East Wagga Floodings
Reporting to the Wagga Municipal Council last night the Superintendent of Water Supply (Mr. O. A. P. Robinson)) dealt with damage caused by…
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Burrinjuck Dam Precautions Outlined by Major Reid No Danger Unless Flood Reaches 1925 PROPORTIONS Minister's Reassurance to Residents SYDNEY
The precautions which have already been taken by the Government to make arrangements for the evacuation of the whole Murrumbidgee Valley from the Burrinjuck Dam to Narandera, in the event of the dam bursting, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tientsin Floods Tientsin
The floods have become worse, and river waters have risen 13 feet above the lowest sections of the city. Italians have declared martial law in an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burrinjuck As a "Buffer" Controlling Spring Floods, Holding Irrigation Water River Will Be High for Long Period
IT is probable that the Murrumbidgee River—which has been running a banker during the week—will maintain a very…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Big Flood Boisterous, Squally Weather Hurricane Winds Roads Impassable Rivers Rose, Remain Stationery, and Then Fall
NEVER BEFORE in the memory of the oldest inhabitant has a fortnight of such miserably cold and wet, squally weather been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Floods Seymour Surrounded by Water Melbourne
The flood position in parts of the State is the worst for years and at Seymour the position is particularly dangerous. This important centre is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Safety of Burrinjuck Dam Minister’s Reassuring Statement No Danger Unless Flood Reaches 1925 Level Precautionary Measures Outlined
THE PRECAUTIONS which have already been taken by the Government to make arrangements for the evacuation of whole of the Murrumbidgee Valley from the Burrinjuck Dam to Narandera, in the event of the dam bursting, were outlined by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River in Flood Level 25ft. 4in. at 5.30 p.m. Yesterday
The flood reached Narandera during the week-end and covered most of the flat south of the canal. At 9 a.m. yesterday the level was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News Flood Danger Decreasing Sydney
F[?]od possibilities in Riverina have disappeared for the time being, except that as the crest of waters passes down the Murray and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence Flood Water and Irrigation Channels (To the Editor)
Lear Sir,—Through the medium of the "Argus' would someone advise me as to why the Irrigation Commission dees not allow the water to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tientsin Floods 1000 Believed Drowned Peiping
Wang Keh-Min, bead of the provincial Government, after a tour of the flooded areas around Tientsin, told the press that at least 1000 had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Receding Maximum Level 25ft. 9½in
The flood waters readied their maximum level at Narandera on Wednesday morning last, and after remaining stationary for a couple of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boxing "Cyclone" Villa v Royce M'grath Another Contest Likely
Mr. Dick O'Farrell stated last night that he would accept Villa's challenge on behalf of his protege, Royce M'Grath, provided "Cyclone" Villa…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Major Flood Precautions
In this issue we publish a letter from the town clerk of Wagga (who is also secretary of the Wagga Major Flood Precautions Organisation) to group leaders throughout the district, explaining emergency arrangements in connection with the Burrinjuck Dam. At first blush, readers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burrinjuck Flood Precautions Meeting in Wagga To-morrow Plans in Detail
Following is a copy of a letter which the town clerk of Wagga (Mr.C. R. Macdonald), who is also secretary of the Wagga Flood…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Weather Floods at Yanco Leeton
Although the peak of the flood waters at Yanco has passed, there are still extensive areas of land along the Murrumbidgee between Narandera and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Precautions Wagga Committee's Plans Leaders to Meet To-night
Leaders of the various groups appointed by the Wagga Flood Precautions Committee to obtain certain information for flood precautions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Poles Flood Country Vistula Bridges Destroyed Success Claimed in Fierce Fighting Berlin
The official German agency says that the Poles pierced the Vistula dykes in the Tzcew region, flooding the neighboring lowlands and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poles Flood Country Berlin
The official German agency says that the Poles pierced the Vistula dykes In the Tzcew region, flooding the neighboring lowlands and destroying the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Families Escape From Flood in Boats River Broke Levee Around Sleeper-cutting Camp
WHEN the rising flood waters over-topped the levee banks which had been raised around his sleeper-cutting camp…
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