Flood Damage at East Wagga Request to Railway Engineer
Reporting to the works committee of the Wagga Municipal Council at last night's meeting the municipal engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) stated…
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Flood Danger Again Damage at Lake View Over Two Inches Here Last Night
SERIOUS flooding is again expected following the total of 202 points of rain which fell up to 9 a.m. this morning, making…
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During the recent heavy rain the Griffith ambulance found it necessary to engage a rowing boat when called to Darlington Point for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Floods on Irrigation Area Leeton
Steady rain, which at times developed into torrential downpours, fell all night long over the whole of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Creeks Flooded in Coolamon District
At Coolamon yesterday 197 points of rain were registered. All district creeks were again in flood. It is feared that Ganmain will again suffer as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Floods in Victoria Rescue Work at Wangaratta People Conveyed in Boats Melbourne
Heavy tropical rain throughout most of the northeast of Victoria has resulted in floods which are expected to become more serious to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Follow Heavy Rains Serious Washaways on Southern Railways Sydney-melbourne Trains Diverted Extensive Damage to Roads
Portions of southern New South Wales have been again flooded by terrific rainstorms, and great damage has been caused to railways and roads. The rain fell principally during Thursday night. In some places more than three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kyeamba Shire Excessive Flood Damage Application for Grant £5000 Problems for Engineers
Damage estimated at more than £3000 has been caused by floods in the Kyeamba Shire, and even this es[?]mats is incomplete. This…
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A meeting in connection with flood precautions in Wagga was held at the Wagga High School last night, when the Mayor (Ald. H. E. Gissing)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Rains Goods Train Runs Off Express Traffic Held Up Through Traffic Delayed for Two Days Melbourne
Running off the rails while plough [?]ing through raging flood waters 6[?]miles south of Albury early today, foods train engine crashed over of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kyeamba Council Heavy Flood Damage £5,000 Relief Vote Applied for
Reporting to yesterday's meeting of Kyeamba Shire, the Engineer, Mr. C. F. Cameron, reported that on an incomplete list of 29 items, flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australianalities the Murrumbidgee Flood of 1852—Old Gundagai—one Hundred and Eighty-four Deaths—grim Relics of the Flood—terrible Suffering the Murrumbidgee Flood of 1852
There reposes in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, a very old and interesting letter-book of the Bench of Magistrates, Gundagai, which, after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Victims Prime Minister's Sympathy Canberra
The Prime Minister (Sir Earle Page) said to-day that he desired to express his sympathy with the residents of north-east Victoria and Riverina at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Precautions at Jugiong Public Meeting Held
A public meeting was convened by the Jugiong Progress Association at the request of the Demondrille Shire Council…
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Between 5 p.m. on Thursday and 9 o'clock on Friday morning. 317 points of rain fell at Hanwood Research Station, and recordings at Griffith were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Morundah Picnic Races Not to be held To-morrow Creek Flooding Causes Postponement
A last-minute postpon[?]ment of the Morundah Picnic Race Clut's 25th meeting, which was to have been held to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lockhart Shire Council Numerous Applications Regarding Flood Damage Received Boree Creek Electricity Scheme to be Proceeded With
At Monday's of the Lock hart Shire Council, numerous requests were received for repairs to flood damage on roads, bridges, etc. The Engineer (Mr. W. L. Hurd), in his report, estimated that £2,500 would be required to cover the cost of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Orchards Flooded on Irrigation Area Road Traffic Dislocated Leeton
Serious flooding has occurred on many orchards throughout the Irrigation area as a result of ttae phenomenal rains of last week, and although the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather Floods in Victoria Melbourne
Flood waters swept down the Numerkah River to-day and flooded many homes. No rain has fallen In the district since Thursday, but the swollen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Less Danger at Focal Points Flood Waters Spread Wider Than Previously Mirrool Creek Again Dislocates Road Traffic
ALTHOUGH the Mirrool Creek again cut off road communication between Leeton and Griffith, following the heavy rain, railway services have been unimpaired, and the danger points at Roach's siding and Mirool East, where the rising water threatened to swamp the area…
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