More Heavy Rain
A sudden storm on Saturday evening yielded 116 points of rain. This makes the total recording for…
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Floods & storms, 1955
105 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 6
Heavy Rain
During the past week several heavy falls of rain have been recorded. On Friday afternoon a storm…
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The early week rain has resulted in disastrous floods in the coastal areas, and in the central west,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire of Darling Payment for Lorries on Flood Work
A Special Meeting of the Shire Council was held on Wednesday afternoon, to deal with food matters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Precautions At Bourke OVER 300 Persons Attend Public Meeting. Existing Levies to Be Strengthened. Sewerage Treatment Works, Dairy, and Cemetery to Be Protected
Over three hundred residents attended a Public Meeting in the Wonderland Theatre on Monday…
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Now that there is every prospect of a big flood in cur river, it is interesting to know the heights of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sidelight on the Flood
A Newcastle message states: Two fishermen on Monday morning rescued a cow swimming eight miles out at sea…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods
The recent floods in the Maitland, Singleton and Newcastle districts, as well as those in the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ladies Helping in Flood Preparation Work
As in the 1950 crisis, the Ladies of the town are right behind their menfolk in the fight against…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Motor World News & Notes From the N.r.m.a Cars Submerged in Floods
The N.R.M.A. advises members whose motor vehicles are insured under the N.R.M.A. comprehensive policy that they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flood Reminiscences
Sometimes I have wondered what would have happened if in the course of this history making epoch, it was possible…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Marred by Flood Losses
If it were not for the flood disaster that has befallen the rich pastoral towns and lands along the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Assistance to Others Threatened by Flood
At the week-end urgent calls for fuel to work bulldozers, trucks, tractors, etc., came to Bourke from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Television Films of Bourke Flood Preparations
A representative of the British Department of Information was on the GovernorGeneral's plane on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Flood News and River Heights Appear on the Front Page. Wonderland Pictures
"The Great Waltz," M-G-M's Masterpiece of former years, the musical drama on the life of Johann Strauss, recreates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Relief Dance
A flood relief dance will take place in the Oxley Hall to-morrow (Saturday) night. Good music, and refreshments…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Danger
Mr. Geo. Cooper suggests that when there is any flood danger, the siren at the Fire Station gives a warning to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Preparations
Last week-end and every day during this week, levee construction work continued, by lorries carting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Renshaw Extends Sympathy to Flood Victims
In the Legislative Assembly last week, the Member for Castlereagh, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, Minister for…
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"Local Government has once again done a splendid job," says Ald. C. E. Bunton, President of the Local Government…
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