Floods At Lockhart Business and Private Houses Surrounded
When three inches of rain fell in a short period yesterday, following over an inch on the previous day, the Brooking Creek, which runs…
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Flood Relief Precautions Minister's Visit
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid), and his committee, will visit Wagga on Monday to confer with the local flood committee. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Flood Aintree English National Course
Liverpool police are investigating an alleged attempt by I.R.A. terrorists early yesterday morning to flood the Grand National course at Aintree…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last Weeks Severe Storms Terrific Rain Storm Two Inches In Forty Minutes Many Severelocal Floods
A TERRIFIC rain storm broke over Gundagai at 2.30 p.m. on Friday. Within the space of fourty minutes 215 points had poured down. Water raced off the hills in torrents. Gullies became roaring streams of gurgling muddy water. Gutters could not hold the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain 233 Points in Less Than Two Hours 400 Altogether Road and Footbridges Blocked
On Friday afternoon, between 2 and 4 o'clock, 233 points fell in Cootamundra. It pounded down, and soon the…
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Although rain is still falling in a number of centres in the south. the [?] danger has passed. Train [?] are not yet restored to some…
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Mr. R. S. Osmond officer in charge the Gundagai Ambulance Service was marooned at Wambidgee on Friday night last and was unable to get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Drowned Caught in Flooded Creek Fatality Near Jackalas
Tragedy followed Friday afternoon's downpour. A man was drowned in the Jackalas Creek, three miles from Gundagai,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jones Creek a Raging Torrent Homes Swamped In Severe Local Flood
Jones Creek became a raging torrent on Friday afternoon. Following the downpour the stream grew to such proportions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burrinjuck Flood Precaution Committee "No Need for Panic says MINISTER
This morning at the Gundagai Shire Council chambers the Minister of Agriculture, Major Reid M.L.A., who is chairman of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storms Cause Considerable Damage Streets Flooded River 21ft. 2in at Narandera
The rains which have been experienced for the past two or three weeks culminated in heavy storms on Friday and Saturday last, and…
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BLOCKHOLDERS on the residental farms facing the old Commission Offices were flooded out on Sunday, as a result of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nineteen Drowned Island Craft Capsizes in Cyclone Wellington (N.z.)
During a cyclone 19 members of the native crew of an island cutter were drowned when the craft capsized on a voyage from Eua to Kolota. Ten of…
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The heavy rains have again caused the river to rise, and yesterday it was 21ft. 2 1/2in. It was running strongly, and the creeks in the…
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Southern towns to-day report that floods are subsiding, but further rain is predicted. More railway washaways have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Rode in Flooded Creek to Help Mother JUNEE
During storms at the week-end Mrs. H. Pratt, of Yathella, became seriously ill, and her daughter Rowan, 18 years, the only other person in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Torrential Rains Flooded Areas Bridges and Culverts Washed Away Houses Swamped and Shops Invaded Many Washaways Railway Traffic Held Up Gundagai—brungle Deputy-mailman Drowned Body Recovered
Torrential downpours in Riverina and on the South-western Slopes on Friday and Saturday resulted in severe local floodings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood at Boree Creek
Heavy rain set in at Boree Creek on Thursday, and continued throughout that night and Friday. At about 2 p.m. on Friday, the Boree Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the Floods Great Damage Wrought In Lockhart District
St. Patrick's Day—Friday last —is one that will live long in the memory of many town and district residents, because on that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) the Bullenbong Floods (The Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")
Sir,—In your issue of Saturday last you stated that owing to the floods I was forced to vacate the homestead at Bullenbong South and that the…
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