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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Storm Near Albury. Street Impassable. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

A terrific rainstorm passed over Lavington, three miles north of Albury, last night. Five inches of rain were registered in a few minutes. All…

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Tress Blown Down Steel Telegraph Poles Bent, Storm at Wangaratta Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

The suitry conditions of the last few days culminated in a there storm about 7.15 last evening when for a time there was a sharp downpour…

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Flood Waters Question Engineer to Visit Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 6

The Hon, R. T. Ball M.L.A., has arranged for an engineer of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission to visit Corowa and the…

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Floods at Upper Murray Walwa, Upper Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I hope you will excuse me for not writing for such a long time. The flooding of the Murray River caused much anxiety to farmers…

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Assistance to Settlers Floods and Pests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) informed Mr. Kilpatrick (Wagga) in the Legislative Assembly that he would take up the question of assistance to…

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Home Shire Council Flood Relief Grant £15,000 to Be Asked for

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 38

At a special meeting of the Hume Shire Council on Friday, it was decided to apply to the Government for a grant of £15,000 to repair the shire’s roads…

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Floods at Young Portion of Town Submerged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

During an electrical storm of almost unprecedented violence at Young on Wednesday, Mr. W. C. Ellerman, a prominent stock and station agent, and…

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Cloud Burst at Jindera Residents Driven From Albury Streets Flooded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Following a cloud burst over Lavington and the hills three miles northwest of Albury at 6 o’clock on Tuesday evening, floods, the like of which…

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Flood Damage in Albury Officers’ Reports to Council

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

At Wednesday: evening’s meeting of the Albury Municipal Council officers reports for the preceding fortnight were received…

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Safeguarding Against Floods

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Phenomenal rainfall during the past six weeks caused enormous and inconvenience in Albury district. Albury, fortunately escaped…

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Creeks in Flood

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

The district creeks maintain their [?] state and there are no reports yet of any of them falling (states Jerilderie ‘Herald’). The Billabong at…

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Storms Now Abating But Rivers Still high No Serious Floods Likely Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 5

Widespread rain fell in the northern and north-eastern sections of N.S.W. to-day with [?] falls in southern border districts At [?] river…

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Bulk Store Unrooted Trees Uprooted; Fences Damaged Cyclone in Queensland Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 5

A severe cyclonic storm caused property damages in Thargomindah district south-west Queensland to-day The wind partly unroofed Barrow’s…

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Albury District Pastures Record Rainfall Causes Serious Floods

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 7

At yesterday meeting of the Albury Pastures Protection Board Mr. J. G. Johnston stock inspector. reported that since the last meeting the…

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Above Flood Waters Man Perched on Narrow Beam Charge of Drunkenness Follows

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a man allegedly hopelessly drunk, was seen astride a narrow. beam under the decking of Union bridge, about 10 feet above the…

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Yackandandah Roads Floods Cause Costly Damage Thousands of Pounds Involved

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 5

The report tabled by the engineer (Mr. A. Smalley) at the monthly meeting of Yackandandah Shire on Friday detailed…

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Yackandandah Council. Flood Damage Discussed Government Asked for Aid

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 5

Present at the meeting of Yackandandah Shire Council on Friday were Councillors H. Hodgson (President), J. Jamison, A. Woodside, G. Burridge,…

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Murray at Peak 14ft, 11ins. on Saturday Market Garden Flooded

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 3

When a large volume of flood water passed down the Kiewn river on Friday night the Murray at Albury reached it peak…

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Storms Studied During Air Race. Valuable Discoveries

The Independent · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 3

Remarkable features of the last stages of the Centenary Air Race have been disclosed in the results of a research on thunderstorms, which…

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