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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

170 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 9

Flood at Swan Hill Causing Great Anxiety. Banks of Bags Being Built. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

The flood waters of the Murray are causing a good deal of apprehension at Swan Hill, where 100 men were engaged for 48 hours making…

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The Flood at Maude. Maude, Tuesday 14th

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

The river reached its peak here on Saturday, 11th. It was 4 inches higher than the 1917 flood, which was that year about the same as the 1891…

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Three Men in a Boat a Flood-time Experience. S.o.s. to the Police

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon, the Hay Police Station received an S.O.S., by telephone, advising them that three men had been capsized out of a boat and…

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Overland in Flood Time Mr. Clary Hill's Experience

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 3

This is a story concerning happenings a few miles out of Deniliquin—not in the Northern Territory of any such out-of-the-way place where similar…

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Flood Waters Where Do They Come From?

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

Despite the heavy floods in the Billabong, Yanko and Colombo Creeks, it is generally acknowledged that the greatest damage has been done in the…

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The Flood. Action at Jerilderie

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 4

The engineer (Mr H. w. Thomas) [?] the following comments at the [?] meeting of the Jerilderie [?] Council:—…

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Country Floods and City Newspapers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 3

That some supervision should be exercised over flood reports in city newspapers would appear to be apparent. During the last few weeks…

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The Floods Creeks Still Receding

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 3

The Billabong Creek, despite a slight rise on Tuesday evening was 12ft. 7ins. here yesterday (Wednesday)—just 3ft…

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Tragic Storm in Poland. Eighteen Killed; 300 Injured. Thousands of Homes Demolished. WARSAW

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 1

Eighteen were killed, 300 were injured, thousands of homes were demolished, buildings were blown down and trees uprooted in a terrific storm…

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Floods Cease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

The position of the floods on Wednesday at Deniliquin and Barham was practically unaltered, the height of the rivers being stationary. At…

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Lost in Flood Waters Half Dead Man Found Traveller's Shocking Ordeal

The Independent · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 1

Half dead from exposure and lack of nourishment, an elderly traveller named Alfred Cutts, was picked up from the flood waters on Caroonboon…

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The Floods in the Hillston District Damage to Roto Railway Line

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 1

Referring to the floods in the Lachlan, Thursday's "Hillston Spectator writes: "During the week residents of North Hillston have been…

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The Record Flood in the Murrumbidgee Some Interesting Figures for Future Reference Comparisons with Previous Big Rivers

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 2

Now that the river waters have definitely receded, it is interesting to record the height reached at Hay, and to compare it with the records of…

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Gundagai Flood Warning Association. Meeting of Wagga Branch. Interesting Letter From Mr. R. B. Ronald

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 July 1931 · page 4

The first meeting since the recent conference at Wagga of the Wagga branch of the Gundagai Flood Warning Association was held at the Town…

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Flood Waters in Berrigan and Wangamong Creeks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1931 · page 3

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. forwards the following letter from Mr H. H. Dare, Commissioner of the Water Conservation and Irrigation…

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Control of Flooded Creeks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 8

With reference to representations regarding the increased flow of waters in the Algudgerie and Berrigan Creeks, Water Conservation and Irrigation…

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Flood Damage of £4910

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 27

The deputation consisted of Councillors J. E. Jelbart, B. P. Bell, the shire engineer (Mr. S. F. Mudge). Cr…

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Drowned in Flood Man Washed Out of Jinker

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 12

All low-lying land around Mildura is flooded, the Murray River on Sunday being 4ft. above the critical stage, and rising. At Merbein George…

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Flood Waters at Mildura. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 3

Flood waters are causing anxiety at Mildura, and levee banks are being constructed round the power house and the pumping station…

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The Flood in the Lachlan

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 4

The flood in the Lachlan was causing some anxiety last week, and many were working hard to prevent the waters from encroaching upon the…

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