early this morning, 172 points being recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electrical Storm
On Monday last a severe electrical storm passed over the Cumnock district, falls ranging from 20 points to over…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Golf President's Review of Year of Disastrous Floods
AT last Friday night's annual meeting of the Wellington " Golf Club, the President, Mr. M. C. Cameron, in his report of the club's activities for the year, reviewed the disastrous effects of last year's floods and gave details of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Damage Relief Nyngan Granted £3970
The sum of 13970, including the £500 inteterim advance made last anuary, has been granted by the Department of Public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rainfall. 61 Points From Storm
Sixty-one points of rain were recorded at the Wellington Post Office from the heavy rainstorm yesterday afternoon. Although…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Inch of Rain Fell During Storm at Dubbo
A severe electrical storm struck Dubbo Iast night, and continued for several hours. Rain fell heavily, a total of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C’bran Weather Electrical Storm
Rainfall in Coonabarabran for the week-ended at 9 a.m. this morning totalled 300 points, the heaviest downpour being 262…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunderstorms Provide Beneficial Rain
Good falls of rain on Tuesday night and last night brought the total rainfall for the first eight days of this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening of Golf Season Attendance of Over 150 Members and Visitors Augurs Well for Recovery from Year of Disastrous Floods
YESTERDAY at the Caves golf course, when the official opening of the 1951 season took place, over 150 members and visitors were present when Shire President, Cr. A. Knowles, declared the season officially open…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grams to Shire for Roads, Flood Repairs
The sum of £6530 has been granted to Talbragar Shire for road work during 1951. This comes through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Editorial. a Storm In A Teacup
ALL Wellington and district folk who have the welfare of our local saleyards and stock market at heart will be pleased to read in a report of Council business in this issue that the subject of the clashing sale dates at…
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