Record Flood. Darling Sweeping Down. 400 People Marooned. Motor Boat to the Rescue. Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 2
The Inspector-General of Police has received a telegram from Inspector M'Intosh, of Bourke, stating that a record flood is coming down the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Floods in the Narrabri Dis[?] Damage Will Be [?] Narrabri, W[?]
The Daily Express · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 1
The flood which reache[?] on Saturday might has [?] although the river [?] not yet [?] confined to its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain at Lockhart. Dams Like Miniature Seas. Lockhart
Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 3
Stormy rain fell at Lockhart last night, a further 75 points being registered. The town water supply demand the common dam are filled to over…
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The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2
"H.N.T." writes to the "Junee Cross":—Wednesday of last week was the anniversary of the big flood at Gundagai which completely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railways and Floods Traffic Norman Again SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 1
The Railway Department states that the traffic is almost normal again…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coolac Flood. a Black Wall of Water
The Daily Express · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 3
Mr. A. Pettitt, head railway ganger at Coolac relates, In the “Tumut Advocate” how he flood came down — “Before midnight on Sunday i heard…
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Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2
It was not until towards the end of last week that our daily contemporaries lt sate in announcing that the drought had definitely broken. They had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood-damaged Lines Traffic Nearly Normal. Sydney
The Daily Express · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 8
The Railway Commissioners report railway traffic is now almost normal on the various lines recently damaged by [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Plucky Doctor. Swims Flooded River to Attend a Patient
The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 4
A plucky feat was performed by Dr. Noel Docker, of Coonabarabran, last Saturday night. Dr. Docker received an urgent call…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Relief Measures for Flood Sufferers Sydney
The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 1
The Chief Secretary stated to-day be had made available £100 for relief of the homeless at Gilgandra rendered destitute through floods. In…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Years of Struggle. Drought, Flood. Official Embargoes
Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 4
A [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Darling Rising. Flood Feared at Bourke. Crisis Approaching. Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 4
The River Darling this morning at Bourke reached 37 feet 1 inch, and continued to rise. The officials at the weather bureau…
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The Daily Express · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 1
The Chief Secretary, through the police headquarters, has despatched social blankets and tents [?] to-day to Bourke, wears the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods at Bourke. Town an Island. Waters Reach Danger Point. Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 3
Messages from Bourke state that anxiety exists as to how high the water of the river Darling will rise. The three-mile billabong water is…
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The Daily Express · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 4
The Darling River in gradually rising to the [?]90 flood level. Tho town has been reached so far, but an xicly exists as to how much the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Church Flooded
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 2
The river at Bourke reached its greatest height yesterday. The Catholic Church was surrounded by water yesterday, and service was held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Subsiding No Further Damage Expected Sydney
The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 1
Advices received from the railway [?] at Bourke are [?] There is no [?]hood of further damage as far…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race for the Cup. Gales Cause Postponement. Both Boats Ready. New York
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2
Thunderstorms on Friday night, followed by a thirty-knot gale, caused the yacht race to be postponed yesterday though both boats were ready…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Floods Heavy Stock Losses
The Daily Express · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4
Reports from the far north-west still tell of large stations s[?]l under water and of losses of stock. A north-western stockowner said a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Cargelligo. Filled by Flood Waters
The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 8
Lake Cargelligo, after having almost dried, is now filling rapidly from the Laohlan River, and should, if the river maintains a…
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