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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1917

172 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 9

Murray River In Flood. the Highest on Record. Roadway at Barooga Inundated

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 2

Owing to the recent heavy rains there was a great rush of water in the Murray river on Sunday last, and the already swollen stream again…

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Deluge of Rain at Bright. Bright

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 46

From further reports to hand the damage throughout the shire by the floods of the last two days will run to thousands of pounds. Harrietville suffered severely in…

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Walbundrie Flooded by Billabong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 46

Intense excitement prevailed in the little township on Monday morning when it was evident that a record flood was coming down the Billabong. The first alarm…

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The Billabong in Flood. Culcairn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 46

The Billabong reached its highest stage for many years on Sunday afternoon. The heavy rainfall on Saturday and early Sunday morning, when 218 points fell,…

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The Floods. (Continued from page 10.) Yarrawonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 46

The Murray is still rising slowly, and has reached 29ft. above summer level. The approach on the New South Wales side of the bridge is submerged. Men were…

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Late Flood News. Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 45

The flood readied its maximum height yesterday evening. The waters commenced to flow across the embankment between here and Wahgunyah during the…

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Damage by Flood and Lightning Wangaratta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 46

The waters of the Ovens and King rivers have receded 12in. The June flood swept away a bridge at Edi, and a punt was established there. A large tree which…

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Greatest Flood on Record. Albury South Submerged Communication by Road with Victoria Cut Off. Several Bridges Swept Away

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 19

The continuous rain last week naturally had the effect, of causing a serious flood, in the Murray, especially since the river was already in Hood in the early part of…

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Serious Position at Corowa. a Record Flood. Considerable Damage. Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 19

There have been a number of washaways in the embankments, and traffic is partially suspended by the flood. The water is running almost parallel with the decking…

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Read About the Flood. Walbundrie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Our inspector was at our school last Thursday, and he was very nice. I read in the paper that there have bean terrible floods, especially about…

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River Murray in Flood

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

When word was received on Sunday evening last that the river at Albury had reached 16 feet 6 in. that evening, it was recognised that…

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The Floods. Anxiety on the Murray

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

The Murray river at Albury reached the highest point since 1867 on Sunday. Several hundred houses in Albury South are surrounded by…

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The Flooded Rivers. On the Murray

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

The Murray at Albury reached its greatest height at 2 a.m on Tuesday, when the gauge at the Union bridge registered 16 feet 10 inches over…

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Official Reports. Murray Flood Covers Gauge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 3

Advices received by the Victorian Water Commission confirm the serious reports in regard to the floods in all the northern rivers. At Yarrawonga the…

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The Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 3

Locally the flood waters reached their maximum height on Tuesday evening, when the gauge was officially reported to be 26ft. 6in. at 5.30 o' clock…

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Murray River in Flood Damage at Albury Cobram Suffers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 2

Following upon heavy rain last week the Murray at Albury overflowed and subinerged practically al the [?]outher desideration portion of the…

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The Flooded Rivers. Disastrous Flood at Deniliquin. a Great Part of the Town Submerged. Principal Streets Partly Under Water

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 2

The flood is the worst for 47 years. This morning the river was 31ft. 1½in., being only 3½ inches lower than the record of 1870…

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The Murray River Flood

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 1

The Murray river at Cobram has fallen six inches, and several back stretches are free of water, but the main streets are still inundated. A…

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The Weather and Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 2

Cold and showery weather has been experienced,during the past few days, but the rainfall has been very little. On Saturday morning the conditions looked…

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The Recent Floods. Walbundrie Residents Escape in the Night

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 3

The Walbundrie correspondent of the " Morning Mail" writes:-- The torrential rainfall which occurred on Saturday on the upper course of the…

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