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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

425 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 22

Floods Past Peak on Saturday Night Crowds Watch Water's Progress WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

WAGGA escaped the flooding threatened by the rising last week of the waters of the Murrumbidgee. At one time there…

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Value of Flood Warnings

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 2

The very great value of the operations of the Gundagai Flood Warning Association was strikingly exemplified during the last few days when it was…

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Murrumbidgee River Falling Wagga Safely Past Flood Damage Peak on Saturday Night 28ft 9in Crowds Watch Water's Progress

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 2

Wagga escaped the flooding threatened by the rising last week of the waters of the Murrumbidgee River. At one time there appeared to be good grounds for fearing a serious inundation. The water in the dam at Burrinjuck was getting…

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Storms in England Woman Killed at Birmingham River Overflows at Cheltenham Many Homes Inundated London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

One person was killed and 10 were injured when a whirlwind struck Birmingham, uprooting hundreds of trees blowing down chimneys, and amassing…

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Appalling Disaster Excursion Steamer Founders 300 Believed Drowned Storm In Bay Of Biscay PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

The steamer St. Thilbert left Nantes with 500 passengers on board this morning bound for Noir Mourtiers. The vessel departed for Nantes in the…

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Flooded River Level 21ft, 6in at Narandera Big Area Under Water

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

The river, which had been running a banker for some days, and which had flooded a large area of country on the south side of the river with…

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The Flood. Highest Since 1925. Bridges and Fencing Swept Away

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

After many ups and downs in the river and creeks the water broke over the banks on Thursday night and Friday morning saw a flood on…

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Flood Time

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

It is becoming quite a common occurrence for the Brookong and other centres in the district to be in flood. Much inconvenience has been caused…

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A Flood Light

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 1

When talking of floods, in future you'll hear A tale that is told of a marooned engineer…

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The River Flood Waters Steadily Passing Fall Of Two And A Half Feet

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee River, reached its peak in the present flood on Saturday night, when it rose to 28 feet 9 inches at 10 o'clock, has been…

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Flood Waters at Y.A.H.S. Uroly Bridge Still High and Dry

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

Venturesome photographers are securing sortie beautiful pictures of the flood waters around the Yanco Agricultural High School. The…

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A Flood Year

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

Owing to the controlling influence of Burrinjuck Dam the danger of floods in the Murrumbidgee are greatly minimised and despite heavy rains…

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Murrumbidgee River Falling Wagga Safely Past Flood Danger

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

Wagga escape the flooding threatened by the rising last week of the waters of the Murrumbidgee River. At one time there appeared to be…

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The River in Flood 25ft. 7ins. at Narandera Yesterday Water Now Receding

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

The flood waters have slowly risen during the past few days, and yesterday the gauge at the river bridge registered 25ft. 7in., at which level they…

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Flood Prevention

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

The conference of representatives of public bodies interested in flood prevention, to be held at Wagga to-day at the instance of the Mayor…

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Fighting the Elements Dan and Jim Take a Hand an Epic of the Flood

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 3

It is refreshing in these days of insidious class distinction propaganda to be able to relate experiences which prove that the spirit of the…

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Wagga Fears Flood Want Burrinjuck Dam Emptied

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 5

The Mayor of Wagga (Ald. E. E. Collins), who returned from Sydney on Wednesday, said that while in Sydney he had conferred with Mr, H…

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Flooded River Level 24ft. Sin. at Narandera Big Area Under Water

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 3

The river, which had been running a banker, for some days, (stated the "Narandera Argus" on Tuesday last, and which had flooded a large area…

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Ganmurra News the Floods

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 4

[Owing to disorganisation of the mails, the appended report did not reach this office until Saturday last. It was written the previous Monday…

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Wodonga Off Heavy Rain on Thursday Night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 7

The Wodonga races, which were to have been postponed owing to the heavy rain on Thursday night and yesterday…

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