Two Towns Now in Danger of Record Floods
SYDNEY, Monday: Walgett (population 1100) and Euabalong (population 240), 230 miles apart in Western N.S.W., are in danger of record floods. THE Barwon and Namoi Rivers…
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Town Escapes Big Flood
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Euabalong postmaster, Mr. A. J. Hickey, believes the town has been saved from serious flooding because…
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PORTLAND (Oregon), Tuesday: Floods which on Sunday drove over 2000 people from their homes in Southern Oregon and…
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FORBES, Tuesday: A new headache far the people of flood-hit Forbes is the invasion of deserted…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The cost of restoring main roads damaged by floods and storms this year is estimated at not less than…
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SEVERAL pea crops were completely ruined by the recent flood, and some owners who would have benifitted considerably from the harvesting operations now in progress will receive no financial return whatsoever…
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A new headache for the people of flood-hit Forbes is the invasion of deserted homes by deadly brown snakes…
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Wool worth nearly £10,000 is being taken by air to Dubbo from lonely floodbound stations in the Carinda district in the heart of the Macquarie marshes. A specially chartered plane started hauling the wool…
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At 2 p.m. yesterday (Thursday) the river was 22ft, 11ins. at Darlington, [?] inches below the level reached in March last (23ft 10ins)…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Recent heavy flooding of the Lachlan had further delayed the redesigning of "Carrawobbity" for…
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Damage estimated at thousands of pounds has been caused to pastures on the Murrumbidgee frontages by the flood. The river is…
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Wool is being flown, at £2 a bale, out of flood-bound Carinda, 65 miles north-west of Coonamble in western N.S.W…
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SYDNEY, Friday: A freak storm spread destruction over a quarter-mile wide strip through the main business section of Mendooran when it ripped through the small town of 700 residents shortly after…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Flood-affected Municipalities and shires in New South Wales are to receive further benefits from…
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Flooded roads had an adverse effect on the Carrathool races on Saturday, and only seven horses competed, with the result that only three…
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HAY, Tuesday: A number of roads in the vicinity of Hay are now cut by the flooded Murrumbidgee, ana further damage is…
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Intermittent rain fell in Wagga from midday yesterday, and gradually increased in intensity towards nightfall. By 10.45 p.m…
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HEAVY RAIN WHICH LASHED GUNDAGAI LAST NIGHT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROADS, WHILST IN PORTIONS OF SHERIDAN STREET, MUD AND DEBRIS, WASHED DOWN FROM…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: The State Weather Bureau at 4.30 p.m. today issued a flood warning for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News Boree Creek Hail Storm at Faithful
A hail storm passed over portion of the district and Faithful was hit in places, an were also some craps in the Greenvale area. About 20 claims…
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