Berry Gets Nearly Five Inches Heavy Rain on
Berryâs participation in the general Coastal rain over the week-end was 492 points, registered at the post office up to 9…
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Severe Damage Caused by Heavy Rain Easter Holidays Marred by Floods
Heavy rains at Berry during the past fortnight have caused considerable damage, mainly to farms and roads in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Lashed by Gale Damage Generally Light Despite Intensity
Although Candelo suffered a severe buffeting from Monday night’s gale winds and sustained quite a lot of damage, the district generally has reported little more than shattered threes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Rains in District Bega River Breaks Its Banks, Isolates Town
Torrential rain, driven with great force by gale winds, started to envelop the district on Friday and continued all day Sunday, causing the rivers and creeks to rise, culminating in a flooding of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain at Berry Over 14 Inches During the Week-end
Rain began to fall at Berry on Friday night, and on Saturday morning the registration at the post office was 511 points. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roads Badly Damaged Receding Floodwaters Reveal Sorry Plight
The tremendous damage to the highway and road system of the district confronted the Department of Main Roads, Mumbulla and Imlay Shire, and Bega Municipality when the floodwaters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apex Finds Avenue Survives Flooding
When the flood waters left the River Road the Bega Apexians found that although a few trees and a number of tree guards had been washed away the young avenue of liquid ambers was still…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scheme to Elevate Street Level Council Plans To Raise Bega St Above Floods
Bega Municipal Council has applied for a grant under the Commonwealth Aid Roads programme, and has submitted tentative plans for the repair of Bega Street from Auckland Street to the North…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Wind Hits the District
Only minor damage has been reported in Bega after the northwest gale, of Tuesday night, although the wind threatened to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kidd Wins in Gale Wind Held Lead In Rifle Club Championship
Ted Kidd, Bega rifleman, in a boisterous wind during the weekend was able to maintain his lead the Club Championship and finished four clear points ahead of Frank Moss with Jack Nickle third,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →[?]Mlay Claims Flood Relief Tantawanglo Scheme Suffers Damage
Imlay Shire Council will make a claim for flood [?]amage compensation for the damage caused to the [?]antawanglo Water Scheme by the recent heavy [?]ains. A major breakdown in the water supply in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bega Men Help Jockey Club Flood Restoration Work At Racecourse
The committee of the Bega Jockey Club is| pleased with the progress made so far in the restoration of the fittings and fences at the course destroyed by the floods this year, and is condent that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Grant for Flood Damage
I refer again to your personal representations on behalf of the Shoalhaven Shire Council concerning the question of financial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Ood, Floods [?]Nd the Future’
Trends,” the auartely urnal issued by the Rural [?]ank pf New South wales, [?]ns its attention in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Finance Available For Floodboats D.M.R. Refuses To Help Imlay Meet Costs
Imlay Shire Councillors are not pleased with the; decision of the Department of Main Roads who will not supply finance for floodboats at Jellat in time of floods…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dry Summer Fears Removed Some Crops Damaged By Floods
Fears for a dry summer expressed by local farmers over the past month were removed at the end of last week, when steady, soaking rain began to fall in most parts of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight Against Fires and Floods Nation-wide Organisation Suggested
Establishment of a statewide organisation similar to war-time National Emergency Service was suggested in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blocking Of Highways By Floods Minister Says Cannot Help At Present
The Minister for Transport (Mr. George Weir), has told Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., that it is not possible at present to undertake the work of obviating blockages at certain rivers in times of flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extremes in October Conditions Varied From Dry To Floods
An overall picture of the condition of the district given by Mr. Flemons, District Agronomist, in his report in which he states that conditions throughout the month of October were variable,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage to Bega Racecourse
The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission has informed Mr. Inticknap, Minister for Conservation, that arangements…
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