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Floods & storms, 1934

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Flood Prevention Height of Water in Burrinjuck Dam Conference Suggested

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 1

In answer to a letter from the Wagga Flood Warning Association, the secretary of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, Sydney…

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Terrific Storm Manly Drenched Flat Wall Collapses Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 1

A terrific rain storm again buret over Manly in the early hours of this morning, and the streets were soon flooded by the downpour…

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The Weather Thunderstorms

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1934 · page 2

Thunderstorms were experienced at Wagga and in various parts of the Wagga district yesterday. Shortly before one o'clock heavy rain fell at…

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Memories of the Gundagai ’52 FLOOD Early History of the Donohoes, of Hay When the Murrumbidgee Valley Was a Sea

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 November 1934 · page 6

The recent severe floods in the Murrumbidgee recall the great flood of 1852, when the valley of that river was converted into an inland sea for the best part of a week. Some 60 residents of the Gundagai district perished in that flood, and tremendous damage…

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Grong News Severe Storms

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 3

The thing we long for in our youth are often given us in our old age, when very likely we have no use for them. So apparently with the weather…

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Murrumbidgee Floods Landholders West of Wagga Hold Meeting of Protest

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 4

A meeting of landholders resident to the west of Wagga, with land affected by flood waters from the Murrumbidgee River, was held…

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Storm Damage To Crops Temora Farmers Appeal

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 6

A largely attended public meeting was held at Sebastopol on Tuesday to consider an application to the government for assistance to farmers…

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Murrumbidgee River Floods Conference Suggested by Flood Warning Association Of All Interested Bodies

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Wagga Flood Warning Association was held in the office of Younghusband Ltd., Wagga, yesterday afternoon. Those…

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River Floods Landowners, Protest Burrinjuck Control Criticised

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 3

A meeting of landholders with land on the Murrumbidgee River west of Wagga was held at the M.P. and A. Association rooms on Thursday to…

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Dam the Tumut River Only Way to Stop Floods in Murrumbidgee Is Opinion of Ald. Collins, of Wagga

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 November 1934 · page 3

Is seemed, said Ald. Collins, that the only way to stop floods at Wagga and lower down, was to dam the Tumut river…

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Flood Prevention Height of Water in Burrinjuck Dam

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 November 1934 · page 2

IN answer to a letter from the Wagga Flood Warning Association, the secretary of the Water Conservation and Irrigation…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting Relief Grant for Flood Damage

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1934 · page 6

The last meeting of the Culca[?] Shire Council for the triennal term was as the council chambers on the 12th instant, with the president (Cr. J…

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The Rock Crop Contest Completed Yesterday Entries Generally Good Effects of Storm Damage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1934 · page 6

The growing crop competition conducted by The Rock branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was continued on Tuesday and finished…

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Roads in Flood Time Move to Have Made Trafficable

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 2

One of the largest and most representative meetings of residents held here for some time was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday…

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Flood Prevention and Control Committee Formed in Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 1

At the conclusion of the meeting held in connection with the agitation to have Sturt Highway at the Poisoned Waterholes and near Euroley made…

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CORRESPONDENCE We do not necessarily endorse [?] views of our correspondents.) Flood Prevention (To Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 6

Sir,—I notice that a conference is to be held in a few days by various public bodies to discuss the matter of flood prevention in the Murrumbidgee…

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A Flood Problem

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 1

In a recent issue of a prominent engineering journal there is an article describing the problem of road construction at the 8-mile on the…

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Dam the Tumut River. Only Way to Stop Floods in Murrumbidgee. Is Opinion of Ald. Collins of Wagga

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 6

"It seemed," said Ald. Collins, "that the only way to stop floods at Wagga and lower down, was to dam the Tumut River."…

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Items of News Flood Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1934 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) has advised Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., in regard to the damage suffered to the properties of small holders and market…

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TRAPPED Of Flooded Mine Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 1

Fifty-three miners are believed to have been trapped in the flooded Matsushima colliery, near Fukunka, Japan…

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