Chinese Flood Havoc
SHANGHAI, Monday: Floods in the Foochow area have drowned 1000 and destroyed 10,000 homes…
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Heavy Rain at Lords
LONDON, Tuesday: Hardstaff has been withdrawn from England's Test probables because of a septic foot…
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LISMORE, Tuesday: Most towns in the North Coast flood belt reported that conditions were back to normal today,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Probable, floodings in northern, inland and central rivers forecast by the Weather Bureau this…
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SYDNEY. Wednesday: An urgent appeal for at least 6000 sets of clothing for residents in the flood swept districts of the…
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SYDNEY. Wednesday: Warm clothing valued at about £1000 which was intended for the victims of the Lismore floods, was…
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"The place is a quagmire after every downpour of rain, and it could be a source of disease," said Cr. J. Washington on Wednesday afternoon while…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Cheap Japanese-made goods will not be offered for sale in Australia as a result of the sterling trade…
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LONDON, Sunday: Although London'w weather was fine, fierce electrical storms struck Northern England yesterday…
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Cheap Jupanese-made goods will not be offered for sale in Australia as a result of the sterling trade agreement, nor will Japanese…
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LONDON, Mon.,—A number of yachts round the south coast are missing from moorings, and many are in difficulties in the…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: The sailing of the 20,00 tons liner Orontes for England was nearly delayed yesterday by Customs…
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NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.): Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina yesterday afternoon jumped from a third-floor window of the Soviet Consulate, narrowly escaping instant death. Mrs. Kosenkina is the Russian school teacher who…
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TEMORA, Sunday: Temora Rugby League fool. bailers made the long journey to Queanbeyan, but were defeated in both matches by the Group 8 premiers at Queanbeyan this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Peep Into the Past— Early Days of Gundagai Doctors Who Practised Before The '52 Flood
About the year 1842 there apears to have been a very considerable movement of population from the Illawarra district to the rapidly expanding settlements along the Murrumbidgee. A fair proportion of those transferring were business men, and among them was…
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A storm which broke between Belfrayden and South Collingullie on Friday afternoon yield, 80 points of rain in its…
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Three things have made the historic township of Gundagai outstandingly famous. These are in the present order of merit, the accepted folk-song, âThe Road to Gundagaiâ; The Dog on the Tucker Box Pioneers' Memorial; and, lastly, the Great Flood of…
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Heavy general rain fell throughout Riverina last night. A heavy downpour began m Wagga at 8 o'clock and rain fell…
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MANILA, Thursday: Damage of several millions of dollars was caused by torrential rain which, in the wake of a typhoon…
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GENEVA, Monday—Swiss troops blew up dykes on the flooded river Rhone, which burst its dams, following 24 hours…
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