Flood-Waters in Forbes for Third Time
SYDNEY, Wednesday: For the third time in four months, Forbes (population 7000) is cut into three islands by swiftly flowing floodwaters from the Lachlan River…
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Football— Junee Footballers Caught in Flood Waters Adventurous Trip In Futile Effort To Reach Cowra
IN a dramatic attempt to reach Cowra by road on Sunday the Junee first grade Rugby League team underwent some hair-raising experiences. Flood damaged roads, swoollen creeks and culverts presented a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Making Coming Into Its Own in U.s.? Prevention of Hail Storms Is More Important
Although America's Weather Bureau still looks with fishy eye on rain making techniques, farmers, power companies, and city…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Rain Increases Flood Danger
SYDNEY, Friday— General rain in the western and northwestern parts of the State is expected to increase the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Rain Increases Flood Danger
SYDNEY, Thursday; General rain in the Western and Northwestern parts of the State is expected to increase the flood danger. The N.S.W. Weather Bureau tonight said that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Far West Mobile Dental Clinic Flying Doctor Lends Helping Hand When Flood Bound
When members of the Far West Scheme's mobile dental clinic became floodbound Outback during the past few weeks the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Fears Return on North Coast
SYDNEY, Friday: Heavy rain has renewed the flood danger on the central and northern New south Wales coast, while…
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LITHGOW, Friday: Flood rains have again isolated the Glen Davis oil town, cut off Wolgan Valley and the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Food Lift for Flood Areas Many Families in Desperate Plight
SYDNEY, Monday—Hundreds of the flood-isolated fam[?]les in the north-west are anxiously waiting for food supplies to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army, Air Force in Northwest Food-lift Hundreds of Families Stranded by Floods
SYDNEY, Sunday: R.A.A.F. and A.I.F. personnel will combine in an air food-lift to hundreds of stranded families in the flooded Northwest of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Family Sleep on Roof Top in Wellington Flood
A Chinese market gardener Mr Charlie Lou Sick and his wife and four children, whose ages range from 3 to 12, spent all night on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Water Troubles in Mulga Street
Members of the Leeton Shire Council assembled in Mulga Street on Thursday afternoon to make an inspection of the guttering on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan Floods Worse at Hillston River Still Rising
According tc a report to the Carrathool Shire by the Engineer, Mr. F. T. Satterthwaite, large areas of country around Hillston are already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Low Areas Near Wagga May Be Flooded
Low-lying river areas near Waggga may be flooded tomorrow morning. This was stated last night by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat to Million Sheep in Flood Towns Menaced
SYDNEY, Monday: Floods show no signs of abating in Northwestern New South Wales, where a million sheep are starving and scores of marooned families are in a desperate plight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30,000 Flood Grant
SYDNEY, Monday: Over £30,000 to aid in the rehabilitation of districts devastated by the recent floods was granted today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood-Weary Forbes Faces Another Deluge
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Flooded once every month since April, Forbes' 9000 residents expect the town to be cut into three islands by Lachlan River flood-waters within two days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Drowned in Flood
BRISBANE, Tuesday : One man has been drowned and mother is missing, believed drowned, in the flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.p. Leader Urges Flood Insurance
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The establishment of a flo insurance scheme was advocated by the State Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Bruxner) today. Apart from the hardships inflicted on the people…
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