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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

170 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9

Flood Damage

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Kilpatrick asked the Premier whether he was aware that great damage had been caused by…

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The Flood the Edward Overflowing Many Houses Vacated North Deniliquin Position Serious

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 2

The Edward has steadily risen during the week, and each day as the water have spread the position at North Deniliquin has become more…

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Show Grounds and Courthouse Wanted for Flooded-out Residents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Monday night it was decided to apply to the P and A. Society and to the authorities in Sydney for the use of the show…

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Wakool News Monday Flood Waters-cause Anxiety

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

Graziers on water [?]ontages are having an anxious time with the floods Sheep have been shifted out to high ground without loss, although some of…

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Flood News Information From Various Quarters

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 2

All importance of Wagga and district men, called by the Mayor of Wagga (Ald. E. E. Collins), and designed to seek measures for the prevention,…

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Terrific Gale on N.S.W. Coast Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

A torrential downpour, and vlo[?] gales swept the coast last night and this morning. At Sydney 333 points of rain were recorded in 16 hours. The…

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Violent Storm at Sydney Harbour Traffic Suspended. Five Inches of Rain. Great Damage in City and Suburbs. Two Lives Lost. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

Sydney was swept to-day, by the most violent storm since 1927. Two men lost their lives, while many were injured…

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The Gosford District. Apprehension of Floods. SYDNEY. Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 3

Considerable apprehension is felt among the residents of Tuggerah, Wyong, Gosford, and Woy Woy, as a result of flood waters rising. The…

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The Creeks District How the River Flood Is Affecting It

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

The Hoods are giving the creeks' country a very bad doing. On Thursday the Billabong was 15ft. at Jerilderie the highest record since 1891…

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Big Flood at Conargo. Rise of 2ft. 9in in One Day

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

The Postmaster at Hay informed us (from advice received from the P.M. at Deniliquin) on Monday, that on Sunday the Creek, at Conargo, which…

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The Murrumbidgee. Record Flood Height. River Now on Turn at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

The record height somewhere between 29[?] and 29ft [?] was reached by the river water during the early hours of this morning…

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Flood Waters in Wah Wah. First Time on Record

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Sides, of Arcadia, phoned us, yesterday, that the flood waters were flowing past Wah Wah. He had been there over forty years and…

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The Flood Water in Streets River Rises Very Slowly

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

A rise of seven inches in the Edward from Friday up to this morning seems to indicate that the top of the flood has almost been reached…

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Conargo Flooded Billabong Reaches Record Height

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

Reports from Conargo to-day indicate that, the Billabong has reached the highest level ever known. A tremendous volume of water rushed…

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The Flood. Waters Recede Rapidly

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 2

Had anyone suggested prior to last week that the country to the north-east, north and west of Berrigan would ever be [?]ooded [?] any…

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The Floods. All Creeks Receding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 2

The Billabong Creek reached its peak level on Friday last, when it was 15ft. 6½ins. on the Albion bridge gauge. This was several…

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Best Photos of the Flood MILLERS

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 2

Are offering 12/6 for the Best Snapshot of the Flood, and 7/6 as a Consolation Prize. Competition free to all amateur photographers,…

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The Sydney Storms. Sydney, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

It will be impossible to estimate, the damage caused by the storm for several days, but heavy rain and gales are likely to continue for the time…

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Sydney Cyclone Sxi Killed; Damage, £250,000

The Independent · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 4

A Sydney message on Tuesday stated that at least £250,000 worth of damage was caused in Sydney and suburbs, by the gale which, although on…

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Edward River Reaches Peak at 29Ft. Pt. 5 Moulamein Fearful of Affects of Flood in Billabong Residents Request Special Train Be in Readiness to Remove Them

The Independent · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

With little increase in the height of the Edward river at Deni liquin this week it is now thought that the river is at its peak, and Within a few more days should be on the decline. Yesterday morning the gauge showed 29.5, no rise or fall being recorded in the last 24 hours. The Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers, According to official reports, have been falling this week…

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