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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1939

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Mitchell Shire MOnthly Meeting of Council Flood Damage Reviewed Application to be Made for Grant Help From Ratepayers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

A resolution was carried at the Mitchell shire Council meeting yesterday in which it was decided to make application to the department for a…

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Flood Precautions

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 4

Residents on the north side of the Murrumbidgee River, west of Wagga, whose properties are subject to flooding are asked to attend a public…

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Burrinjuck Dam Flood Precautions Committee Representative Visits Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. V. T. England, hydro-graphic engineer of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, and an executive of the Burrinjuck Flood…

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Want Govt. Grant Wade Shire Flooding

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

THE recent heavy rains at Griffith, which were greater than those received at Leeton, have caused extensive flooding of…

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Decorations Brilliant by Night and Day Flags and Floodlighting Change Leeton's Appearance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

FOR the celebration of the first 25 years of its existence, Leeton has decked itself out in gala array, and presents to the bright autumn days a garment of flags, pennants and bunting, while in the crisp night air its main buildings are picked out in relief by the beams of…

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Mitchell Shire £3000 Flood Damage Grant to Be Applied for

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 5

Reporting to Mitchell Shire Council on Tuesday, the Shire Engineer, Mr. R. A. Tomb, stated that on a…

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Flood Precautions

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

A further meeting of organisers and residents of that portion of Wagga situated on the higher levels south of the railway line will be held in the…

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Flood Damage in Lockhart Shire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

Though the engineer of the Lock has shine Council has estimated that the damage to the roads [?]out the Shire is about £2500 as the…

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Flood Precautions In Event of Burrinjuck Collapsing Mr. England Explains Position

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 1

On Friday afternoon last Mr. V. T. England, hydro-graphic engineer of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, and executive member…

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Flood Tragedy Husband Saved and Children Drowned Parkes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2

A graphic description of how she saved her husband from drowning, but was unable to rescue her two children was given by Mrs. Doris Gordon at the…

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Burrinjuck Flood Precautions Committee Formed in Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 3

A meeting of representatives of the Municipal Council, the Yanko Shire Council, the postal, railway, and police departments was held at the…

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Exciting Scenes at Flooded Creek Crossing Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 4

Many exciting scenes have been witnessed at the Mirrool Creek crossing on the Griffith-Darlington Point road after heavy rains. Although the…

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Flood Precautions Meeting of Committee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

A meeting of the Precautions Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon last, when there were present the Mayor…

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The Murrumbidgee Flood of 1852

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

There reposes in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, a very old and isteresting letter-book of the Beach of Magistrates, Gundagai, which, after…

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Bourke Flood Ingenious Newspaper Man

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 3

The devastation of the great flood in Bourke in 1890 has been very vividly brought to my mind just now by the perusal of an original copy of…

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Flood Precautions Meeting at Narandera Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 4

At a meeting of the Narandera Flood Precautions Committee, held at the Narandera Council Chambers, it was decided to make all necessary…

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Flood Risk Insurance

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 2

In reply to Council's enquiries regarding flood risk insurance two letters were to hand. The New Zealand Insurance Co…

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The Weather Heavy Rain in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in Sydney during the week-end. The soaking falls began on Friday evening. Light rein was recorded on the South Coast but north…

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Threat to Reduce Burrinjuck Level Aimed at Area Exaggeration of Danger From Dam Must be Scotched One Day's Flow of '25 Flood Exceeded Storage Capacity

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

STRENUOUS efforts are being made in Wagga to force the Government and the Irrigation Commission to further reduce the level of the stored water which is to be held in Burrinjuck Dam—an act which is a direct threat to the productivity of the Murrumbidgee…

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Floods at Yoogali Residents Fear Illness Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 7

The Parents and Citizens' Association at Yoogali held a special meeting a few days ago to consider the position caused by the recent severe…

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