Fierce Hail Storm Devastates Wheat Crops
The fierce hail storm which, passed in an erratic course through the Matong, Ganmain, and Tooyal districts last week is…
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Rain Ruins Harvest Hope in Riverina Flood Possibilities Depend on Change
Up to 300 points of rain in the last three days have washed away farmers' hopes of a bumper harvest in Riverina. Early estimates indicate that crop damage will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miracle Saved City From Disaster. Description of World's Worst Flood
Winnipeg, canada, has substituted its flood slogan "We're Weary and Wet but We'll Win" for Let's Look Nifty in Fifty", according to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Danger Eases
Despite further rain and an increased discharge from Burrinjuck Dam, flooding is not expected in Riverina. THE Murrumbidgee at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forbes Divided by Floods Many Homeless
FORBES, Monday — With more than 200 houses and shops flooded, about 500 people have now fled their homes in Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Flood Not Expected It Wagga But River Over 28Ft
The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga is expected reach its peak some time today. Serious flooding not anticipated, athough at 1 a.m. today it was 28 12 inches and still rising…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Ruins Crops, Gardens River Reaches 28ft 6in At Gundagai Water Damage To Low-Lying Pasture Areas
BREAKING ITS BANKS ON FRIDAY LAST THE MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER HAD RISEN TO 28ft 6in ON SUNDAY, AND HAS RECEEDED BY NINE INCHES ONLY AT 2 p.m. TODAY (MONDAY)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Ruins Sports Ground Coursing, Cricket, Athletic and Football Fields Suffer Months Before Order Is Restored
GUNDAGAI SPORTING BODIES HAVE SUFFERED ANOTHER SEVERE BLOW THROUGH THE FLOOD WHICH HAS INUNDATED ALL LOCAL PLAYING FIELDS, AND CAUSED DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Floods at Forbes
The swollen Lachlan river at Forbes has passed the April record [?] and is still rising. A police officer said on Sunday:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Flood Coming Residents on Low-lying Lands and Stock Owners Warned
Inspector Grace, of Narrandera, has been advised that the river is rising fairly rapidly and is expected to reach a height of at least 26 feet on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1000 Homeless People in Forbes Flood Many Householders Caught Unprepared
SYDNEY, Tuesday — More than a thousand people have been evacuated from their homes at Forbes, on the Lachlan river. At least 500 homes are flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Flood Position Is "Most Critical"; River Over 29 Feet "Ferry" Service for North Wagga People The flood situation in Wagga is "extremely critical"
The secretary of the Flood Warning: Committee (Mr. J. W. Wilks) said this last night as the swollen Murrumbidgee mounted steadily to over 29ft. By this morning the river height was expected to reach a probable peak level of at least 29ft 6ins…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disease Threat at Forbes; Result of Flood
SYDNEY, Monday: Flood-battered Forbes faces the threat of an outbreak of disease following a breakdown in part of the sewerage system. Residents believe the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Band Wants Safer Block From Council; Hall Already Flooded
A request to the Wagga City Council for a plot of land out of the flood-danger area on which to rebuild its band practice hall, it to be made by the Wagga City Band…
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SYDNEY: Heavy rain to-day Will aggravate the flood position at Forbes, on the Lachlan, and at Warren on the Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Flood Areas Levees May Collapse at Warren
SYDNEY, Wednesday — Heavy rain today will aggravate the flood position at Forbes, on the Lachlan, and Warren, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Flood Danger Eases
Unless heavy rain falls on the catchment area of die Murrumbidgee River during the next couple of days Wagga should escape another serious flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Insurance
Wagga's apparent escape from a serious flood yesterday, and the tragic losses suffered in other parts of the State, again throw into relief the absolute necessity for some form of insurance protection for property owners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notes for Women Health Week . . . Scholarship... Kindergarten Carnival . . . Red Cross . . . Country Club Visitors ... Our Bird Family . . . Flood ... Health Week
IT is a good thing to have a periodical check over our health and the things which lead to good health. Health…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will Country Rugby League Act? Group Nine May Be Storm Centre
There is every possibility that Group Nine may be the centre of another upset prior to the commencement of the…
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