Baths Still “Flood-bound”
Albury Olympic pool would not be opened before Saturday at the earliest, the lessee (Mr H. Roxburgh) said yesterday. Water is…
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Flood Danger Passed
Flood danger in the Murray River has passed. The freight of the river at Union Bridge has been static since Sunday morning at…
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A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by light hail, passed over the border district yesterday afternoon, but caused no serious…
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As well as being the year in which Albury’s doily paper made its first impression, 1903 is also notable as being the centenary of Australia’s very first newspaper. On Saturday, March 5, 1803, appeared number one…
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A violent storm passed over the border districts early this morning. It was accompanied by heavy peals of thunder and sustained…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Central western N.S.W. towns were severely damaged by an electrical storm which struck this afternoon. Roofs were blown away and many buildings…
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Heavy rain, accompanied by blustery winds, has been general over the border district since Thursday evening…
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Uncertain weather yesterday forced most stallholders in Dean Square to move to the shelter of awnings on the opposite side. The footpath was cramped and trading of several…
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NEW YORK, Sun. : One of the worst autumn storms in history lashed New York and the States with snow, sleet and…
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WAGGA, San. : Although the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga rose rapidly to 22ft. today and will probably exceed 24ft. by…
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NEW YORK, Mon.: Thousands of people returned to their flood-soaked homes yesterday as the devastating two days’ storm died down. The storm, which swept…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Umpires today protested after Australian professional golf champion Norman von Nida had umpired a tennis…
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Thousands of acres of some of the best pasture land in Australia on both sides of the Murray are being lost or badly damaged through flooding of the Murray River flats for six months of the year. This disquieting state of affairs was disclosed in Albury last night…
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A meeting is being held at Tallangatta today of No. 1 regional council of the Murray Valley Development League. The…
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Without discussion, No. 1 Regional Committee of the Murray Valley Development League, at Tallangatta yesterday, instructed its organising secretary, Mr. G. V. Lawrence, to call a round-table conference to consider flooding of Murray River flats by the Hume Weir waters…
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SYDNEY Mon.: Heavy rain over north coast bushfire areas today has saved the situation Forestry Commission officers…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Mr. F. J. Cahill (Lab., Young) today appealed to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, for Government aid for farmers in the Young district, whose crops were…
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Temperatures are likely to rise again in the border district today after the cool spell. Forecast is for hot weather, with…
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Sir.—Barnawartha branch of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union brought forward the unnecessary flooding of the Murray…
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Secretary of Albury and Wodonga, Wholesale Milk Producers’ Association, Mr Roy Waite, yesterday received a reply from the…
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