Another Flood. Following 370 Points of Rain
Berrigan experienced a very heavy rain storm in the early hours of Friday morning last. The rain just fell down in sheets, and in…
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WALBUNDRIE Big Floods
The biggest floods ever seen by the oldest residents were experienced about 10 miles north of Walbundrie. Over three inches of rain fell between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hotel Septic Tank Flooded
The shire health inspector (Mr. J. Esler), at the meeting of the Hume Shire Council yesterday, reported having made an inspection of the septic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lockhart Shire Council Monthly Meeting Flood Damage Repairs
The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday last. Present: Crs. J. J. Nolan (president), W. K. Day, J. W. Gooden,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coreen Shire Council Flood Damage Extensive Grant to Be Sought
The monthly meeting of the Coreen Shire Council was held at the Municipal Council Chambers on Monday last, when there were present:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Heavy Rain
Torrential rain fell in Albury last evening and early this morning. Showers commenced about 9-30. Shortly before 11 o’clock there was a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kai-Shek Tries For Knockout Blow Japanese Lines Crumbling Terrific Chinese Pressure Flood of Reinforcements Replaces Casualties Chungking April 24
Continuing their successful spring offensive against the Japanese, the Chinese forces after their victories on the Kiangsi front have reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Terrifying Experience Woman Saves Husband Two Children Drowned in Flooded Creek Parkes
A graphic description of how she saved her husband from drowning, but was unable to rescue her two children, was given by Mrs. Doris…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pilot’s Nightmare Experience in Storm Landed on Randwick Race-course Sydney
To fight for his life in a storm, which rose suddenly and lasted only a few minutes, was the experience of Len Caralon, of Randwick. late yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poland Storm Centre Pressure Probably There LONDON
The "Daily Telegraph" deduces from Hitler's speech, and the German Press attacks on Poland, that intensive German pressure will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Council Extending Electricity Service Troubles From Flooding
Present at last evening's meeting of Albury council were Aid. D. G. Padman (Mayor), Waugh, Oldfield, Robertson, Hake, Logan, Stanton, Bunton,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Severe Wind Storm in N.z. Extensive Damage Caused
Conslderable damage was done at Opotiki (New Zealand) by a fierce wind storm which swept the island on Monday night. The force of the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Streams Denuded of Fish Thousands Die After Floods Heavy Mortality in the Kiewa
Concern is felt by Albury and Border Fly. Fishers’ Association, that next angling season will be a very bad one for trout…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Floods
Elsewhere in our columna will be found an advertisement by the Corowa and District Flood Defence League, calling a public, meeting at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Clouds Lowering in the Kiewa Valley
A graphic picture of storm clouds in the hills along the Kiewa river. At the right Keighan’s bridge is seen, and it was at this spot that members of the Albury and Border Fly Fishers’ Association released 3000 yearling brown trout on Tuesday. Just after this picture was taken a heavy rainstorm deluged the countryside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Culcairn Shire Council Water Powers to County Council Flood Damage Relief Sought
At the monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council on Monday it was decided, after considerable debate to include the Culcairn Urban area with the remainder of the shire to be placed under the control of the Southern Riverina County Council for the purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Benalla Council Sued £18,000 Damages Claim Flooding of Properties
Considerable district interest is being taken in a claim against Benalla Shire Council for £18,000 damages, which was commenced before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Natives Drowned in New Guinea Floods Canberra
Four natives are dead, four injured, and three missing as a result of heavy floods in the Namie Creek, New Guinea. This advice was received…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Papua Nine Goldfields Employees Drowned ; Plant Damaged SYDNEY, Tuesday. 2 p.m
News reached Sydney to-day that recent floods had caused tremendous damage in the Bulolo river area of Papua. It is already known that nine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Floodings Meeting of Landholders Investigation to Be Sought
As a result of the heavy rain which fell early in the year, floodings occurred throughout the district similar to those of 1931 and the result is that thousands of acres have been rendered useless This has had a serious effect on many of the landholders…
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