Local and General the Floods
Much sympathy was expressed during the week with the large crowd of people who were rendered homeless by the floods at…
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Floods and Rain Cause Great Damage To Tumut Shire Roads Will Cost At Least £10,000 To Repair
Although it was impossible to ascertain the exact amount of damage caused by last week's floods to the roads in the Tumut…
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The floods at Wagga reached their peak on Friday night last. The Murrumbidgee River, after reaching 33 feet 3 inches above…
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All but 52 of Narrandera's houses have so far escaped the Murrumbidgee flood and last night the river had reached a level of 28ft 6ins. This exceeds by two inches the 1931 level, but…
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An inspection made yesterday of silt-covered areas by members of State and local relief committees showed that extensive damage had been caused by the floodwaters…
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Mr. H. E. Cannell, a representative of the Rations Commission, arrived in Wagga from Sydney yesterday afternoon…
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The flood waters of the Murrumbidgee River are now rising to their peak in the vicinity of the Yanco Agricultural High…
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A meeting was convened last night by the Shire President, Cr. J. Washington, for the purpose of considering…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Heavy rain upset plans to give Lord Moss a hard gallop this morning, and it may now be necessary to race…
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HAY, Tuesday: Although the river is still well within its banks, it has started to rise and work is proceeding apace…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday—The prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced in the House of Representatives that the…
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A man who went to the assistance of his mother at North Wagga yesterday when she switched on a faulty radio set…
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The Mayor of Wagga (Ald. H. E. Gissing) yesterday launched the "Wagga Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal," opening the…
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CANBERRA, Tues.: An expert team of scientists and engineers to study flood control in danger…
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With flood waters dropping at Narrandera and sweeping towards Darlington Point, about 40 miles downstream, the 500 residents of the latter centre are making feverish preparations to meet a wall of water which is expected to cover. threequarters of the town…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced in the House of…
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The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman H. E. Gissing) yesterday launched the "Wagga Mayor's Flood Relief Appeal," opening the subscription list with a donation of £10/10/ from the Mayoress and £26/5/ from…
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A man who went to the assistance of his mother at North Wagga yesterday when she switched on a faulty extension to a radio set received a fatal electric shock. He died later in an iron lung at the Wagga…
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A Wagga man who collided with a police utility while on a flood sight-seeing tour was yesterday fined a total of £12 on…
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A small quantity of lime, for use in decontamination of flooded homes, is expected to arrive in Wagga this…
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