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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1952

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View of Victoria's Flood

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 2

TOP: A general view of flood-waters surrounding Sale. The picture was taken from Sale looking along Desailly Flats…

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Huge Area Still Flooded by Macquarie R.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 1

The Macquarie River is falling fast at Warren, but more than 800,000 acres of grazing land downstream are expected to be inundated before the flood water enters the Barwon River next week…

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Aerodrome Flooded

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 6

Planes stranded on Geelong aerodrome in 5ft. of water during the recent Victorian flood…

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Floods [?] Com[?] to the

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 8

On [?] flood [?] miles [?] on [?]…

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Flood Victims

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 1

Sir,—As quite a number of people seem to be worrying About the flood victim of oar neighbouring town of Forbes…

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Cowra Sporting Areas Hit by Floodwater Cowra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 6

Floodwater has caused great damage to Cowra sporting areas. Cowra Jockey Club estimates…

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Council May Seek Flood Belief Grant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 1

Dubbo Council may apply for flood relief funds to effect repairs to the river bank near the filtration plant where…

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Floods Form Huge Lake in Forbes Area Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 1

A huge Inland lake of [?]ood water 60 miles long and 50 miles wide has been found by Forbes Aero Club pilot (Mr…

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Yeoval Contributes to Flood Relief

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 10

Red Cross ladies at Yeoval this week raised £41 and collected eight large containers of clothing and shoes for flood…

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Floods Affect Far West Clinic

The Western Herald · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 10

The Far West Dental Clinic Party which left Sydney on June 16th for the first of two dental tours this year was…

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Gift Fodder Appeal For Flood Areas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

An appeal for girt Todder for farmers in Hood devastated areas, especially in the Lachlan Valley at Forbes and other…

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Tank Sunk in Time to Store Flood Waters

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 6

There was remarkably good timing in the sinking of an earth tank at Trangie. As the flood water crept…

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R.s.l Will Aid Ex-solder Flood Victims

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 2

The Dubbo RSL will investigate ways of assisting returned servicemen who suffered in the recent floods in many parts of the State. This was decided at the last meeting of the…

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Floodwater Hits Wagga

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

This is what the main street of Wagga looked like after it had been invaded by flood water recently. The picture…

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Flooding Of Mitcheil Highway Need for All-weather Road

The Western Herald · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 6

The periodic Hooding of the main western highway at Dubbo, and the cuttingoff of all communications…

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We Will Have To Do Something About Theses Floods

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

One [?] features that has added to the [?] of people who are theastemed whenever [?] the [?] is we should end[?] to new the lack of [?]…

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Flood Relief Gift Fodder

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 4

Mr. N. S. Tickner, District Agronomist of the Department of Agriculture, Dubbo, writes:…

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Baradine Cwa £10 Donation to Flood Victims

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Baradine branch of the CWA a donation of £ 10 was voted to be sent to the…

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Coolah Cwa Donation to Flood Relief

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 13

Twenty-two members were present at the very successful bring a gift and buy afternoon which was held by the Coolah…

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Children in Stalled Car on Flooded Roadway Cried Witit Frirtt Until Rescued

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

TWO children in a car which stalled whilst crossing the flooded Showground Road early last night cried with fright until the vehicle was pulled from the water. The cries of the children attracted Mr. V. Ryan, who…

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