Plans for Wagga Flood Prevention
The city engineer (Mr. T. B. Sheppard) submitted drawings to the City Council last night providing for flood prevention In the…
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2000 Chinese Fishermen Drowned in Storm
HONG KONG, Thursday: It is feared that nearly 2000 Chinese fishermen were drowned last week, when a sudden storm apparently wrecked about…
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In the Supreme Court at Wagga yesterday, Oliver Septimus Baker, farmer, of "Gumly Park," near Wagga, claimed damages from the Commonwealth of Australia for losses which he claimed he sustained as a result of his property becoming flooded and polluted by water from the Air School at Forest Hill…
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Weather conditions at the week-end were anything but pleasant, a continuous dust storm raging throughout Sunday. Conditions during this week were…
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The money raised by the Wagga branch of the Red Cross Society for the…
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CARAVAS (Venezuela), Friday: About forty persons died when the town of Egido was destroyed during the night after the Montaiban river…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Rain, which began to fall in Sydney late to-day, was sufficiently heavy to cause cancellation of speedway…
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A severe storm, accompanied by 50 mph. gusts of wind, which struck Wagga shortly after 7 o'clock last night is expected to do thousands of pounds worth of damage to…
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Last night Cootamundra experienced a very heavy storm, accompanied by a strong westerly wind. In a very short time gutters in…
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GOULBURN, Tuesday: A terrific gale which struck the Goulburn district about midnight caused extensive damage to the…
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The storm which struck Wagga and district on Monday night and continued throughout yesterday did not cause as much damage as at first expected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Wind and Heavy Rain on Monday Night Some Crops Knocked Down, But Expected To Recover
Heavy rain which was driven by a strong wind, caused damage to some crops in the Gundagai district on Monday night. The damage proved not to be as serious as at first thought, and it is expected that most of the wheat crops that were blown over will recover…
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A terrific cyclone completely wrecked the woolshed on Mr Ray White's property, Signal Hill, on Monday night, lifting the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News Darlington Point Severe Storm
Eighty Six points of rain were registered locally on the afternoon of Monday last after a storm of exceptional violence had passed over…
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DURING a short, violent storm yesterday afternoon, heavy showers and a strong wind flattened some well-advanced crops at…
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CHARLEVILLE (Qld.) Sunday: A terrific hailstorm in 17 minutes severely damaged Charleville this afternoon and left the town covered in a sheet of ice…
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The freak storm which struck Leeton and surrounding districts on Friday afternoon and night did not do as much damage as was at first expected…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Police today discovered the drowned body of an eight-year-old boy in a canal at Guildford-the third victim of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hail Damages Wheat Crops Severe Thunderstorm Passes Over District
Damage estimated up to three bags per acre is reported to a number of wheat crops in the Grong Grong district as a result of the severe…
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VEHICLES and earth moving machinery were salvaged from the flooded holds of the motor-ship Reynella at Glebe Island…
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