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Parkes, and the facilities of its migrant centre, come to the aid of neighbouring town Forbes again. Severe flooding left Forbes being labelled a ‘ghost town’ as many flood-effected residents stayed at Parkes Migrant Centre. Source: Flood Makes Forbes ‘Ghost Town’ (1952, June 20). Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1950 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133689515

Parkes, and the facilities of its migrant centre, come to the aid of neighbouring town Forbes again. Severe flooding left Forbes being labelled a ‘ghost town’ as many flood-effected residents stayed at Parkes Migrant Centre. Source: Flood Makes Forbes ‘Ghost Town’ (1952, June 20). Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1950 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133689515