Racehorses Killed in Ocean Storm
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: In a rough passage from New Zealand to Victoria, three New Zealand racehorses were killed on the…
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Tenants Complain Over Govt. Homes Here Floodings; Cracked Walls Condemned
Tenants of some Housing Commission homes in Dalton Street, Wagga, are complaining bitterly of sinking foundations, cracked walls, and flooded backyards. Three of the residents said that when more than 40 points of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civic Matters Flood Alleviation Measures Deferred; No Additional Taxis for Wagga; Alternative Sheep Route
After considering a report from the city engineer, the traffic inspector and the saleyards inspector, the Wagga City Council last night decided to complete the present works…
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Wollundry Lagoon is not to be floodlit. The Wagga City Council last night decided against a proposal to…
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NANKING, Thursday Flood waters breaking through the Grand Canal and Weishanhu dikes inundated twenty counties of North Kiangsu…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodlighting of Showground R.S.L. Prepared to Bear Its Share of Cost
The proposal to Hliminate the Tumbarumba Showground was again aired at the meeting: of the R.S.L. on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Private Banks Federal Govt. to Nationalise Them Storm of Criticism
The Federal Government's decision to nationalise the private banks of Australia has aroused a storm of criticism from Opposition spokesmen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Flood Hits Colombo
COLOMBO, Monday: Between 15,000 and 20,000 fro flood areas in Colombo. The river kelahi burst it banks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floodlighting of Showground to Be Proceeded with As Soon As.possible
At a meeting on Saturday night of delegates representing the Showground trustees, R.S.L. P. A. and H. Society and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motors and Motoring Motor Trade Exhibits; Most Plans Yesterday Spoiled By Heavy Rain
Because of the shocking weather which yesterday blighted the first day of Wagga's first post-war show, the expected fine display of the latest motor cars and commercial vehicles was conspicuous by its absence. There were some tractors and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Warning in District: No Danger Unless Rain Falls
Although flood warnings had been issued in the Wagga district, there was no danger of big floodings unless further heavy rain fell, the secretary of the Wagga Flood Warning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Show Visitors Caught By Floodwaters
A number of people returning home, by car, from the Wagga Show were caught on Thursday night by flood waters on the main road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port Pirie Hit by Gale
ADELAIDE, Monday: When a gale lashed the South Australian coast last night Port Pirie suffered great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cloudburst Near Mangoplah Floods Road
A cloudburst over the Mangoplah area has flooded the Holbrook Mangoplah road to a depth of two feet in some places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable Items In Brief Disastrous Japanese Flood
TOKYO, Thursday: Swirling floodwaters began entering the outskirts of Tokyo yesterday In the wake of Monday's disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Floods
As there have been numerous arguments and statements during the past few days concerning the major floods in the Tumut River,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Biggest Flood for 16 Years 13 Feet at Tumut Bridge Country People Isolated Roads Damaged At Blowering And Tumut Plains
Rain which commenced to fall early on Monday and continued till Tuesday, following on several days of very hot weather, causing the heavy snow in the mountain regions to melt, resulted in a very rapid rise in the Tumut and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lull Between Storms What Is Happening to Banking Bill ?
In a curious Parliamentary week, which has been something of a lull between last week’s storm of censure are the brooding threat of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Lull Between Storms"
In a curious Parliamentary week, which has been something of a lull between the recent storm of censure and the brooding threat of pending…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Adds India's Refugee Death Roll
NEW DELHI, Tuesday: The West Punjab Government, fearing that even natural disaster such as the drowning of a thousand Moslem refugees in a…
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