Flood Protection
On the suggestion of Ald. A. A. Budd, Murwillumbah Municipal Council last night passed a resolution instructing the Clerk of Works (Mr…
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Floods & storms, 1939
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Councillor Drowned in Flood Waters
TAMWORTH, Wednesday:-Mr. John Kruse (51), a resident of Gunnedah district and a Councillor of Liverpool Plains Shire, was…
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From Sunday night till Tuesday night tie E.C Coy's staff -worked unceasingly to cope with the dam-age to their lines caused by gales…
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Considerable damage was caused by the cyclone last week at Cudgen. The corner of Mr. J. J. Quirk's residence received the full force of the…
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TEHERAN, Wednesday:—One hundred houses, 400 silk sheds and 54 shops, were destroyed, to-day in an unprecedented; snow storm at…
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The new high level bridge on the S tratheden road replaces a low level bridge which served the settlers for about 27 years. In times of heavy rain the old bridge was always submerged, sometimes for several days, and this held up the transport of cream and other farm products…
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Heavy rain in Lismore early on Saturday morning and further showers which fell intermittently throughout the day yielded 73 points in the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday:—Two women and an infant were drowned when a motor car was swept away in a flooded creek near Manildra late…
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Floods during the past two years have wrought such havoc at the Lismore High School farm that efforts will be made to secure…
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LONDON, Monday:—Liverpool police are investigating an alleged attempt early this morning to flood the Grand National…
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Following upon stormy conditions at the week-end heavy general rain set in in the Tweed district yesterday and…
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In the heaviest storm in the metropolitan area for two years, 880 points of rain was received at the suburb of Wynnum to-day…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazi Hegemony Reaches Towards Ukraine Storm troopers March Into Slovakia LONDON
EVENTS have moved swiftly to a grave crisis in Czechoslovakia. As the quarrel between the Slovaks and the Czechs reached open conflict German Storm Troopers occupied Vyskytna, in Czechoslovakia, while Hungarian…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday:—Further torrential rain last night and at frequent intervals throughout the day caused further serious flooding over…
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The heavy rain which has fallen at the top end of Cudgen Creek, together with the rough seas, has caused the creek to open again at the mouth…
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Heavy rain on Tuesday night and early yesterday morning was reported from centres in all parts of the Richmond and Brunswick…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday:—The races at Albion Park this afternoon were held under the worst conditions possible. Heavy rain…
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A BRISBANE, Thursday:—The Brisbane River at Murrumba was 18ft. 2in at 8.30 to-night and was rising three inches an hour. The water from…
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One man was drowned and many persons had to be evacuated in boats, and thousands of pounds worth of damage was…
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