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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1959

9 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

"Storm Centre"

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 3

A Phoenix Production, "Storm Center" stars Miss Davis as the chief librarian in a small town who inflames the…

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Cyclone at Comeroo

The Western Herald · Friday 13 February 1959 · page 12

A cyclone on Wednesday hit Comeroo, unroofing the house and doing extensive damage. Four inches of rain fell…

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Minor Flooding in Central West

The Western Herald · Friday 3 April 1959 · page 1

Water is over low lying areas of North Dubbo this morning. The western highway is cut at White Bridge. A man was…

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Fight For Life in Flood

The Western Herald · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 3

An injured 18-year-old jackeroo struggled through two miles of floodwaters last Saturday to call for…

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Flood Victim's Body Found

The Western Herald · Friday 10 April 1959 · page 10

Police late last Friday recovered the body of a Narromine grazier who drowned in floodwaters on…

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Dubbo Needs a Flood-free Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 6

The recent flood in the Macquarie River, at Dubbo which cut the main Western Highway, once again emphasises…

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"Flood Tide"

The Western Herald · Friday 12 June 1959 · page 9

High tension melodrama building up to a totally unexpected denouement arid enacted by skilled performers gives…

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Floods in Southern New South Wales

The Western Herald · Friday 23 October 1959 · page 1

Floodwaters have caused considerable damage in Southern N.S.W. The Murrumbidgee River is now…

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THE Friendly Way a Quiz (Taken from the Christian Literature Crusade magazine "Floodtide")

The Western Herald · Friday 13 November 1959 · page 7

Question: Tibet has been in the news again, what are the prospects of that land becoming evangelised?…

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