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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1955

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Flood Fire Dangers Police Plan for Wireless Coverage

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 1 June 1955 · page 2

A comprehensive twoway radio coverage of fire and flood hazard areas in New South Wales is now…

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Mail Services in Flood Periods

The Western Herald · Friday 3 June 1955 · page 13

Mr. J. J. Clark, Esq., M.P., Parliament House, Canberra, has received the following letter from the Postmaster…

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Gilgandra Shire Flood Relief Household Claims

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 8 June 1955 · page 1

425 household claims have been received and dealt with by the Committee. A total of £78,775 has been allocat ed to date, amongst householders…

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Flood Damage

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 8 June 1955 · page 4

In the House of Representatives last week Mr. L. Failes, M.H.R. for Lawson, said that dredging…

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Wasted Hydro-electric Potential Could Finance Flood Mitigation

The Western Herald · Friday 17 June 1955 · page 14

"While probably a hundred million pounds is being invested in electricity development in Sydney,…

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Flood Gifts Apprecited

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 22 June 1955 · page 8

The Champion family, victims of the Curban flood, whom wharfies have been helping, have sent…

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Councils' Duty on Floods

The Western Herald · Friday 24 June 1955 · page 8

"During the last floods and over the last two years, some councils have not shouldered their responsibilities the…

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Prevention of Flood Damage Gilgandra Resident's Proposal

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 6 July 1955 · page 6

Mr. Leo Beuzeville, of Wrigley Street, Gilgandra, has devised a compareatively inexpensive method of prevention of flood damage to household…

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Further Red Cross Flood Relief £3000 to Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 13 July 1955 · page 6

A further amount of £5,400 was sent by the Australian Red Cress Society (N.S.W. Division)…

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Flood Grants for Reserves

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 13 July 1955 · page 6

Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., has been successful in obtaining grants for Trustee Bodies whose…

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Further Red Cross Flood Relief

The Western Herald · Friday 15 July 1955 · page 2

A further amount of £5,400 was sent by the Australian Red Cross Society (N.S.W. Division) to flood…

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Flood Control and Mitigation Council of Advice Visits Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 20 July 1955 · page 2

The Committee of Advice set up by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission visited Gilgandra on Thursday last for the purpose of report…

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Red Cross Branch's Active Year Work in Time of Flood

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 2

There was a very large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Gilgandra branch of the…

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Flood Relief Grant to Ambulance

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 3 August 1955 · page 1

Notice has been received that a State Government grant of £1212 has been made available to…

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Flood Pictures Wanted for Record Purposes General Business at Last Week's Shire Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 17 August 1955 · page 3

Councillors' requests and inquiries at "Questions Without Notice" time at last week's Shire…

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£80000 Distributed by Apex for Flood Relief Local Apexians at Dubbo

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 17 August 1955 · page 1

Last Saturday night about fourteen Gilgandra Apexians and their guests travelled to Dubbo to…

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Flood Restoration Grant Increased to Council

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 14 September 1955 · page 1

A letter was forward at yesterday's Gilgandra Shire Council meeting from the Hon. J. B. Renshaw re…

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1955 Flood Higher Than 1874

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 14 September 1955 · page 1

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission has forwarded gauge readings to the Gilgandra…

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Obituary Mr. W. C. Gale

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1955 · page 6

As briefly reported in our last issue, the death occurred in Sydney on September 8th, of Mr. William…

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The Flood of 1874 Post Master on the Roof for Two Days

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 2

A most interesting communication was received from the Water Co[?]eryation and Irrigation…

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