Flood Work “A Major Problem”
Flood mitigation works In N.S.W. cannot be properly started until a co-ordinated plan has been worked out,…
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243 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 13
Huge Increase In Asparagus Yield Amazing Recovery From Flood Years Large Number of Italians Employed in Cutting Crop
The Gundagai asparagus farms have made an recovery since the flood years of 1950 and 1952. The harvest which commenced on 23rd September last, and to the weekend had been running for fourteen consecutive days, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Receives Heavy Rain An Inch Fall Recorded
Gundagai, like other towns in the South received the heavy rain which fell in many parts of N.S.W. during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Havoc in Sydney Heavy rain and fierce wind
SYDNEY, Monday: A violent electrical storm, accompanied by fierce winds and heavy rain,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →70 m.p.h. gale at Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Sunday: A southeasterly gale reaching nearly 70 m.p.h. in gusts struck Adelaide and suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freakish Riverina Storms Bring Rain Wagga house washed away
Freak storms were a feature of the heavy rains which fell throughout the Riverina yesterday and last night. Although heavy rainfalls occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Couples Home Smashed by Storm
BEFORE the storm on Monday afternoon, this was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Veliscek and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Dead As Storm Strikes Southern Italy
LONDON, Wednesday—About 140 people now have died, 100 gravely injured, and 5000 have lost their homes in violent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monday’s Great Storm
It was not until yesterday we were able to get details of Mondayâs storm, the worst in living memory,…
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SALERNO (Italy) Thurs. (A.A.P.): Thousands of rescuers dug desperately in a sea of rapidly hardening mud yesterday for victims of a cloudburst in which 279…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Thunder Storm Heavy Bain and Hail
Heavy rain throughout the Coolamon - Ganmain district on Monday afternoon should bring along…
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Gardens and surroundings of the Cootamundra Country Club bore the full brunt of yesterday's heavy storm, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence Flooded Streets (To the Editor.)
Sir—At the height, of yesterday's downpour of rain it was, almost, a case of swim to get across from one ide of the street to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Engineer Reports on Elimination of Creek Floods
Following a letter from J. M. Burrell, requesting council to give consideration to the straightening of bottlenecks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in North West N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Friday: Heavy rain which fell in Queensland two months ago is now causing floods in north-western N.S.W. Mungindi, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Storms Cause Losses in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Freak storms slashed many places in Victoria during the weekend, causing thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Blows Truck Into Lake Albert
A new utility truck nose-dived into Lake Albert during a freak storm which his Wagga County Club late yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storm Accompanied by Wind and Lightning
Although Cootamundra experienced particularly heavy rain, accompanied by a strong wind and lightening, the town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Electrical Storm Hits Riverina Binya township is severely damaged
A violent electrical storm was swept by gale force winds across a broad swathe of the Riverina late yesterday afternoon. With the wind reaching a velocity of up to 70 m.p.h., the storm…
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