Insurance Officer Flood-Bound
An officer from the Government Insurance Office in Sydney had made two attempts to come to Deniliquin to inspect…
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Electricity Staff Acted Quickly In Flood Emergency
The process of removal of electrical equipment in threatened areas throughout the supply district was proceeded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farm Finance, Flood Distress Aid For The Asking
âFarm finance is now available for the asking,â declared Agronomist Don E. Wallin, of the M.I.A. Agricultural Service, in drawing attention to the help now being made available to farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Urged to make North Flood-Free, NOW
âThe scheme involves an expenditure of thousands [?]Eâs, and is not one in which a hasty decision can be [?] Ald. H. G. Campbell said on Wednesday night [?]owing a motion by Ald. S. Baker concerning flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flying Club Pilots Saw Flood Over Wide Area
Last week-end was a very busy one for the Deniliquin Flying Club when hundreds of square miles of flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Relief for Those “Facing Financial Hardship”
Mr. A. Dalziel, of the Social Welfare Department, Sydney, visited Deniliquin last week-end to inspect flood damage in the area. He said the Flood Relief Scheme does not provide for payment of compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ground Too Wet For Flood Work
Glutinous mud frustrated all attempts to commence pumping water out from behind levee banks in the Operation Clean-up programme at North Deniliquin during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Food Bill “Surprisingly Low”
Accounts presented at the meeting of the Flood Relief Catering Committee on Friday totalled a surprisingly low…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Stock From Flood Areas
Stock are continuing to pour into the Mathoura district from flooded areas for temporary agistment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“Investigate Deniliquin’s Flood Flow” Deputation Will Urge
IMMEDIATE overall investigation and report on flood flow through Deniliquin and proposed mitigation works, including the stream bed of the Edward River, Brick Kiln Creek mi the lagoon, will be urged by a deputation from Deniliquin when it waits on the Minister for Public Works and Local Government in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Children Aid Flood Fund
Pupils of Class 5A of the Deniliquin Public School last week gave a lesson in practical civics when they made a donation of £3/8/0 to the mayorâs flood-appeal. When they made the donation it brought the total…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →M.V.D.L. Secretary Inspects Local Flood Damage
Mr. G. V. Lawrence, organising secretary of the Murray Valley Development League, was in Deniliquin on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Damage To Pastures Was Considerabl[?]
Damage by Flooding [?] types of pastures in his[?]trict was considerat[?] F. Keely. Deniliquin[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worst Flood in History
Reports are coming in to this office that the 1956 flood reached country that has never been flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Million Acres Under Flood
One third of the 3,000,000 acres of land in the Shire of Conargo, Murray and Windouran, were inundated by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Workers Injured
Three men received injuries over the week-end while engaged on work in the flood stricken areas of Barong and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mathoura News . . Works to Prevent Summer Flooding of Forests
Works recommended by engineers to prevent summer flooding of the Millewa State Forest will be constructed as early as practicable, Minister for Conservation, the Hon. E. Wetherall, has advised the Mathoura…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Put Settlers Back 3 to 4 years
Worst feature of the flood in the opinion of Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A. is the damage to individual farms and gardens particularly in the Barham, Wakool and Tullakool districts, where many settlers have been set…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15M Damage in 3 Holland Floods
Total damage estimated at £150,000,000 [?]ed in Holland during the disastrous floods of 1953, deVries told Deniliquin Rotary Club when he was [?]ker for the evening at a recent club dinner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reconstruction After the Floods
The Murray Valley Development League has invited Chambers of Commerce to be represented at its Meeting of…
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