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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms
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The Weather Bureau has released the following predicted river heights based on the latest river and rainfall information on 3rd February. Any amendments to these will be available from your Shire office…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our cameraman was on the scene on Tuesday to capture this picture of the amount of water at Freddie Sloane's corner. He is pictured here trying to release a blockage in the pipe which runs the water under Anson Street and drains water towards the Pistol Club. Fred told our man that things are in a shocking state of affairs, when heavy rain falls in Bourke he cops all the Wilson Street area water. It flooded his back yard shed and went under his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20 40 tonne rail tracks from Dubbo, laden with metal and spall, made two trips to Bourke last week depositing their load in preparation for the expected flood here later this month…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The President of the New South Wales Graziers Association, Mr. John Doohan, has described the damage…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Bogan Shire Council has denied claims that it made huge ripâoffs during the recent floodings at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preparations are well under way in and around Bourke to face the expected peak height of 45â on Wednesday, 3rd March. The Bourke Shire, D.M.R. and State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the week, at certain times, a continual line of traffic travelled between Bourke and North Bourke. Now I fully appreciate that townspeople want to see how the river is rising and spreading out around…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →âThe Western Heraldâ representative had discussions with Shire President, Clr. R. J. Ridge and Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone Tracy has become well known throughout the Pacific area as the cyclone which devastated…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rain and the coming flood have played havoc with plans for the Official Opening and the Golf…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest information from the Bureau of Meteorology, at the time of going to press, was that the Darling River at Bourke will reach a height of 46â3â on Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods are sweeping down western rivers, spreading misery and destruction, and leaving behind a trail of damaged homes, dead stock, broken fences and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Walgett has more than five miles of levee bank surrounding the town. Up to 12 feet high, the levee is planned to stand a flood two feet higher than the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Amongst the more unusual items of livestock that have had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As our flood settles around us It might be interesting to read an extract from an ancient report about a flood that makes ours a very second rate puddle. Archaeologists have dug up many baked clay tablets from ancient…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Residents of Bourke can now feel confident that the floodwater, which id slowly surrounding the town and reaching the peak, will not cause any real threat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A view of the NORTH BOURKE BRIDGE. CCN GALE loading AARON DWYERâs truck with dirt to build the protective levee near the Convent. The sign on the Cobar Road â several feet of water was across this road rendering…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →PHILLIP WILLOUGHBY and ROD HEWISH are pictured paddling around in the floodwater across the Brewarrina Road at the edge of town last weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Who forgot about flood on Saturday night? Everyone the Golf Club. Truely a night to remember. The Progressive Twenties for Legacy held a âChange of Sex Nightâ which could only be described as a hilariously successful…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ABOVE: DAVID CRANE, is pictured forming a levee on the North Bourke Road in a D.M.R. Grader…
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