Road Still Impassable Between Darlington Point and Whitton Flood Effects Remain Whitton
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 3
Although the flood waters generally on the Irrigation Area subsided within a few days of the last downpour, the road between Whitton and Darlington…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →King and Queen Ship Passes Through Icefield Game of Patience Played During Gale LONDON
Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 4
The Empress of Australia, with Their Majesties on board, passed through the icefield to-day and is now 600 miles from Cape Race…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burrinjuck Flood Precautions Meeting of Residents Concerned
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 4
A meeting of representatives of gillenbah. Bundidjarie, the south of the canal, and the west of the Jeriderie railway was held at the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Precaution (To the Editor)
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 4
Sir.-In the "Narandera Argus" of April 25 last under "Food Precantions" it is stated in the event specified (disaster at Burrinjuck dam) that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain Needed in Wheat Areas Small Recordings in Riverina Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 4
If heavy rains were to fell In the I wheat areas It would be most beneficial, the Director of Agriculture: 'Mr. M'Donald) said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Griffith Floods Ratepayers Petition Council Great Inconvenience Caused
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 7
[?] pou[?] signed by a number or tridents of the west End, Griffith, was presented to the Wade Shire Council last night asking that steps be taken…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Strange Storm in Junee
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2
An electrical storm passed over Junee at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Although the storm lasted for only 15 minutes, there was continual lightning and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather Strange Storm in Junee Lightning, Big Hailstones, and Flooding
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4
An electrical storm passed over Junee at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Although the storm lasted for only 15 minutes, there was continual…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Breaks at Group Nine Meeting Attack On The Executive Oil Thrown on Troubled Waters
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3
THE SECRETARY of the Young Football Club was the storm centre of a turbulent meeting of Group Nine held at Young on Sunday, the dramatic climax to which was a motion by Mr. F. A. McDonough—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Storm in Tumut Lightning, Big Hailstones and Flooding
Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2
An electrical storm passed over Tuanut at 8.30 on Tuesday night. Although the storm, only lasted for about two hours, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather Electrical Storm at Junee
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4
A rainstorm passed over Junee at 10 p.m. on Saturday, accompanied by severe lightning and thunder. While little rain was recorded at the post…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Officers' Reports Flood Damage Considerable
The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 8
The Enigneer (Mr. Lauder) reported as follows:— Urana-Morundah Road. — A very bad section exits near Logan's dam…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods at Papua Nine Drowned SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 3
The news reached Sydney today that the recent floods caused tremendous damage in the Bulolo river area of Papua. It is already known that nine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prevention of Floods Position at Yoogali Griffith
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 6
As the result or an agitation by the Yoogali Parents and Citizens' Association following the recent flooding of the district, the Water Conservation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →1925 Flood Equal to Many Times Amount of Burriniuck Storage
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 4
FED by torrential rains on the 5000 square miles of Burrinjuck catchment, this enormous body of water poured into the already flooded Murrumbidgee. Assisted by the uncontrolled flow of the Tumut River and the creeks below the wall, many times the amount equal to the entire contents of the dam flowed down the swollen river—in four days. Consultants consider that a flood TWICE the dimensions of the one pictured would probably NOT injure the wall, but would flow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rhine River Rises German Defence Line Flooded London
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 1
A sudden 10 feet rise In the level of the Rhine River, owing to heavy rains, flcoded and compelled the abandonment of 30 miles of the German…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seigfried Line Flooded Strasbourg
Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1
Despite German denials, there Is no doubt that a number of the blockhouses on the Seigfried line of German defences were flooded and evacu-ated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burrinjuck Floods Insurance Provision Mr. Kilpatrick's Suggestion to Assembly SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1
The Premier (Mr. Stevens), in the Legislative Assembly, promised to ask the Treasurer (Mr. Mair) to given consideration to a suggestion by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain in Victoria Flood Warnings Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6
Heavy rain set in over northern Victoria last night, averaging 1 inch by 9 a.m. in the Mallee, half an inch in the Wimmera and 30 points in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burrinjuck Floods Insurance Provision Mr. Kilpatrick's Suggestion in Assembly Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4
The Premier (Mr. Stevens) in the Legislative Assembly to-day promised to ask the Treasurer (Mr. Maid) to give consideration…
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