Flood Grants
Owing to the severity and serious nature of the floods at Wentworth the Government has granted £950 for relief works, in addition to £60 spent in…
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Flood Damage. Government Aid Sought
At the meeting of the Berrigan Shire Council on Monday last the engineer (Mr H. W. Thomas) reported as follows :—“Serious damage to the…
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During a storm at Wollongong Mrs. Mary M'Ilwraith (59), of Wolnoona, was drowned while endeavouring to cross Cabbage Tree Greek in a sulky. The…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Damming the Flood
Using all his eloquence, the experienced salesman had been displaying his stock to the lady customer. Green, purple and pink velvet, muslin, and cloth had he…
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Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my second letter to the "Banner." I am pleased with the names you gave me, for the kittens. We are getting a taste of summer now…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Billabong Floods. Little Billabong
Dear Uncle Jeff.—We have had a few fine days here lately, after having such a lot of rain. The crops are very backward this year. There is good grass about here…
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Settlers on the batiks of the River Murray have made representations to the Victorian and Now South Wales Governments urging that steps should…
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An exceptionally heavy rain storm passed over Tocumwal at about 1 o'clock on Monday afternoon and 42 points were registered…
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A violent storm struck Pittsworth, Queensland, yesterday. Crops were destroyed and buildings unroofed…
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Dear Uncle Jeff,-It is a good while since I last wrote a letter to you. The hay crops are ready to cut, and I suppose next month the farmers will all be…
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Dear Uncle Jeff,-I have not written to you for a very long time. I am very sorry to say that Mary Loftus' brother is missing. Some of the farmers are making…
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Mr H. A. Hunt, Government Meteorolgist, has had prepared statistics showing the approximate times taken by flood waters or fresh[?]ets in…
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This episode of desert life in Morocco was told to the "Times" Morocean correspondent. "It was Mohammed el-Habib, who came…
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