Cyclone in West Aust
PERTH, Wednesday: The cyclone which caused damage estimated at £335,000 passed over Perth at noon today but…
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Asparagus Sales Make £30,491 Co-o’s Rapid Progress Despite Floods
“On the income side, the sales of asparagus and other products amounted to £43,450 as compared with £23,604 for the previous year. The main increase was in asparagus which realised £30,491 as compared with £17.053 for the previous year.” This statement was made by the chairman of directors of…
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IN response to an appeal by the Lord Mayor od Sydney the Mayor of Cootamundra (Ald. D F. Stratton) and the President…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—N.A.T.O. Naval and Air exercises in the Mediterranean this week were curtailed…
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The following donations towards the Great Britain and Holland flood victims' funds are acknowledged: Previously…
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DARWIN, Tuesday: Flood-bound holidaymakers were still drifting into Darwin in trucks, cars,…
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Thunderstorms during the week cheered the hearts of many landowners. Records varied greatly. Lockhart P.O. registered 58 points…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Junee District Came As a Godsend to the Community Generally
RAIN WHICH FELL IN JUNEE AND DISTRICT ON MONDAY AND TUES DAY CAME AS A GODSEND AFTER A PARTICULARLY LONG DRY SPELL AND AT A TIME WHEN THE FUTURE…
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About 7.20 o'clock on Monday evening last a terrific storm broke over Nanandera. Rain fell in torrents, end gutters were soon running…
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Land reclamation in Holland has not only ahead at winning land from the sea, but has included the problem of…
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The Snowy Mountains scheme is unlikely to assist much in flood prevention along the Murrumbidgee. This is the impression gained by an…
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PERTH, Wednesday: A cyclone which had threatened Port Hedland, 900 miles north of Perth, has missed the town…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP): The Queen has honored 68 men and three women for bravery during the recent…
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SYDNEY, Monday — About 5000 trade unionists and members or Communist organisations marched in the May Day…
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SYDNEY, Monday — Torrential rain is falling on the South Coast, and local flooding may follow. Big seas are also…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Ram which yesterday caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, and disrupted rail, road and air traffic,…
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Australians are probably getting tired of being told that each succeeding elections is of "vital" national importance, and…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Rain which on Saturday caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, and disrupted rail, road…
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CALCUTTA, Monday — The B.O.A.C. Comet jet liner which crashed near Calcutta on Saturday, killing all 43 people aboard, dived earthwards, wingless, at a terrific speed "like a ball of fire,"…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday — Seven towns on the South Coast are expected to be isolated later today by…
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