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Floods & storms, 1931

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Flood Damage Extent in Wagga Mayor's Minute Police And Postal And Council Staffs Thanked Officers' Reports

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. E. E. Collins) has prepared the following minute, referring to the recent flood and its effect in Wagga, for presentation to the…

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Floods Don't Deter Abos. Camp on Canal Banks

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 2

Hanwood Aussie Rules Club provided a good afternoon's fun for the speactators on Sunday last, on the Griffith Rugby Oval. The big draw…

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Flood at Hay Unemployed Save Town

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 1

Embankments erected and maintained by the unemployed at Hay saved the town from Inundation. Flood waters covering practically…

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Australianities Floods in the Country

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 4

Once again the valleys of the Murray and its affluents, the Murrumbidgee, Tumut and other streams have been deluged during the past…

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London Wool Gales

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 3

Younghusband Limited have received the following cable from their London agents: "Wool sales opened to-day with a good attendance of…

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Record Storm Heavy Damage In Sydney 13 Inches at Gosford

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 12

Not for many years has Sydney been whipped and battered by a cyclone such as that which swept the metropolis all day Monday and…

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Flood Warning Association (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 2

Sir,—It is pleasing to note that it has been decided to form a branch or the Gundagai Flood Warning Association at Wagga, but it is equally…

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Flood Warning Wagga Association Formed Instructive Address by Mr. J. GARDINER Expert Tells of the Influence of the Tumut River, the Creeks and Tributaries on The Murrumbidgee

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 10

The keen interest, being taken by residents of Wagga and district lanaowners in the work of the Gundagai Flood Warning Association was shown on Wednesday morning, when a public meeting called by the Mayor (Ald. E. E. Collins) for the…

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Flood Damage Streets And Paths Scoured Officers' Report to Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 13

Although it will take some time for the whole of the damage caused by the recent flood to municipal works to be rectified, the Councills…

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Will Carters Notes Australianties Floods in the Country

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

Once again the valleys of the Murray, and its ecluents, the Murru[?]dgee, Turnut, and other streams have been deluged during the past month'…

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The Weather Cyclonic Storm Expected. Danger of Floods Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

"There is danger of further floods in the Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, and Murray Rivera," says the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares)…

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Golf Incident. Aroused a Storm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Norman Bassingthwaite won the golf championship by seven strokes on Saturday week at Junee, but an incident that occurred during his…

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Forty Years Ago. History of the '91 Flood. (From our Files of 1891)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

Friday, June 26.—One of the most sudden and disastrous floods ever seen in Gundagai came upon us yesterday and caught us unprepared…

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The Engineer's Report Assesses Flood Damage, £2500

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

The Engineer, Mr W. L. Hurd, presented a lengthy report set out on eleven pages of closely typed foolscap wherein he dealt exhaustively…

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Flood Damage. Yanco Shire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

Representation hag been made to the State government on behalf of Yanco Shire Council for an immediate grant of £1500 for the purpose…

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Floods at Oaklands

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Residents on the north side of the town are experiencing great difficulty in getting into Oakanlds, owing to the flooded nature of South…

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Flooded Lake Residents Threaten to Cut Dams

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 2

Messrs. Slade and Morrison, of the Water Conservation Department, visited Urana in connection with the flood water of Lake Urana, and interviewed…

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Flood Damage at Darlington Point

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 4

Although there is no authentic record here of floods before the bridge was built about 1906, some of the old residents claim that no previous…

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Flood Waters

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 2

During the week residents of North Hillston have been much concerned owing to the spread of flood waters, from the Lachlan River. Gradually…

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Culcairn Shire Town Water Service. Insurance Question. Flood Damage. Ratepayers' Aid Appreciated

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held on Monday Present were Councillors J. H. Balfour (president), E. M. Thomas…

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