Four Killed in U.S. Storms New York
Storms in the Mid-West and East yesterday killed at least four people. The storm capsized boats on…
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Floods & storms, 1952
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5 Chinese Defy Flood Sydney
Police may have to use force to remove five Chinese marooned by flood waters at Narrandera…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Say No Immediate Danger of Flooding in Bell River
POLICE said this morning that reports from upstream indicate that there is no immediate danger of flooding in the Bell River. However, vegetable growers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Flood Feared on Macquarie Weather Bureau Issues Grave Warning [?]orbes prepares 2nd. Evacuation within A Few Weeks
A record flood on the Macquarie River was forecast by the Sydney. To Weather Bureau in a special forecast at noon. The forecast said that there would be record floods also on the [?]chlan, Murrumbidgee and Macquarie rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Warning Issued, But No Anxiety Yet
Flood warnings were issued by the Weather Bureau in sydney to-day for residents along the Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Cut Into Two by Flood Water White Bridge Barricaded Against Traffic [?]eak Of Inundation Is Expected Late This Afternoon
The Macquarie River broke its banks at Dubbo last night, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to property and destroyed valuable crops. At 1.30 pm it spread across Macquarie Street South near Reakes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Receding Flood Water Leaves Trail of Desolation and Loss Raaf Helicopter Rescues Thirteen People From Forbes Roof-tops
The Macquarie River has fallen more than three feet since 3 am today and the flood water is receding fast from areas of the town and district inundated yesterday although the approaches to the White…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rugby League Floodwaters Might Stop Narromine Playing Here
If floodwaters subside sufficiently the Narromine League will travel to Wellington on Sunday next to play the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Valuable Stock Menaced by Floodwaters are Now Safe
STOCK valued at more than £700 were menaced by the flooded Bell River on Tuesday and yesterday, but escaped without loss. On Tuesday the rapid rise…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anxious Moments When Oar Broke on Boat Ferrying Sick Child Across Flooded River
A BOAT in which a sick child was being ferried across tie flooded Bell River yesterday was swept downstream for, half a mite when one of the oars broke, but the child was landed safely. The child, Helen Spilsbury…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Major Floods In Both Rivers Raging Torrent In Macquarie Forced Bell Over Miles of Flats
RAGING floodwaters in the Macquarie River on Tuesday night practically stopped the flow of the swollen Bell River, causing it to back up along its length and inundate miles of river flats. Fortunately a large quantity of the water which…
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The State Member for Mudgee, Mr. F. G. Cooke, M.L.A., will visit Wellington tomorrow morning to inspect flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hail Storm
A peculiar incident in connection with the hail-storm last Sunday, has been reported to us. Mrs. B. Moses rung us…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mazing Ordeal of 2 Boys Flood-bound in Rees Two Nights [?]eadbeat And Blue With Cold Their Rescue By [?]my Duck Just In Time
Two 17-year-old youths who had been [?]ging to trees for two days while flood [?]ters swirled about beneath them were res[?]d by Army "ducks" near Forbes this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Came To See Sheep-But Saw Flood
A party of South African Sheep, breeders who came to Dubbo hoping to see "the best sheep in the world" had to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire [?] N[?] [?] Flood [?]
Early [?] [?]ing, when [?] [?]ly wat[?] [?] the fire [?]…
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In the 1956 floods there was great trouble for the motorist who travelled the Mitchell Highway two miles west of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood [?] to [?] Rank; Well Below Record
The peak of the flood at Narromine was reached to the [?] of [?] morning. when was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Flood Loss Fine Old Homestead Abandoned
THE fine old homestead on Mr. Harry Taylor's property, "Macquarie Stud Farm," on the northern bank of the Macquarie River at the confluence of the Bell and Macquarie, has had to be abandoned because successive…
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THE State Member, Mr. F. G. Cooke, M.L.A., will personally report on flood damage in Wellington district to the Chairman of the Flood Relief Committee, Mr. G. Jolly…
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