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506 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 26
One hundred years ago, on 24th June, 1652, the old township of Gundagal was devastated by the raging Murrumbidgee flood waters in what can truthfully be described as a night of horror…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The flood has passed Narrandera and the conditions here might now be correctly described as a very high river The flat south of the canal is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two more Wagga residents, in letters to the editor of the "Advertiser", have given ideas for flood control. The letters read:— SIR.—Having lived in your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cowra’s largest factory Gordon Edgell and Sons. canning establishment, is to close down for approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir.—In a recent news commentary on the A.B.C. (18/6/52) Albert Date. Economist of the Rural Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir.—I have read with interest all the letters recently appearing in your paper on suggestions for preventing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The monthly meeting of the G.W.A. was held at the rest rooms on Wednesday afternoon, 2nd July, with 15 members present. It was presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR.—I have not been in Wagga long enough to know if floods occur every year. But I understand that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Your correspondents on the question of flood control give plenty of food for thought on this most vital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wagga Branch of the C.W.A. suggest to Conference that the State Government be urged to adopt flood prevention measures urgently "as a national necessity"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Roads within the Mitchell Shire were badly damaged during the floods, and a great amount of work will have to be carried out on them before they are satisfactory again. The Shire Engineer (Mr. L. H. Butcher) told this to councillors at the Mitchell Shire meeting yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Food waters, which had been rising steadily for some time, flooded the town on sunday night, 22nd June. For several days and nights after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Secretary for Railways, Mr. W. A. Anderson, announced that the Broken Hill line, closed by floodwaters between Condobolin and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir.—I feel afire we all appreciate and commend the fine expressions of the Christian, outlook of the men and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Rotary Clubs—three from N.S.W. and one from Queensland—have sent to Wagga Rotary Club offers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Monday: Two Army "Ducks" and half a dozen motor trucks rushed to the Bayside suburbs of Chelsea and Edithvale tonight to rescue nearly 400 families whose homes have been swamped by raging…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Athough it may appear incongrous to mention bush fires whilst so much country is still recovering from flood damage,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wed.—Light rain has been falling over a wide area of the State in the past 24…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A North Wagga resident, Mr. Albert Burgman, last night advocated the acquisition of overseas advice if Wagga were to be made safe from the floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest suggestion for flood control from .Mr. W. J. Adams, of Farm 451, Leeton Mr. Adams suggests, among other "controlled bushfires" to clean up debris…
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