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Floods & storms, 1891

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Preparations for This Flood

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

At nearly all the principal business places where an irruption of the waters was feared, preparations were commenced early on sunday afternoon to provide against the…

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The Flood on

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

On Monday the town presented the appear[?]n[?] of being intersected with swiftly running rivers, the only dry land visible being the ridge running from the Hospital to the…

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Floods. Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 5

The river is 28ft. deep above summer level. A man aged 67 years, named Thomas M'Mahon, had a trying time whilst camped…

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Murrumbidgee Flood Levels. North Wagga

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 2

News was received at North Wagga early in the forenoon ou Sunday that a flood was expected, and on intelligence reaching the residents that the river was 35ft 6in above…

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The Flood at Wagga

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

A message from Wagga on Saturday states :-- For the second time in a period of six months Wagga has suffered a flood. In January last the…

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The Flood at Gundagai

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

THE S. M. Herald says :-- The boat which went to the rescue of the men who were in trees and surrounded by water on Kimo run, met with an…

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The Late Floods. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1891 · page 3

THE committee appointed at the public meeting yesterday to collect subscriptions reward the men who acted so bravely in saving life during the recent flood, met at…

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Mr.dibbs, M.l.a., and the Wagga Flood

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1891 · page 3

When Mr. Dibbs was leaving Wagga on Tuesday he kindly offered to help any cases of distress caused by the floods on Sunday. Mrs. Fitzhardinge wrote to him, as well as…

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flood Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1891 · page 3

IN accordance with advertisement, a meeting of aubsoribers to the old flood relief fund was held at the Australian Hotel yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of appointing new…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty when freeborn men. Having to advise the public, mayspeak free." [?]. Thursday, July 9, 1891. the Late Flood

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1891 · page 2

WHAT will nodoubt be hereafter known as the great flood of 1891 has come and gone with less disastrous consequences than might have been looked…

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The Recent Flood. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 2

SIR,—I beg contradict a statement which approved in your last issue, to the effect that, "After commoners assisting me in removing Mr. Thomas Broughton's stock out of the flood, I threatened to…

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The Late Flood

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 2

His Worship the Mayor received yesterday the following telegram and letter relative to the damage caused to the municipality by the late flood:—…

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Floods in Melbourne. [Br Telkgkaph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 2

Juat before midnight the floodwaters found their way into the West Melbourne gasworks, and pub out several fires, 'the weather ia still showery, and nearly two…

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Second: flood in Wagga, the Town Again Inundated

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 2

No sooner had the traces of the liavoc wrought by the great flood that camo down ou Wugga so rapidly a fortnight ago began to disappear, than the town has been visited…

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News of the Week. Another Flood

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 2

CERTAINLY the year 1891 will beat the record as that of a flood producer. We are no scorer clear of one than another comes, dealing destructions in its course. On Friday it was reported here that…

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FLOODS in MELBOURNE. Sunday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 5

Rain commenced to fall at one o'clock on Saturday morning, and continued unabated all Sunday. Four inches have been registered since Saturday…

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FLOOD at Wagga. Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 5

[?] here rose 5ft. since midnight, and has been running over the Bank at the Prince of Wales hotel into the main thoroughfare, Fitzmaurice street, since 10…

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Floods. Another Flood

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 5

IN January last the people of the town were held in terror by the threatening attitude of the reservoir, and on Sunday night of this week the fright was repeated and was a more…

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FLOOD at Gundagai. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 5

IT is still raining here. The Murrumbidgee river is 16ft., and rising fast. The Tumut and Yass rivers are reported to be up, and it is feared we are going to have another…

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Flood Outside the TOWN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 5

In McGowan's lane or Temora road just outside the town, the stream over flat creek was very wide—the widest which has been known yet. Messrs. C. Howell and S. H…

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