Jones’ Creek Flooding Resident Replies to Council (To the Editor)
Sir,—At the last Council meeting a request from the residents of Punch Street was considered in connection with preventing Jones…
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Storm Damage and the Ratepayer
Sir,—Could you grant me sufficient space in your widely circulating newspaper to correct what I consider a slight misunderstanding…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Traffic was brought almost to a standstill, shops, homes, and factories were flooded, and damage estimated at…
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The township of Binya, about 18 miles from Griffith, was flooded for the fourth time this year when heavy rain fell in the district yesterday afternoon…
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Ladysmith Red Cross members raised £30 for the Red Cross British Flood Relief Appeal at a euchre party and dance held last…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Damage caused by yesterday's rain is estimated at more than £100,000 in the metropolitan area…
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Floodwaters in the township of Binya, about 18 miles from Griffith, are receding, but the sides of many streets are still small rivers, and residents have had to wade barefoot to cross them. AFTER falls of rain in the dis-…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: A torrential storm swept Sydney early this morning, causing traffic delays and flooding…
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Wagga Red Cross members and Wagga citizens, who are organising an appeal for funds to assist Great Britain, decided at a meeting in the Council Chambers last night to concentrate on a drive for cash donations and to…
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HUNTER STREET at the height of Monday's deluge in Sydney. Hundreds of people shelter beneath the awning waiting for the rain to ease. A few eager to get to work venture across the road. EFFECT OF SYDNEY'S FLOODS in Redfern. Miss V. Aslett…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bremer Promises Consideration to South Gundagai Water Extension Will Visit District To Gain First Hand Knowledge Of Problems Deputations Ask for Grants for the Showground, Flood Damage, Central School and Anzac Park
Impressed with the urgency of granting assistance to the Gundagai Shire in order that the Council could proceed with the extension of the South Gundagai water reticulation system, the repair of flood damagte, etc, the Premier of NSW, (the Hon. J. J. McGirr)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Trawlers Lost in Storm
LONDON, Friday: According to Reuter's correspondent, two Spanish trawlers have been lost with all hands off Fastnet. The loss of life is not…
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CAPETOWN, Thursday: Prince Elisabeth receive more the 200,000 in cash for relief [?] British flood victims from [?]…
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RANGOON, Monday: A cyclone struck 28 villages in Lower Burma, were 5,000 houses were destroyed in and around the harbor town of Ye…
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ADELAIDE, Monday: A freak willy-willy during darkness on Thursday night is thought to have completely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Waters Remain at Stony Point
The flood waters which banked up between the main canal and the hills in the Stony Point district after the heavy downpour of last month have…
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Although hold-up is sometimes unavoidable during flood rain, motorists can often prevent wet ignition by taking precautions, according to the chief…
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Further donations to the Wagga Red Cross British Food Relief Appeal are:— £ s d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prompt Aid for Britain's Flood-stricken Farmers
The farmers of Britain are making impressive efforts to get their flooded lands back into cultivation. It is evident, however, that, if the heavy…
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