The Biggest Floods
Looking back through the files of the “Pastoral Times” we find that the biggest flood ever recorded at Deniliquin was in 1870, when the maximum…
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Creeks in Flood Two Roads Covered
The flood in the creeks system beyond Deniliquin has now reached the peak stage, although the rivers are falling steadily…
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RIVERS and creeks affecting Deniliquin and district are falling, and the danger of further flooding along the Yanko, Colombo and Billabong…
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The Murray River flood waters have done considerable damage to the lower river road and settlers have been unable to get to Tocumwal with motor…
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Darling River reached a level of [?] Wentworth on Tuesday, and is [?] banks in a number of places [?]siderable amount of country is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Thunderstorm at Yackandandah
As the result of an electrical storm at Yackandandah on Thursday night, 95 points of rain was recorded; further falls up till and during yesterday…
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The Albury police were informed yesterday that the Kiewa river was above flood level at Tawonga, and was rising rapidly. This means that flood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Calm Before the Storm" Position on Western Front London
The German High Command communique said that on the Western front artillery on both sides was active yesterday, while there was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quiet Before the Storm on the Western Front Germans Ready to Launch Attack French Are Not Perturbed Surprise Enemy Thrusts Repulsed LONDON, October 9
The Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company states that a military expert interprets the lull on the Western Front as the quiet before the storm. He adds that despite the German concentration of troops at night to…
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Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Agriculture (chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Front. Allies Withstand Heavy Barrage. Rain Deluging Saar Region. LONDON
The official commentator on the Western front states that German, raids were particularly fierce, and preceded by a heavy barrage, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Force Evacuation; Hospital Threatened Adelaide
Rising at the rate of three inches a day, the Ral Ral Creek, a small tributary of the Murray River, is threatening to overflow its banks and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →River Flooding Receding Again
The flood in the Murray and Kiewa rivers has reached its peak and the water is receding again. The uncertainty of the weather and the quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reference to Unemployed Raises Storm in the Legislative Assembly SYDNEY
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Wade (U.C.P., Barwon), speaking during the estimates debate, said there had grown up in the last few years…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seeking Flood Relief Drainage Schemes Pending Secretary's Mistake
Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Minister for Agriculture:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Injured on Steamer Hit By Severe Storm New York. October 18
The liner President Harding which appealed for medical assistance for passengers and members of the crew who were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flooded Rhine Torrential Rain Falls PARIS, October 19
The Rhine was in high flood tonight and torrential rain held up operations on the greater part of the Western Front. The Germans are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hume Highway Flooded
Flood waters spread over parts of Hume highway after the heavy rain yesterday, and it was with difficulty that cars passed across the stretches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Expected at Wangaratta
Up till midday yesterday 1[?]5 points fell at Wangaratta, making the year’s record 416[?] points, as against previous full year record of 4133 in 1917…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →346 Points in Week-end Deluge Minor Floodings In The Town
An unceasing downpour of rain lasting about 12 hours, from early on Saturday night until about 9.30 o’clock on Sunday morning,…
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