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Floods & storms, 1950

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Will Country Rugby League Act? Group Nine May Be Storm Centre

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 8

There is every possibility that Group Nine may be the centre of another upset prior to the commencement of the…

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Carrathool Shire Council Lachlan Floods

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 5

The Engineer reported that the Griffith-Hilston road was now trafficable except from minor detour nine miles from Hillston. The Lake…

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Eugowra's Plight Raging Flood Waters

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Homes and buildings at Eugowra are being undermined by raging flood waters…

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Latest Rain is Not Likely to Cause Wagga Flood But No Accurate Estimate Possible Until Today

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

Despite heavy rain over the past 24 hours, the River at Wagga is not expected to surpass Tuesday's peak of 29 feet 3 inches. But the potential danger of an even further rise still…

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Levees Tottering in Warren Flood

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Levees five feet high are tottering before the force of millions of gallons of Macquarie River…

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Flood Grant

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A State grant of £10,000 for flood relief in the Central West has been authorised by the State…

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Flood Waters Did Not Reach Gundagai Race Track Meeting Early In December Should Be Excellent

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 8

UNLIKE other sporting organisations in the Gundagai district the Gundagai Racing Club was not affected by the flood which occurred last weekend. In fact the water did not reach the race track proper…

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Flood Damage Worse at Bedgerebong Plane Drops Supplies

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday:—An aeroplane from Forbes this morning dropped food to the Isolated township of Bedgerebong…

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Flood Threat Eases in West; Evacuees Return

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The flood position in the Central-Western N.S.W. towns of Forbes, Warren and Eugowra bad eased late…

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Flood Assistance Claims

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga Flood Committee last night 20 claims for financial assistance as a result of the April floods, were…

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Aeroplane Drops Food in Badly Flooded Area

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An aeroplane from Forbes this morning dropped food to the isolated township of…

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Flood Relief Fund

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

The following amounts received after the Coolamon Shire Flood Relief Fund had closed, are acknowledged. A draft for the total…

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Wagga Flood

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

Sympathy is again felt for Wagga, where a near panic has prevailed during the week. During the past several days Wagga has been…

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Heavy Damage From Flooding on Wagga Farms Feed Wiped Out

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 1

For the second time in six months, floodwaters have brought disaster to dairy farmers in the Wagga district. Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been…

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Floodbound Town Receives Food by Air

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A big volume of water which washed through Forbes two days ago has built up near Bedgerbong and…

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Wagga Flood Danger Passes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

The danger of a flood in Wagga had now passed, police said last night. On Saturday, the river height at Hampden Bridge was 27 feet 6 inches, and at 8 o'clock last night was 25…

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Will Country Rugby League Act? Group Nine May Be Storm Centre

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

There is every possibility that Group Nine may be the centre of another upset prior to the commencement of the 1951 season…

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The River in Flood Maximum Height 26ft. 2in

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

The flood waters broke their banks and covered the flat between the town and the river on Thursday afternoon last, when the level reached 23 feet…

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Father, Daughter Drowned in Walgett Flood

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — A man and his daughter were drowned, and three boys suffered from immersion, when their…

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Man, Daughter Drowned in Walgett Flood

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

SIDNEY, Monday: A man and his daughter were drowned and three boys suffered from immersion when their…

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