Grant for Flood Repairs
The Department of Public Works has offered Kearsley Shire Council an additional grant of 60 per cent of the cost of…
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Floods & storms, 1950
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Wagga Awaits Flood Maximum River Covers Large Section Of The City
WAGGA, Friday.—Flood wafers in the Murrumbidgee River reached 29 feet during the night, and it is generally thought that the maximum will be reached on Saturday, when a great volume of flood comes dawn from the…
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The Department of Public Works has offered Kearsley Shire Council an additional grant of 50 per cent, of the…
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SINGLETON, Sat. — Patrick Plains Shire Council decided to submit a motion to the shires conference that section 213 of…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—After rising last night to 33 feet 3 inches—exceeding the 1925 record level—the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga dropped again to 33 feet. The police, while warning that the river may rise again…
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SYDNEY, Thursday —Several districts along the Murrumbidgee River are threatened by the floodwaters which swamped Wagga…
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The Murrumbidgee River early last night broke its banks at Narrandera. Narrandera police said water was in the backyards of homes in the southern end of the town…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Ships off the North Queensland coast have been warned of a floating mine and a cyclone, which is…
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NEW YORK, March 28.— Cyclonic spring storms, which have raged throughout the United States for the past two days,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone Approaching Queensland Coast. Shipping Warned of Mine. Brisbane
Ships off the North Queensland coast have been warned of a floating mine and a cyclone which is sweeping towards the coast. The mine was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrandera Homes Submerged. Leeton and Hay Preparing for Flood Sydney
While Wagga is "mopping up," flood waters racing down the Murrumbidgee have swamped Narrandera. About 70 houses are already…
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Narrandera (population 4200) yesterday and last night was an island in the flood waters of the Murrumbidgee River…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — While Wagga Is “mopping up,” floodwaters racing down the Murrumbidgee have swamped…
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In spite of the fact that the Hunter River brake its banks on February 6 and flooded a large port 6f East Maitland, no departmental acknowledgment has been convoyed to Maitland City Council of any grant towards restoration…
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BRISBANE, Wed. — Northern Queensland towns have been warned to expect floods as the fifth cyclone on the east coast…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reclamation of Platt’s Channel Minister Says Closure Would Lessen Hunter Flood Risks
SYDNEY, Wednesday.âClosure of Plattâs Channel, in the Hunter River at Newcastle, would help flood waters to be cleared awayânot hinder themâand would not increase siltation or menace people living higher up the river, said…
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CANBERRA, Wed.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced that the Commonwealth Government would subsidise [?] for…
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N.S.W. FORECAST: General rain in the southern and central sections, particularly on the slopes and tablelands, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Land Exchange Bill Mr. Howarth Repeats Warning On River Floods
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The legislation to empower the Government to exchange land in Platt’s Channel, Newcastle, for property owned by the B.H.P. Company was advanced a further stage in the Legislative Assembly…
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A grant of £3030 towards the cost of repairing damage caused by floods last. June was accepted by Kearsley Shire Council at a meeting last…
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