It has been almost 60 years since Dubbo's great flood but Rod Brown can still recall the freak event.
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"I remember the flood, I was five years old. It was neat, that's all I remember. We weren't in it so we could go and have a look and go back home," Mr Brown said.
Around 4000 people were left homeless and 25 lost their lives after 340mm of rain hit the city in February 1955.
For two days it rained continuously before the Macquarie River burst its banks at 1pm on Thursday, February 24.
In 24 hours the water levels had risen to around a metre with reports the levels were as high as 1.8 metres near the Castlereagh Hotel on Talbragar Street.
After Mr Brown's dad Ron died in September his scrapbook containing photos of the flood from local and national news outlets was uncovered.
Mr Brown said he had forgotten about the book, but as soon as it was uncovered his memory was triggered.
"I remember him making this and we would look at it and talk about it a fair bit," he said.
An article in the book reads: "never before in the history of the town had the river risen so swiftly, so unexpectedly, or so disastrously, causing untold ruin and misery over such a wide area in the prosperous 'capital' of the central western wheat and wool belt".
Mr Brown said his dad loved documenting history.
"Dad was great for keeping records, he was really organised back in the day, and mum was an artist so she played a role in that as well," he said.
"He never threw out a photo."
Mr Brown said he wanted the book to be appreciated so on Friday he presented it to the Daily Liberal.
