Floods at Maitland N.s.w. Rivers Rise Dangerously
MATTLAND, Thursday—Two hundred persons, fled from their homes at Maitland as the waters from the flooded. Hunter river…
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Woman Says Man's Death Was "Caught in the Floods"
COWRA, Wednesday: A 50-year-old woman, who today faced a charge of having murdered her prospective son-in-law, allegedly told a constable that she believed he had died from something he "caught in the floods"…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Thousands of people are homeless as floods sweep down northern New South Wales coastal and inland rivers. The worst affected area is the Hunter Valley, where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abandonment of Nth. Wagga Suggested Flood Prevention
A suggestion that further building in the [?]th Wagga area be prohibited, and a recom[?]dation for the gradual abandonment of that [?] for residential purposes was contained in a…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Floods eased today in Northern N.S.W. rivers. But the Mayor of Maitland (Ald. J. Harvey) said tonight almost 4000 people were out…
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The Wagga City Council last night decided to suggest to the Wagga Flood Relief Committee that consideration be given to presenting…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The Transport Department today agreed to temporarily suspend the three pence a ton mile…
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LONDON, Monday—24 people are now believed to have lost their lives in England's worst…
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SYDNEY, Monday—The Sydney Weather Bureau today warned of unsettled weather developing in the southern part of the State. Officials said this could lead to fresh anxiety…
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LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): At least ten people, including three Scouts, were drowned, and tremendous damage caused by a flood swept over the moor districts of Devon and Somerset yesterday. [?]-witnesses described the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A 12-months-old baby boy was drowned in floodwaters at Warren today. The baby, who fell from hb pram into water near his home, was the second victim of N.S.W. floods this week. Warren is threatened by a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Despite Floods Gundagai Racing Club Had Successful Year New Committee Elected At Annual Meeting
Although floods caused the cancellation of Gundagai’s 4two winter race meetings, the local Racing Club had a most successful season, and was able to donate to the Racecourse and Showground Trust the sum of £233/19/8…
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LONDON, Tuesday—It is now feared that two young Victorian girls missing in the…
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The president of the North Wagga Progress Association (Mr. W. McPherson) declared last night that North Wagga residents would fight "tooth and nail" any move for the…
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LONDON. Monday (AAP): Thirteen bodies have so far been recovered in the North Devon flood disaster area…
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LONDON, Wed.—Troops and civilian workers are racing against time to divert…
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The decision of Wagga City Council to hold the public meeting on flood prevention on September 3 will Come as a relief to those thousands of people who have awaited the date for so long…
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The Mayor of Wagga (Ald. W. F. Dunne) has convened a public meeting for September…
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Two young Victorian girls, Joyce Hiscock (22) and Gwen Oxley (23) are missing from the flood-devastated area of North Devon, in England…
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The Town Clerk (Mr. W. R. Bowry), who is the local secretary of the Flood Relief Committee, has received the following communication from the…
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