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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Severe Floods. in Southern Part of State Murrimbidgee and Other Rivers in Floods. Many People Homeless

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 2

Floods are threatening Monaro and Southern Tablelands, where heavy rains have been falling since Monday. At Queenbeyan the river broke over…

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Some Polling Postponed on Account of Floods Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 4

The returning officers for Murray, Wollondilly, and Murrumbidgee notified last night that they were adjourning polling for seven days in places…

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Floods in N.S.W. Roaring Waters at Wagga Submerge Half of Town Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 10

The Murrumbidgee River was roaring into Wagga all yesterday morning, and half the town was submerged by 1.45 o'clock. Everybody had…

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Worst Floods Since 1891 Albury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 10

Local police headquarters have received an alarming report from police stations within the Murray dstrict in regard to the floods along the…

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Worst Floods Since 1891 Albury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 1

Local police headquarters have received an alarming report from police stations within the Murray dstrict in regard to the floods along the…

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Floods in N.S.W. Roaring Waters at Wagga Submerge Half of Town Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 1

The Murrumbidgee River was roaring into Wagga all yesterday morning, and half the town was submerged by 1.45 o'clock. Everybody had…

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Worst Floods Since 1891 Albury

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 2

Local police headquarters have received an alarming report from police stations within the Murray dstrict in regard to the floods along the…

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Floods in N.S.W. Roaring Waters at Wagga Submerge Half of Town Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 31 May 1925 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee River was roaring into Wagga all yesterday morning, and half the town was submerged by 1.45 o'clock. Everybody had…

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Flood Victim's Body Recovered at Gundagai Gundagai

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 1

At Gundagai yesterday the body of the second flood victim, Walter Kerr, was recovered…

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Floods in New South Wales Murrumbidgee Overflows and Floods Narrandera Narrandera

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 1

The maximum volume of floodwater reached Narrandera yesterday afternoon when the river commented to rise rapidly from the level it reached on…

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Floods in New South Wales Narrandera Not Affected by Rise in Murrumbidgee Wagga

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

The floodwaters in the Murrumbidgee River reached the maximum height of 27ft. at Narrandera yesterday. After remainning stationary for a time…

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New South Wales Floods Authorities Give Warning of Flood Approaching Hay Hay

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 1

A quantity of debris floating down the Murrumbidgee River is the only indication that the flood waters are within a few days of Hay. The river…

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Heat and Flood in U.S.A. 140 Deaths in One Day (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, June 5

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 1

A Chicago message says that the death list to-day was placed at 140 throughout the United States. They were due to the heat wave and to…

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Queensland Disturbance Heavy Rain Follows Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 10

A[?] disturbance off the Queensland coast caused havoc. Over 5in. of rain has fallen in the past 24 hours, while 550 points has fallen at Mount…

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More Floods in State Extensive Damage Done in Several Country Towns One Man Reported Missing Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 1

Floods greater than any experienced previously are sweeping across the low lying country around the Nepean River and Goulburn. Parts of the State…

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More Floods in State (Continued from Page 1.) Water at Goulburn Reported to Be Receding Three Young Men Missing Maclean Is Menaced Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 4

Only a few reports are reaching the weather authorities in regard to the floods owing to the interruption to lines of communication, the whole…

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Body of Grazier Found Caught in Flooded Creek Queanbeyan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

The dead body of Mr. J. S. Davidson, a well-known grazier and mail contractor, was found half a mile from the crossing over, the Burra…

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Floods in the State Police Think Missing Men Are Safe and Sheltering Many Exciting Rescues Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

More details available regarding the floods show that there have been many exciting rescues at Windsor and Richmond, and on the Clarence River…

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Floods in the State Govt. Promises Relief Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Lang, the Premier, stated yesterday that the Ministry had taken steps to ascertain what damage had been caused by the floods, and that…

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Floods in the State Flooding of Lachlan River Causes Damage at Forbes Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 4

Flood waters from the Lachlan River have reached Forbes and a number of houses will soon be flooded out. The main road to Sydney is impassable…

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