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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Junee Council Storm Damage Government Grants £200

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Junee Council was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday night. Those present were, the Mayer, Alderman R. M…

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Illabo Shire Flood Damage Government Assistance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

The Illabo Shire Council monthly meeting was hold at the shire offices, Junee, on Saturday. The Local Government Department…

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Kyeamba Shire Council Meets Flood Damage Attention to Roads

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 8

The president, Councillor E. H. Hedditch, presided at yesterday's meeting of the Kyeamba Shire Council and others present were Councillors…

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Assessessing Storm Damage Amongst Tobacco Crops Grave Disaster to Industry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

Following upon the visit to the tobacco fields on Tumut Plains by Lieut.-Colonel Bruxuer, Minister for Local Government, to see first-hand…

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Plague of Grasshoppers Two Armies Meet at Thuddungra Like a Dust Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

The landholder has always something to contend with. When the heavy rains carpeted the earth with a thick and luscious growth of grass,…

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Churches and Immigration Stemming Flood of Foreigners

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

A visitor to Narandera during the week-end was Mr. R. S. Byrnes, Secretary of the Presbyterian Church Immigration Department and of the joint…

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Mitchell Shire Council Meeting Flood Damage Electricity Wanted

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Mitchell Shire Council was held yesterday, the president, Cr. E. T. Bartlett presiding. Other present were Councillors G…

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Dam Burst Californian Disaster Devastating Flood VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 1

LOS ANGELES reports that it is estimated that between 200 and 500 lives were lost in the breaking of St Francis's reservoir in San…

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Lockhart Shire Council Meeting Control of Gates Flood Damage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday. The president, Councillor George Jones, presided, and the other…

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Amazing Message Police Issue Flood Warning Old Information Used

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

Yesterday the Wagga police received advice from the Superintendent of Police at Albury to issue a warning to all persons living on low lying…

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Junee Storm Damage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

At the meeting of the Junee Municipal Council held last night the Southern Area Railway Commissioner, Mr. J. D. Reid, advised by letter that…

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Victim of Floods Man's Body Found WINDSOR

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 1

The body of an elderly man in decomposed condition was found floating in Ricaby Creek, Windsor, yesterday. The body was fully clothed, and…

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Victim of Floods Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

The body of an elderly man in a decomposed condition was found floating in Ricaby Creek at Windsor, on Tuesday. The body was fully clothed and…

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Flood Damage

Ariah Park News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 8

At the last meeting of the Bland Shire, the engineer reported as follows— On the Buddigower Beckom road about 60…

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Police Issue Flood Warning Old Information Used

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

On Monday the Narandera police received advice from the Superintendent of Police at Albury to issue a warning to all persons living on low lying…

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Flood Flotsam Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 1

It is a long way from Junee to Tooyal, yet a cask with the name Junee branded on it was washed in the recent floods at Junee a distance…

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Flood Flotsam

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 2

It is a long way from Junee to Tooyal, yet a cask with the name Junee branded on it was washed in the recent floods at Junee a distance…

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Storm at Harefield Houlaghan's Creek Flooded

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

What is described as the biggest storm that has been experienced at Harefleid this year occurred on Monday. The storm broke at about…

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Storm at Harefield Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 1

What is described as the biggest storm that has been experienced at…

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Flood Possibilities in North of State Mr. Mares's Prediction Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

Yesterday light to heavy rain was recorded generally, except in the far Western district and the North-east corner of the State. There were very…

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