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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1961

6 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Cyclone at Lila Springs

The Western Herald · Friday 17 February 1961 · page 8

On Saturday evening, February 4th, a freak cyclone cut a narrow path through Lila Springs…

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"Jet Storm"

The Western Herald · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 5

"Jet Storm" will be the star attraction at the Wonderland Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday nights next…

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The Gale-Holland Marriage

The Western Herald · Friday 9 June 1961 · page 3

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Bourke, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday, 3rd June,…

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Snow, Mud or Flood-The Census Man Gets Through

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1961 · page 2

"The maintenance of this schedule in all kinds of weather, and in the face of Indian dangers and other hazards, won for the service a fame which time has not diminished."…

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Pedestrians are Floodlit

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1961 · page 10

A new type of floodlighting is being tested at the pedestrian crossing on Pacific Highway…

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Sydney Harbour Bridge—face Lift— and Flood-light

The Western Herald · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 1

Steam-cleaning of the granite (quarried from Moruya, 150 miles south of Sydney) facing of Sydney…

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