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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Persian Gulf Storm. (Reuter Service) BOMBAY, October 27

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 1

The Karachi “Daily Gazette” learns from Bahrein that several buildings and mud huts were swept away in the cyclone on October 1. and…

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Battling Through Storms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 4

Road trials seem the order of the motor cycling day in South Africa. These trials are generally run over a circuit of none too good roads, and…

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Items of News Flood Grant Supplemented

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

The Department of Local Government has advised the Wagga Municipal Council that a further sum of £250 has been made available for the repair of…

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Persian Gulf Storm (Reuter Service) BOMBAY, October 30

The Daily Express · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 2

The latest news from Bahrcin confirms the reports that the cyclone in the Persian Gulf was exaggerated. Thirty-two divers were drowned and…

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Wagga Brick Supply Half Million Since Flood Demand for Big Jobs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 7

From one of the two Wagga brick yards 150,000 bricks have been delivered this month. The other yard has been making practically bride for…

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Severe Storms Sydney, Tuesday

The Daily Express · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 1

A Moree message states that during a storm on Sunday, Mr. [?] Pitmanis home at Garah was track by lighting and destroyed…

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Flooding Out Prohibition

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 2

"The Moderation League", says the "Times" (New York), "has made public the results of a survey in the Southern States, and prefaced its…

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An Atlantic Gale Liner's Rough Passage London. November 4

The Daily Express · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 2

The story of a terrific Atlantic gale, in which the huge Cunard liner Berengaria was tossed about like a cork, was told on arrival of…

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Flooding Out Prohibition (Published by Arrangement)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 1

"The Moderation League," says the "Times" (New York) has made public the results of a survey in the Southern States, and prefaced its…

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Local and General Flood Repairs

The Daily Express · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 2

Mitchell Shire Council has accepted the following tenders for works to absorb the balance of flood damage grants:—Wagga, Cross Roads road…

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Flood Damage. More Repairs

The Daily Express · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 4

On the recommendation of the Works Committee, the Wagga Municipal Council last night agreed to spend the £250 extra flood grant as…

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Charge and Counter Charge Politicians Descend to Gutter Standards Storm Follows Cornsacks Commission Mr. Dunn Violently Attacks Mr. Bavin SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 2

"The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bavin, did his best to villainously ruin me, politically and morally. Then, when the Royal Commission was appointed, he showed the yellow streak, and ran away from it." This was the…

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Heavy Rain General Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 1

Rains were recorded, practically over the whole of the State yesterday, being moderate to heavy, except on the North Coast, where the…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 4

Heavy rain commenced in sydney shortly after-noon to-day and it is still pouring at midnight. It is the heaviest rain recorded in Sydney for several…

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How's the Dam? Will the River Flood?

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 2

How's the dam? "and will the river flood? are things people are asking us, per 'phone to-day. Not likely! Take the last 24 hours'…

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Heavy Rain Thunderstorm at Wagga Good Deneral Falls

The Daily Express · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 2

Following upon the ra[?]p of [?] [?]sday afternoon and night there were a few showers yesterday at wagga which culminated in th[?]…

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Latest Forecast. More Heavy Rain. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 2

The following is the latest official weather forecast: Finer in the far west; unsettled elsewhere with further…

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An Inch an Hour Storm in Sydney Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 2

Last night a severe storm broke over the metropolitan area and nearly three inches of rain fell within three hours…

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Other Riverina Reports. No Likelihood of Flood. Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 5

Reports of up to two inches of rain have been received from many places in the Murrumbidgee catchment area, but there is no likelihood of a flood…

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Floods at Junee. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 5

The storm here yesterday was exceptionally heavy. Up to 9 o'clock this morning 215 points were registered at the post office. Portion of the…

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