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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1958

4 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Heavy Storms Break Drought

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 January 1958 · page 1

Steady rains over the past four days in the district has “broken the drought” and a good winter for the man on the land seems assured…

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Water Restrictions Relaxed Dam and Reservoirs Full After Heavy Rain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 February 1958 · page 1

All water restrictions in Queanbeyan were lifted by the Municipal Council last night, excepting between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., when the use of fixed hoses and sprinklers will not be allowed…

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Graziers May Have To Revise Ideas On Stockproof Floodgates Stipendiary Magistrate’s Warning

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 September 1958 · page 6

A warning to graziers that they may have to revise their idea of what constitutes a stockproof floodgate was issued in the Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday. Stipendiary Magistrate Mr…

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Radio Mast Damaged In Wind Storm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1958 · page 2

Considerable damage was caused to the aerial mast of the Queanbeyan District Ambulance Service’s…

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