Flood Mitigation and Water Conservation
During an interview with the Hon. C. A. Lee, Minister of Works, in Sydney, Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., referred to the very important matter of the water supply in the…
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Floods & storms, 1909
261 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 14
Floods in Victoria. Twelve Miles of Water
The condition of the floods at Kotupna, Victoria, is regarded as very serious. Owing to the action of the Public Works Department, in repairing levees on the…
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The Federal Meteorologist on Thurs day issued the following warning:"There is a promise of general rains with some flood falls during the next…
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Rain is still pouring down in torrents in Melbourne. This morning a heavy gale set in, and unless there is an abate ment during the day unprecedented…
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An unprecedented rainstorm occurred at Ballarat on Thursday, an area of about three square miles being affected Considerable damage to property…
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There seem to have been many exciting incidents in connection with the floods in Victoria during the past few days. The damage to Laancoorie weir is very…
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Disastrous floods have occurred in Victoria. Washaways took place on the railways, and the service is disorganised. The Adelaide express, due at Melbourne at…
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The area covered by the floods is reported as being very extensive. A great amount of damage has been done, and quite a number of accidents…
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The low-lying country around Adelaide is flooded.An unprecedented volume of water came down from the hills. Morphetville racecourse was under…
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Further-reports show that the Victorian floods are the most serious in that State since 1870. Immense areas are submerged,…
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Maharah-Kumar Sir Prodyot Coomar Tagore, hon. secretary of the British India Association, who represented the City of Calcutta in London at the Coronation of King Edward…
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The flood waters at Jeparit, in Victoria, are three miles wide, and are approaching the main street. About 50 people have been rendered homeless, and…
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Sir,—I fail to see why such a fuss should he made over the allegations of grambling at the boat-shed. If the members of the brigade gamble there, they are forsooth…
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The Public Works Department has communicated with Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., with reference to the petition from the residents of Narrowgut and Raworth, presented from the Tarro…
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Mr W.J. Cragg appeared for the Council. Mr Anderson (valuer), and F. A. Bennett (Town Clerk) were also in attendance…
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A terrific thunderstorm at Inglewood on the 19th instant caused the town to be flooded. Many houses were inundated, the river water flowing down the main streets,…
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Dimboola to Rainbow and Warrack nabeal to Hopetoun arc the only rail way lines, remaining interrupted. It is not anticipated that those two services…
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Heavy rain is again falling in Victoria, and reports of further floods have been received from the northern parts of that State…
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The overflow of rivers has caused enormous damage in Northern Mexico. Eight hundred people perished in the city of Monterey, Nuevo Leon, alone. Fifteen thousand are homeless…
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Water from a disused shaft broke into the [?] mine, near Sosnowice, Poland, and flooded it. Twenty-six miners were drowned…
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