Violent Storm. Lifeboatsmen's Perils. London, May 24
Two lifeboats which, went to the assistance of two small vessels in a violent storm near Quimpers (France) were smashed by great…
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Floods & storms, 1925
397 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 20
The Floods. Recede Slightly at Wagga. Sydney
The flood level at Wagga was 32 feet 4 inches at 9 a.m., said the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, to-day. At 6.30 p.m. yesterday the height…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Flooded. Business Area Inundated. More Loss of Life
The floods in the southern districts have extended over greater areas, and heavy loses are reported. The Murrumbidgee River broke over [?] suffering of the refuges would have been much greater. The waters continued to rise for several hours, and as the day wore on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Moruya's Record Flood
At Moruya, winch has had a total rainfall for the month of 3530 points, the flood has exceeded all previous records, being over two feet higher than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Suva. Three Indians Drowned
A message from Suva states that torrential rain which recently fell there was responsible for heavy Hoods, during which three Indians…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Five Missing Two Motorists Floods at Queanbeyan. Moruya Surrounded. SYDNEY
Floods have now surrounded the town of Moruya and great damage has been done. Two men were taken from the roofs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Polling in Flooded Areas. Question of Postponement (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Referring to reports that polling may have to be postponed in the flooded southern areas, Mr Oakes, Chief Secretary, stated to-day that it is a mattor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Floods. Great Damage at Gundagai. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The damage by flood at Gundagai is estimated at £100,000. The position on the Murrumbidgee is serious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the South. Two Lives Lost. Extensive Damage
Falls of from three to seven inches occurred over the Murrumbidgee watershed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Tuesday enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods of Old Hawkesbury and Nepean. a Parson's Ride
The extraordinary rainfall revives Interest in the floods along the Nepean and Hawkesbury in the long ago, and also the query…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Lives Lost. Toll of Floods. £50,000 Damage in Wagga. Wagga
It is believed that six men have been drowned since the floods started, three at Queanbeyan, and three in the district about Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooded Queanbeyan Half Buried in a Sea of Mud
The special representative of the "Daily Telegraph," in his account of of flood at Queanbeyan, says:â At the height of the flood, and for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Drowned Victims of the Flood
Losses of life are reported at Junee from the flood areas. Allan Smith, aged 34, who took refuge from the flood water on the roof of a maize shed, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Looting in Flooded Area
Upon the tales of splendid heroism which have arisen around tho tragedy of the floods in the south a blot has been cast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Floods. Damage at Narrandera. Murrumbidgee Overflows
The maximum volume, of the flood waters reached Narrandera on Monday afternoon, when the river commenced to rise rapidly from the level…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Receding. Wagga Free
The flood waters at Wagga are now well within the banks of the Murrumbidgee. The residential area in clear of water, and only the low-lying flats are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Conservation. and Flood Mitigation
The calamitous flood that recently occurred in Queanbeyan, Wagga, and Goulburn, Causing loss of life, many homes, and much misery to hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods. Risk at Hay—fall at Narrandera
During the last few days the Murrumbidgee River has returned to more normal conditions from Wagga upstream, and at Gundagai the level is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. Approaching Hay. Dissidents Warned
The quantity of debris floating down stream is the only indication that a flood is within a few days of play. The river is a present at least 15ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Conservation. and Flood Mitigation
The calamitous floods that recently occurred in Queanbeyan, Wagga, and Goulburn, causing loss of life, many homes, and much misery to hundreds…
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