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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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Forty Years Ago. History of lie '91 Flood. (From our Files of 1891). (Continued frees Last Issue). the Story of Edward Battle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 2

I started in charge of the boat, the others with me being Messrs. Cunningham and J. Barns. We left here at 5.30 Saturday, arrived at…

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Pastures Protection Board Monthly Meeting Donation To Flood Warning Association Work on Lake Albert Reserve

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board was held yesterday, the president (Director T. W. Dunu) presiding, Others presents…

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Lockhart Shire Monthly Council Meeting £25Oo Damage by Flood

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Lock-hart Shire Council was held on Tuesday Present were Councillors H. J. Hazelwood (president), C Condon, J…

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Flood Warning Association

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 4

A meeting of the Wagga Flood Warnning Association will be held at the Town Hall at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The principal business will…

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The Recent Flood Hard for Dairymen

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 12

The dairymen maintaining the town's milk supplies were generally hard hit as a result of the recent floods. Their properties are chiefly…

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Mitchell Shire The Flood Damage Application for Grant of £2,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 7

Mitchell Shire Council met on Tuesday, the President (Cr. G. Lindon), and Crs. G. L. McNickle, F. W. Richardson, J. H. Cameron, E…

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Forty Years Ago. History of the '91 Flood. (From our Files of 1891). (Continued from Last Issue). Surveying the Damage

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

Friday, July 3.—The damage done by the flood is new becoming more evident, and a mere cursory glance at the surroundings will show that…

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Flood Damage In Urana Shire. the Engineer's Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 3

The Engineer (Mr H. H. Lauder) reported at the last meeting of the Tirana Shire, Council, on Tuesday, July 14, on the flood damages, as…

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Flood Damage Tumut Shire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 6

The Shire Engineer, Mr. C. W. Williams, has courteously supplied us with the following information from his report to the Council on the flood…

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Flood at Euston Large Area Covered Euston

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 2

The town was in a serious position to-day as a result of flood waters which have now covered a wide area. Some houses are already flooded. Sand…

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Commission to Council Flooding of Whitton Stock Route. "Wasting Its Officers' Time"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 1

At the June meeting of Willimbong Shire Council a complaint was made about, the flooding of a part of the Whitton…

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Storm in Poland Eighteen Killed; 300 Injured Thousand Homes Demolished Warsaw

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 4

Eighteen persons were killed and 300 injured, 1000 homes demolished, buildings blown down, and trees up rooted and thrown hundreds of yards, in a terrific storm which devastated…

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The Flood Waters

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 2

On Saturday and Sunday last the Municipal Council's maintenance man (Mr. C. Collins) and many volunteer workers were kept busy building an…

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King Flood

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 6

Trot out your buggies and your pairs; Trot out your saddle hacks, And leave your motors in the shed, For I must have your tracks…

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Murrumbidgee River Gundaigai Flood Warning Association Details As to River Heights Increased Discharge from Burrinjuck (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 6

Sir.—Certain criticism has been levelled at the Gundagai Flood Warning Association for its advocacy of increased discharge from Burrinjuck and…

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Flooding of Whitton Stock Route "Wasting Its Officers' Time"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 3

At the June meeting of Willimbeng Shire Council a complaint was made about the flooding of a part of the Whitton stock route adjacent to the…

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Forty Years Ago. History of the '91 Flood. (From our Files of 1891). (Continued from Last Issue). Magisterial Enquiry

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 2

Friday, July 3.—Mr. William Matchett, J.P., a magisterial enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the drawing of the late…

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Flood Warning Association Wagga Branch Meeting Important Resolutions Agreed To

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 5

The first meeting since the recent conference at Wagga of the Wagga branch of the Gundagai Flood Warning Association was held at the Town…

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The Recent Flood Sea of Water at Hay

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 2

In the matter of the control of waters in the Murrumbidgee River the difficulties are great when the rights of people over about 300…

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Flood Damage Employment of Labor Labor Party Protest

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 July 1931 · page 3

At the Municipal Council meeting on Thursday night a letter was read from Mr. Lyn Regan, secretary of the Wagga branch of the A.L.P. (Lang…

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