Darlington Point Violent Storm
Witj startling suddenness, a storm of considerable violence swept over Darlington Point. Just after dark on Sunday last. The bank of black cloud…
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Experiments to Control Storms Considerable Losses May Be Prevented
Although below average in number, according to the Sydney Weather Bureau, recent violent thunderstorms have been of a…
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SYDNEY, Monday — The danger of serious flooding of South Coast towns is passing, but dozens of motorists and bus…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nearly Six Inches of Rain in Four Days Cootamundra and District Thoroughly Drenched Creeks and Gutters in Flood
Cootamundra experienced its steadiest and biggest fall of rain for many years when 589 points were recorded from the carly hours of last Friday morning until 9 a.m. today…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Rivers in the Southeastern and South Coast districts are rising rapidly and there is danger of serious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Certain At Gundagai Burrinjuck Discharge Will Reach Town at Noon To-morrow Three Days Continuous Rain Yields 450 Points
A FLOOD, with the river reaching from 25 to 30 feet is certain at Gundagai. Provided no more rain falls, the flood will reach its zenith at noon tomorrow, Tuesday, when the big discharge from the Burrinjuck Dam will reach this town. FOLLOWING THREE DAYS OF CONTINUOUS RAIN THE MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER ROSE TO…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Rising at Gundagai Floods Expected in Low-Lying Areas
GUNDAGAI, Tuesday—Although no rain has fallen since yesterday morning. It is now practically certain that the…
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GUNDAGAI, Monday: Although no rain has fallen since this morning, it is now practically certain that the Murrumbidgee will overflow its banks and…
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ANIMALS were trapped in fast-rising flood waters which swept country surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooding Possible After More Heavy Rain River at Wagga Expected to Be 27ft. TOMORROW
The flood menace to Wagga and surrounding districts may become dangerous after last night's heavy downpours. Stating this from Tumbarumba at 7 o'clock last night, the secretary of the Murrumbidgee Flood Warning Committee (Mr. J. Wilks) said that he expected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Road Traffic Block to Gundagai District Saturated With Further Heavy Rain
Road traffic, between Junee and Gundagai is impossible because the river has burst the banks shout three [?]illes from Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Police Warn on Flood Danger
Wagga police this afternoon made a house to house canvas of certain areas of Wagga warning residents to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Atlantic Storms
NEW YORK, Wednesday: Storms with winds up to a miles an hour continued yesterday to pound North Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Flood Threats Virtual State of Emergency
WAGGA, Thursday.—With flooding in parts or Wagga end the isolation of North Wagga now inevitable, a virtual state of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Flood Emergency
Not for sixteen years has such an emergency faced Wagga as has now arisen with the flooding of the Murrumbidgee River and the prospect that the prater will inundate portions of this city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"State of Emergency" While Wagga Awaits Floods People Leave North Wagga; River May Reach 36 Feet
With flooding in parts of Wagga and the isolation of North Wagga now inevitable, a virtual state of emergency has been declared in areas liable to inundation. From an authoritative source, Wagga police late last night learnt that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Graham Assists with Flood Relief
Close contact is being maintained in Sydney by the Wagga member (Mr. E. H. Graham) with the Police Department and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross Help If Flood Comes
The Wagga Red Cross branch has agreed to extend assistance to police wherever necessary if Wagga's flood is serious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra in Grip of Flood
CANBERRA, Wednesday: With floodwaters half a mile wide sweeping down the Molonglo River and threatening the only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Previous Floods in Wagga
During the past 25 years Wagga has been visited by three major floods, the most serious occurring in 1925. On May 29, 1925, threequarters of the town…
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