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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1974

27 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 2

Flood Boat

The Western Herald · Friday 21 June 1974 · page 12

The Shire President, John Ridge, has advised Air Vice Marshall Townsend, Director of State…

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Company gives flood boats to six towns

Western Magazine · Monday 24 June 1974 · page 2

An Australian oil company will donate flood boats to six western communities next week. The Director of the S[?] Emergency…

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Flood Boat Donated

The Western Herald · Friday 28 June 1974 · page 1

Shire President Or. R. J. Ridge has issued a most cordial invitation to ail residents to attend a…

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The Ses Helps in Fire and Floods, Natural Disaster

Western Magazine · Monday 5 August 1974 · page 1

This series of photographs shows members of the State Emergency Service and the type of work they are involved with — Full story page 4…

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Born to meet atomic warfare the SES helps in flood, fire and natural disaster

Western Magazine · Monday 5 August 1974 · page 4

If there had not been fears of an atomic bomb attack we would not have had a magnificent task…

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Bourke Minor League Sixteens Storm to Premiership with Second Half Rally

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1974 · page 7

With a wholehearted team effort in the second stanza Bourke sixteens defeated the previously unbeaten Nyngan side 15/10 and thus redeemed lost prestige after the local tens had…

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Flood hits town and country

Western Magazine · Monday 23 September 1974 · page 3

The Lachian River, which rose higher than it has been for more than 20 years, has flooded homes,…

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