Appalling Loss of Life in Tientsin Floods TIENTSIN, August 27
The Tientsin floods are subsiding. General Wang Keh Min, head of the Peiping Government, after a tour of the flood areas at Tientsin, said that…
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Flooding Near Corowa. Deputation From Redlands District
A deputation consisting of land-holders west of Redlands, interviewed the Coreen Shire Council to discuss the possibility of draining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Creek in Flood Big Rise Expected at Jerilderie
The Billabong Creek has been falling slowly during the past week and yesterday was running at a level of about lift. 4½ins. here, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threats of More Rain Augury of Bigger Floods
If further heavy rains fall in the catchment area of the River Murray within the next' few days, floods far greater in extent than those which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →0. and M. Final at Albury Unless Further Heavy Rain
Stating yesterday afternoon that the Yarrawonga-Wodonga final in the O. and M. League would be played on the Albury sports…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WALBUNDRIE Floods Receding
Local floodings of the past week have passed. This is the third time this year that the Billabong creek has overflowed between Walbundrie and…
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Wakool Council has applied [?] Government for £150 for flood [?]tion work at Moulamein…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Job Well Done Edward River Now 27ft. Flood Almost At Peak, But Likely To Remain High Some Homes Vacated
Attaining a level of 27ft. at lunch-time to-day, the Edward River flood at Deniliquin is not expected to get much worse than at present, although it is unlikely that any appreciable fall will be noticeable for some days. Much now depends on the quantity…
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For the last two or three days the Billabong has been running at the very high level of from 12ft. 9ins. to 12ft. 10ins., and yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The River. Flood At Its Height. Hay Gauge: 27ft. 3in
The Murrumbidgee, which made a sharp rise of 1ft. 11in. at Hay between 9 a.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. on Thursday, then began to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Reaches Peak Edward Stationary At 27ft. 1 in. For Three Days
Maintaining a level of 27ft. Iin. for the last three days, the flood in the Edward River at Deniliquin has reached its peak. Although the stream is moving rapidly and has spread slightly, the position in the flooded areas at North and South Deniliquin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Cyclone Causes 2500 Damage at Wagga Butter Factory
A mild cyclone which struck Wagga at 5.30 p.m. yesterday caused damage estimated at £500 at the Wagga butter factory, where roofing and piping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Passes Over Wagga
A cyclone at Wagga on Sunday afternoon caused damage estimated betes £400 and £500 at the butter factory of the Murrumbidgee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in the Creeks Yanko, Colombo and Billabong Affected
Blooding of the Lower Billabong Creek is subject to many influences and an accurate forecast of the behaviour of flood waters during the next few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?]Ocal Flood Receding Edward River 26ft. 6in
[?] remaining at its peak level of 27ft. lin. for four days, the Edward River commenced to fall at Deniliquin on Saturday, when the reading was 26ft. 10[?]n. To-day, a further fall to 26ft. 6in. was recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Creeks Flood Conditions Continue
The Billabong Creek has been falling steadily during the past week, and yesterday (Wednesday) was 11ft. 9ins. on the local gauge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driving in a Storm
People inside a sedan car are not exposed to danger during a thunderstorm on account of the “Faraday Cage” effect of the body and chassis,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May Cause Storm Treatment of the Unemployed Matter to Be Raised in Parliament Alleged Attitude of Mr. Mair SYDNEY
The treatment of unemployed workers from Kogarah electorate, who were sent to camp at Mt.. Keira last Monday and who returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Request for Levee Bank. to Protect Nth. Deniliquin From Floods
A scheme involving the construction of a levee bank to protect residences at North Deniliquin from flooding in the area from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shearing Delayed. Flood Difficulties
After a good run in July, shearers were checked by rains in August. Nearly two weeks were lost through rain in the Riverina and parts of the…
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