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Floods & storms, 1931

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Floods in the Country: Scenes in the Northern Area

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 5

The above picture shows how the swirling waters raced. through…

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The Murrumbidgee in Flood at Gundagai

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 46

The whole valley of the Murrumbidgee was like a huge sea at Gundagai, and for several…

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The Floods. Amateur Golf Championship. Our Great Merino Studs. Features of the "Sydney Mail."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 12

Seldom have the country districts of New South Wales been flooded as they are to-day. Practically every inland river and creek from the Queensland border to the Murray has…

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Flooding at the Wyangala Dam

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 16

The works have been submerged no fewer than five times during the past 12 weeks, but without serious damage resulting. The dam is being constructed across the Lachlan River…

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The Floods. Danger Passes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 14

Rapid improvement in weather conditions over the State has removed the fear of further heavy floods on inland river systems. Rainfall over the catchment areas during…

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Vic. Flood Damage Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 1

The general position regarding the foods in North-eastern Victoria is improving but the receding waters are leaving a trail of damage on…

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Flood Danger Lessens But Rivers Still High Slides in Murray Banks

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

ALTHOUGH it is probable that flood waters in the Murray and Murrumbidgee will rise even further, there is no serious danger…

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Flood Waters Are Abating Pensioner Drowned Near Forbes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 7

Although light rain has fallen over the catchment areas of the inland rivers, no more serious floods were expected by the Weather Bureau last…

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Heavy Seas. Katoomba in a Gale. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 9

Vessels arriving in Port Adelaide to-day report having experienced rough weather. The Katoomba met a gale, estimated at 80 miles an hour, between Fremantle and Albany…

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Is Beer Bottle a Boiler? Quiet Day After Tax Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 6

With a whole day devoted to technical discussion upon steam boilers, the House went into a drowse yesterday, The only echo of the taxation…

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Flooded Roads

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 15

Motorists are reminded by the N.R.M.A. touring department that, although flood waters along" the Murrumbidgee River are receding, the main…

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Held Up by Flood

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 12

Mr. J. W. C. Beveridge, of Junee, had the uncomfortable experience of being marooned by flood at Wagga, while his mare Boorcello won the Rosehill June…

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The Floods. Danger Now Past. Trail of Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 10

Moderate to light falls of rain over the catchments has caused another slight rise in the upper reaches of the Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, and Murray Rivers, and the peak of the flood…

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Country News Hay Fears Flood

The Sun · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 17

HAY, Thursday.-- At noon to-day the river was within seven inches of the record flood height of 1891, and was rising steadily. Large gangs of…

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Flood Menace Lifts Danger in Lower Reaches

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 7

MR. MARES last night had a re-assuring message for the flooded areas. "As a result of the recent rains…

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Floods in the Country

The Propeller · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 8

Once again the valleys of the Murray and its affluents, the Murrumbidgee, Tumut, and other streams have been deluged during the past month with all…

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Flood Danger Over Rivers Falling; Weather Should Be Fine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 1

Reports from the flooded areas last night showed that the waters in most parts of the Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, and Murray Rivera were beginning to recede…

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The Taxation Flood

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 1

FARMER "Gosh I thought it was subsiding a bit, and here comes the thunder again."…

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Floods Subside Serious Damage to Crops and Gardens

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 2

The seeds that [?]undated the low-lying Merray and Riverina districts last week-end caused tremendous damage, but the waters have now…

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The Floods. Danger Now Past

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 17

Rivers in central and southern inland areas remain swollen, and districts on the lower reaches are now receiving the peak of the floodwaters. A general improvement in…

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