This is a guest article by Lance Pidgeon who has put time into extracting old press reports from Trove the National Library of Australia pages of historic newspapers.
EUGOWRA. MOST CLUELESS FLOOD WARNING ON RECORD? by Lance Pidgeon. see links in first comment below
There is an image from trove missing at the start of Lance’s article –
By chance Our ABC compiled a photo essay “Wiped out and wanting answers – As the residents of Eugowra begin to rebuild their lives after a deadly flash flood saw them clambering onto rooftops, they are also searching for answers as to how the scale of the disaster caught them by surprise. By Xanthe Gregory and Jessica Clifford ABC Central West Updated 6 Dec 2022
I am shifting links to this comment because for some weird reason known only to WordPress I have lost most edit functions in blog posts.
Here is a Version6 of Lance’s Eugowra Floods History.
The recent ABC article Wiped out and wanting answers
As the residents of Eugowra begin to rebuild their lives after a deadly flash flood saw them clambering onto rooftops, they are also searching for answers as to how the scale of the disaster caught them by surprise.
By Xanthe Gregory and Jessica Clifford ABC Central West Updated 6 Dec 2022
Fascinating and informative post, thanks.
Very interesting post. Fascinating how historical lessons and experience are continually ignored.
Good to hear from you.
Have I missed an email of yours John?
Yes people have short memories of the wide brown land. Plus – the old saying “it can’t happen to me” must be a v powerful influence too.