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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1953

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Honored for Flood Rescue Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 1

The pilot, and a crew member of an RAAF helicopter which rescued 42 people marooned and threatened by the Forbes floods…

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Flood Warning to Farmers on River Flats Irrigation Pumps Moved To High Ground

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

Dubbo vegetable growers at Willow Bend and other river flat areas have been warned that floodwaters sweeping down from Well-ington may inundate the river flats this…

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Flood Danger Passed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 1

After a rise of more than 12 feet last night, the Macquarie River began to fall this morning and there is expected to be no…

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Flood Gauge at Ganarrin and Wollombi

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 3

After trying for these years to convince a responsible authority that two food gauges should be installed on the…

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Nth. Sea Horror Floods Claim 1,000 Lives London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

Nearly 1000 people have been killed in the floods which the storm-lashed North Sea has caused in the lowlands of Britain, Holland and Belgium. But the death roll may reach a much higher…

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Sudden Downpour Floods Interior Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

A huge are of the north of South Australia is now an inland sea following a sudden downpour during which a…

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Dutch Flood Relief Appeal

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

Wellington people have donated a total of £9/2/- to the Dutch Flood Relief Appeal. The donations to the appeal…

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Dutch Gale Victim

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

Curious Hollanders view the [?]ed French coastal steamer, Carthage, driven ashore at [?] near The Hague by gale-[?]bed seas seas which de[?]ted vast areas of Britain, Holland and Belgium…

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Soviet to Aid Flood Victims London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 6

Russia has offered to provide help for British flood victims, the British Foreign Office announced…

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Coolah Flood Relief Appeal British. Dutch Benefit

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

The Coolah Shire Council has donated £5 to assist with the relief of British and Dutch victims of the…

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Dutch Flood Relief Appeal

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 12

Additional donations to the Wellington "Times" Dutch Flood Relief Appeal have brought the total to £15/5/-…

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Flood Relief Funds

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 18

The following donations to the Flood relief funds for flood victims in great Britain, Holland and Lismore opened by the…

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"Storm Warning"

The Western Herald · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

"Storm Warning" features Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers and Steve Cochran in a western drama at the Wonderland…

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Red Cross News Flood Relief

The Western Herald · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 11

The Red Cross Society has received thanks from Britain and Holland for flood relief sent during the recent…

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Nehru storms at Communist leader

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

Mr Nehru, India's Prime Minister, vigorously defended Lady Mountbatten, former Vicerine…

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New Move by Bell River Landowners to Mitigate Flooding Sub-committee Will Examine Proposal Offered Growers at Mudgee

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

A representative sub-committee was formed at a public meeting on Thursday night last to journey to Mudgee to inspect the Cudgegong River there and obtain full details of a scheme by which that river will be cleared of debris which is causing flooding…

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Schoolchildren Aid Flood Victims

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

Pupils of the Wellington Intermediate High School recently raised £7/13/2 for flood victims in England and…

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Flood Damage To School Residence

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

Following [?] made by Mr.[?] MLA, member [?] the request [?]…

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Flood Warning Device to Be Floodlit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 3

An electrical river level measuring device will be installed on the town reaches of the macquarie River and floodlit…

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Meeting Postponed Heavy Pilliga Rain

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

Due to heavy rain falling in Pilliga at the week-end and during the week, the all heights sports meeting which was to…

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