Flood Peak Next Week -- 29ft. 6in. in the Crises Public Meeting Told
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1956 · page 1
A LEVEL OF 29FT. 6 INS. has been nominated by Ald. R. Prunster as the crises of the expected flood which should hit Deniliquin in about eight dayâs time. It will be at this height that levees will either be breached or break and residents can start preparing to evacuate their homes…
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The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 July 1956 · page 8
Police held up the [?] passenger service bus for hours at Rochester on [?] night due to the Camp[?]…
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Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1956 · page 6
Recent tours of country districts have revealed that there is a greater menace to safety on the roads than is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Retreating from Onslaught of Terrific Flood
The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1956 · page 1
WITHIN A FEW HOURS of noon today the whole of North Deniliquin, with the exception of a few small areas being specially held, will be under water. All plant has now been moved from North Deniliquin…
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The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 July 1956 · page 3
Mr. J. A. Atkinson, Machinery Inspector, New South Wales applicable to Agriculture, outlines the servicing required,…
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The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1956 · page 1
Although there were cases of stock stranded on islands and sandhills, so far no losses have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Super -- Human Effort Beat Flood in South Deni. “River Near Peak” Engineer
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1956 · page 1
TODAY THE EDWARD RIVER at the National Bridge reached 30ft. 9in. district engineer (Mr. Ian Bolton) reported, and he said it has now reached somewhere in the vicinity of its peak. There may he a slight rise of an…
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The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1956 · page 7
Sir Earle Page told the Country Party conference in Sydney that a National Commission should be established…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Deniliquin Flood Relief Appeal
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1956 · page 1
The Ladies Committee of the Deniliquin Flood Relief desire to convey their deep appreciation and thanks to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Battle to Save Railway line Wakool Floods
The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1956 · page 5
Volunteers from the Wakool district are working night and day to re-open the railway line so essential supplies of food and petrol can be brought into the isolated area…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sidelights on the Flood
The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1956 · page 1
âSO MUCH is owing by so many to so few,â Churchill said when speaking of the Battle of Britain…
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The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1956 · page 1
Vast quantities of water are pouring along the Edward River and Billabong Creek towards Moulamein and the town expects to face the peak of the biggest flood in its history next Tuesday…
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The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 July 1956 · page 8
Members of the Melody Makers Dance Band are making preparations to hold a dance in the Dramatic Club…
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The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 July 1956 · page 1
Present rate of fall in the Edward River at Deniliquin is about 6 inches a day, it was stated today by the district engineer W.C. and I.C., Mr. Ian Bolton, who reports that latest reading at the National Bridge gauge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Teachers Subscribe £70 To Mayor’s Flood Relief Appeal
The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 July 1956 · page 3
A cheque for £70 was presented to the mayor (Ald. J. P. Burchfield) on Friday afternoon by the District Inspector…
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The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 July 1956 · page 8
The C.S.I.R.O. hat told the Graziersâ Association of Southern Riverina that its rain-making experiments have not contributed to the Murrumbidgee-Murray floods…
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The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 July 1956 · page 2
Donations totalling £270 and gifts of foodstuffs were received by the Deniliquin Branch of the Red Cross…
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The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1956 · page 7
[?] the [?] of the record [?] at [?] quantities of were forwarded to the control centre in that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Reduce Floods MVDL Tour Will Show How
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1956 · page 6
At three significant points on the Murray Valley Development League's "Water Harvesting - Keyline" Tour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mathoura News Flood Country Sheep Here
The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 July 1956 · page 6
More than 10,000 sheep and 1,000 cattle from flooded properties in the Deniliquin district are on agistment in the Mathoura area. This was stated on Wednesday…
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