Editorial Flooded Out Again!
As sure as the sun rises in the eastern sky, as the saying goes, the people who live in Wilson Street, Bourke, will be âflooded outâ following a rain storm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1977
12 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers
M.P. appeals ‘Don’t flood beef market’
The Australian beef industry had been kicked down to its knees for three years, Mr C. L. Carige, MP for Capricornia, said in the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Town Talk By Calls Another Flood!
The Darling River at Bourke is expected to reach 10 metres (32â10â) on 25th March according to the Bureau of Meteorology in Sydney. On Tuesday the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Peak (36‘1”) Expected Today
Major flooding will occur mainly in the north of Brewarrina Shire, i.e. around Weilmoringle and Goodooga. The floodwaters from the Barwon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outback Contact Farming on Floods
Quite a few blokes around the district have expressed to me a desire to go into opportunity cropping as the floodwaters recede. This is very similar to what the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dam for irrigation for flood control?
SIR â Regarding the flooding of Forbes the Lachlan, I would like to point out that Wyangala Dam could be bone dry and Forbes could still get a flood a few weeks later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf Notes Pratten and Gale Win Captain’s Trophy
Dudley Pratten showed a glimpse of his old brilliance when he and Tony Gale combined to win last Sundayâs Captainâs Trophy 4BBB v. Par event…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Support for flood mitigation
Jemalong Shire Council will support calls for mitigation of 20 per cent in Wyaneala Dam. The decision was made by council following a recommendation by Shire Engineer, Mr Peter Duff…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Grant for Flood Damage
Heavy rains and flooding during February/March, 1977 damaged Local Roads in Brewarrina Shire. A grant of up to $16,450 towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood control sought
Wyangala Dam, pictured here, was intended solely for irrigation but many residents downstream…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cotton Production Cut by Floods
Special report from Mr R. J. Hunt, Minister for Nealth and Member for Owydlr. Flooding in the Namoi Valley earlier this year is expected to have cut…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Further $74,000 Grant for Flood Damage
Mr. John Sidge, Bourke Shire President, has advised that the following additional flood damage Grants have been received…
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