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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

64 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

Flooded Queanbeyan

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 3

The flood just prior to the final rise which reached the bridge decking. Cottages in Trinculo Place. Two men were rescued from the top windows after being marooned all night…

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Scene of Desolation. Headstones and Graves Damaged by Flood Waters

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night, Ald. Freebody said the scene at the local cemeteries baffled description;…

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Queanbeyan - Canberra Advocate. Incorporating the "Queanbeyan Leader." Thursday, June 4, 1925. Relief for Flood Sufferers. Council Votes £50

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

The question of voting money to assist sufferers from the late flood was brought up at the Council meeting the other…

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Flood Waters Narrandera Safe

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 2

A Wagga message states that the flood waters reached a maximum height of 27 feet at Narrandera yesterday, and…

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How Queanbeyan Fared in the Flood Last Week

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 4

The flood just prior to the final rise which reached the bridge decking. Sacagio's boarding house and store in McQuoid street, with the damaged approach to the main Bridge in the foreground More cottages in Trinculo Place, below the Queanbeyan Bridge…

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Shire Roads Acting-engineer's Report Flood Damage Estimated at Over £12,000

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

The acting-engineer (Mr. P. B. Taylor) reported at yeBterday's meeting of the Shire Council as follows:— The recent floods have caused…

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The Floods Settler Ruined

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

Mr. P. McGrath, of Bendoura, had particularly bad time during the flood. The water invaded his house on Tuesday afternoon, when it was…

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Bricklayer and Fowls. "Flood Hero" Charged With False Pretences

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

James Alfred Hyland, alias Keane, 32, a bricklayer, was committed for trial from the Central Police Court yesterday…

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Flood Damage

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

The acting-Shire engineer's estimate that the damage to the roads and bridges in the Shire as the result of the floods amounts to…

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Dance & Euchre Party for Flood Relief Fund

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

It has been decided to hold a dance and euchre party in the Triumph Hall, on Friday evening, 26th June. Funds to be handed to the Flood Relief…

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Flood Relief Fund

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

Sir,-A paragraph appeared in your last issue re the above. Might I state the committee meet at the Council Chambers on Monday next at 7.30 and…

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In the Wake of the Flood

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

The commandeering of property lost in the recent flood has been all too common, both in Queanbeyan and Canberra. This has inspired a…

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Flood Relief

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

According to the Lord Mayor (Ald. Stokes), who returned to Sydney on Monday night, the Labor party will see that adequate assistance will be…

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Aftermath of the Flood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

Moruya is slowly recoving from the effects of the disastrous flood (says the "Examiner"). The sufferers, with true Australian grit, are facing the…

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Flooding at Canberra Safeguards in Plans

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

Safeguards against floods, embraced in the plans of the Federal capital at Canberra, were explained by Mr. J. A. Smith, one of the adjudicators…

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Dance at Hotel Canberra £137 for Flood Relief Fund

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

The Hotel "Canberra" was a blaze of light and color, on Wednesday evening when its first large dance was, held…

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Flood Relief Committee

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

A meeting of the Queanbeyan Flood Relief Committee was held last night at the Council Chambers, the members present being the Mayor,…

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Flood Damage at Canberra

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 4

Can the Minister inform the House of the exact nature and extent of the damage caused by the recent flood at Canberra? This question was…

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Boro Creek Bridge Repairing Flood Damage a £1400 Job

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 2

The Shire engineer (Mr. L. M. Ord) in a report to the Mulwarree Shire Council on Wednesday, dealing with flood damage, stated that the Boro…

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The Floods

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

The torrential rains of the last few days have culminated in floods. These will probably be more severe than those of a fortnight ago. The…

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