Fire and Flood at Koorawatha
In the height of the floods at Koorawatha last week, a stack of 700 bales of lucerne was almost destroyed by fire…
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Editorial —A New Gundagai Was Bora Of The 1852 Flood
This week Gundagai paused to commemorate, and to pay tribute to the memory of the valiant people, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1952 Flood Flows Over Site Of 1852 Gundagai
This photograph is unique. Taken on Tuesday, June 16th, 1952, it reveals the Murrumbidgee, in flood, sweeping over the actual site of 1852 Gundagai. On the left, and not in this picture, stands the Post Office, and on the right is the Royal Hotel. Homer Street can hi seen to where it runs into the 1952…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Descendant of Flood Survivor Unveils MEMORIAL—Sundial Presented To Citizens of Gundagai
A MEMORIAL SUNDIAL PRESENTED BY THE GRANDCHILDREN OF A SURVIVOR OF THE 1852 FLOOD WAS UNVEILED BY A GRANDSON OF ANOTHER SURVIVOR AT GUNDAGAI ON TUESDAY LAST. The sundial which has been presented by the Horsley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aerial View Of Gundagai 1950 Flood
From an aeroplane this photo was taken as the 1950 flood reached its peak Sheridan Street is clearly evident, with the water around C. P. Donovan’s garage, and over the Bowling Green. The 1950 flood reached 34ft. 5in—1ft. 5in higher than the e…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Relief Committee Visit to Gundagai To-morrow
THE FLOOD RELIEF Committee will be in Gundagai to morrow and will interview people who have suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Memorable Boat Trip—Heroism and Death in 1891 Flood
The 1891 “big” June flood was .responsible, for- many act of great heroism by the menfolk of Gundagai and district. One of the most outstanding acts ever performed by men was that of Edward Battye (founder of Reno gold…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Who Knocked the “Eye” Out of Gundagai ? An Interesting Relic Of The Flood
Well known historian of the past, Mr. Will Carter, in his “Australianalities” wrote:— Gundagai, or…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Flood of 1922
Transport by horse arid sulky was popular in 1922, as this photo proves. Note the old kiosk at the junction of the bridges. DISASTER COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →1852 Flood Swept Old Gundagai to Its Doom! Night of Horror As 72 People Drown Old Township Washed Away By Raging Torrent
One hundred years ago, on June 24th, 1852, the old township of Gundagai was devastated by raging Murrumbidgee flood waters, in what can truthfully be described as âa night of horrorâ. In all, seventy-two lives are known to have been lost. Screams of terror and cries of despair split the night as buildings collapsed under the pressure of the raging, black, gurgling water…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →“The Murrumbidgee” Railway Station When 1950 Flood Neared Peak
The child first heard the names âMurrumbidgeeâ and Gundagaiâ when his father read aloud, a letter he had just received from Francis Taaffe, a friend in distant Australia, the new land called âAustralia Felix.â…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Authentic Record Of Big Flood-The Rescue And Experiences Of The Turnbull Family
IT IS A SOMEWHAT REMARKABLE FACT THAT NO AUTHENTIC TALE OF THE BIG FLOOD AT GUNDAGAI IN JUNE, 1852, WAS EVER WRITTEN, WROTE THE LATE H.N. TURNBULL(WHO WAS WELL KNOWN TO READERS OF âTHE INDEPENDENTâ AS âTHE LITTLE RASCALâ) PROBABLY, THE SCENE BEING SO FAR FROM SYDNEY, THE REPORTERS DID NOT CARE TO FACE BUSHRANGERS AND THE PERILS OF THE BUSH…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Looking From South Gundagai During The Big Flood Of 1925. Floods of 1870 AND 1925 Caused Great Damage
APART FROM THE FRIGHTFUL ORDEAL THROUGH WHICH GUNDAGAI PASSED IN 1852, MANY FLOODS HAVE CAUSED GREAT MISERY. TWO OF THE WORST IN HISTORY WERE THOSE OF 1870 AND 1925. THE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hay Waits for Flood Peak in Two Pays' Time
SYDNEY, Friday—The Murrumbidgee river today is threatening to inundate the township of Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Relief C'ttee Formed in Wagga
At a well-attended meeting presided over by the Mayor of Wagga (Aid. W. F. Dumne) in the Council Chambers yesterday a flood relief committee was formed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore C.W.A. fund for flood victims
LISMORE, Thursday: A fund to assist flood victims of Wagga and Forbes was opened today by the Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood relief work by airman appreciated
Constable Reddie, who has been accompanying Mr. Jim Tiffen in the latter's Tiger Moth over the flooded country along the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Waters Receding Slowly
The Murrumbidgee River is still in high flood, at Narrandera yesterday the reading was 26ft. 7ins., a drop of almost 2 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Darlington Point an island surrounded by flood Leeton Man Photographed on Top of Pole
A visit to Darlington Point on Tuesday gave the impression that the township was situated on a little island…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Affect Far West Clinic
The Far West Dental Clinic Party which left Sydney on June 16th for the first of two dental tours this year was held up by…
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