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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

40 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Flooded North Coast Rising Rivers Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 1

A message from the North Coast says that as a result of the floods, the town of Murwillumbah is completely, cut off from the outside world,…

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The Floods

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

The flood waters in Queensland and on the north coast of N.S.W. are now receding. The danger has now passed…

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The Floods

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 7

Two men and a child have been drowned in the Brisbane floods, which are now rapidly falling. Hundreds of refugees are returning to their…

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Disastrous Floods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

At least six white people and about 260 Indians, who work on sugar estates, have lost their lives in the worst hurricane and floods in the history…

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Big Flood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 2

The flood at Gosford, when 12 inches of rain fell in a short time, was responsible for a great deal of uneasiness there yesterday. The flood…

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Queanbeyan Weir Flood Gates Not Warranted Would Not Helf Shift Silt and Sand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 1

Mr. W. W. Hedges, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, Sydney, dated 11th March,…

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Heavy Rain

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

Heavy and widespread rains have fallen in New South Wales. Floods are expected in the inland river districts…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message) Coastal Districts Flooded Danger Increases Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 1

Torrential rains continue to fall along the coast. Already many low-lying parts are under water. The danger is the more serious in…

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Floods in the North

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 6

Though hundreds of tomes are flooded, the position was easier at Maitland on Saturday afternoon, when the rain ceased. The river has…

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Flood Stories Disbelieved

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 2

During the course of the recent appeals against the Municipal Council’s assessments frequent reference was made to flood-water damage and a…

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Heavy Rain

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

A telegram from Temora to—day states that as the result of heavy rains the railway line there is under water. The Griffith train is tied up…

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Heavy Rain Town Flooded

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

After a dull, threatening morning, light rain began to fall here on "Wednesday afternoon, which increased in intensity at night, and continued…

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Heavy Rain Rivers Rise

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

The rain during the midweek was general throughout the-State, in some parts being so substantial as to cause misgiving as to floods…

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Solves a Recurring Problem Why Not a Flood-proof Fence?

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 3

Not least among the items of loss resulting from the floods which periodically lay waste many low-lying rural districts is that represented by damage…

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Flood Damage

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

The Durran Durra bridge was badly damaged during last week's rainfall; indeed, it is fortunate that it is still standing. Huge stones which had…

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Floods in the South

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a warning of flood in the far southern parts of the State…

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Flood at Wagga People Take Refuge in Showground Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 1

A message from Wagga this morning stated that dozens of people in low-lying centres spent a perilous night owing to the flood waters…

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Big Floods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 3

Serious floods have been renewed in the Riverina and south—western districts. Nearly 300 people had vacated their…

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Flood Devastation Thousands Homeless Wagga Citizenc' Plight Housed in Schools and Public Buildings SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

News of devastation from the flooded areas in various-parts of the State is still trickling through. Thousands of people are already homeless and many…

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Floods Continue Inland Towns Menaced SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 1

A message from Tocumwal states that three hundred men are engaged repairing an embankment which threatens to collapse at any moment. Should the…

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