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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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District News Storm at Mathoura 104 Points of Rain Recorded Mathoura

The Independent · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

The long expected change in the weather came with a heavy storm, which broke over the town at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday. The rain came…

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Another Thunderstorm

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 2

A further thunderstorm fell last night in Melbourne, 25 points being recorded, in addition to the previous day…

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Friday's Storm. Severe Windstorm and Rain South of Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

The dust-storm which was raging at Hay on Friday when we went to press, continued till sundown, when the wind dropped, and the great bank…

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Storm Causes Damage

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 3

At Corobimilla on Friday afternoon there was apparently a cloud burst, for about five inches of rain were registered there. Rain fell in…

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Storm at Hillston

The Independent · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

Although the recent heavy, rain is as uncstimable been to the which community, considerable damage was occasioned by the extraordinary heavy…

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Flood Rains in Eastern Riverina Junee and Ganmain Flooded. Trains Held Up. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

Torrential rains fell in eastern Riverina, last night. Wash-aways occurred in many places and the town of Ganmain was flooded…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 3

A heavy thunderstorm passed over Walla Walla at noon on Friday last. Hall stones as large as marbles fell, doing damage to orchards. In an…

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Lower Murrumbidgee Flood Waters Proposals Submitted to Water Conservation Officals Representative Gathering of Parties Interested

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 2

On Saturday, last one of the most representative and enthusiastic meetings ever held in Balranald took place at the Stock Bord Office, Balranald, in connection willi the disposal of the flood waters of the Murrumibidgee River to the advantage of landholders on the river frontage…

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Our Waste Flood Waters

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 2

Owing to our light rainfall, the absence of sufficient moisture is the greatest drawback to the success of the important grazing and mixed farming…

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Heavy Rain at Narandera

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 3

Heavy rain fell at Narandera on Thursday afternoon, commencing about 2.30 and continuing for three-quarters of an hour. During this time…

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Heavy Rain and Damage in Other. Parts. The Broken Hill Train Service Interrupted

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

Our Ivanhoe correspondent wired on Saturday: General rain, extending from Wilcannia to Broken Hill, Menindie and Clare, and averaging…

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No Flood Danger Yet

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 3

Messages from Gundagai Indicate that rain in the Burrlojuck area has not been so heavy as in other districts of tho south-west. A heavy storm…

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Telegrams Widespread Floods. Many Towns Suffer. Big Washaway on Main Western Line

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 3

Floods continue in many parts of the State. The river at Copmanhurst was 38 feet 6 inches late last night, and rising at a fast rate. At…

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Flood at Junee. Narrow Escapes. Interrupted Railway Connection

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 3

Torrential rain inundated Junee at an early hour on Thursday night, and a message at midnight stated that the downpour was then unabated…

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Flood Rumers An Official Warning

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

There were wild rumors afloat on Saturday-night concerning the prospects of heavy rain and devastating floods at Deniliquin…

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Rain and Floods

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

The rains of last week were responsible for unprecedented floods, and for the complete disorganisation of the southern and…

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Floods in N.S. Wales Great Tracts Inundated

The Independent · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

Rain of unprecedented intensity has caused serious floods in Riverina (says the "S.M. Herald," of February 18). Several towns have been inundated…

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The Recent Rainstorms the Receding Floods. The Latest Particulars

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

Excepting on the Bogan, where the town of Nyngan is partly submerged, the flooded rivers are all falling. Enormous damage has been done…

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The Toll of the Flood the Latest Particulars. The Waters Receding. Three More Fatalities

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The washaways on the main southern line were all repaired on Monday night, and traffic could pass on under normal conditions. The wash-away…

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Latest Telegrams the Floods Abating at Nyngan. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

The flood waters were stationary at Nyngan on Saturday, and the worst was believed to be past. About 50 houses were stili surrounded. Many…

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