Wangaratta was shrouded in gloom on Thursday when six residents were drowned in the record flood waters rushing from the hillsides and ...
Article : 4,440 wordsConstable Mallon and Mr. W. Hickey had narrow escapes yesterday while attempting to recover the police boat which was submerged at ...
Article : 112 wordsMr. J. Ryan (driver), Mr. J. Green of Mulwala Hotel, Mr. W. McCullagh, wheat buyer, Telford, Mr. A. Pitman, tailor, Melbourne, and Mr. ...
Article : 251 wordsWhorouly has never experienced such a deluge of water, and the whole, country side is covered, Great damage to property has resulted, and it ...
Article : 185 wordsOwing to the flood waters scouring out the earth at the back of the brick and stone abutments two bridges on the main North-Eastern line ...
Article : 204 wordsThe Mayor (Cr. F. C. Purbrick) yesterday received the following telegram from Mr. J. W. Leckie, member elect for India—"Please ...
Article : 137 wordsThu rainfall at Myrrhee during the last three days was easily a record for the time. It totalled 752 points from Sunday night till ...
Article : 140 wordsThe rushing torrents of water that came down the King river, Boggy Creek and tributaries on Wednesday and Thursday have never been, known ...
Article : 457 words(We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by our Correspondents.) ...
Article : 14 wordsMr. Frank Dalton, of Oxley Flats, had an exciting experience when attempting to drive with his load of milk from Oxley Flats to ...
Article : 291 wordsSir,—The disastrous flood which has occurred with its sad fatalities has rendered many people homeless, temporarily at any rate, and it is to ...
Article : 475 wordsThe flood about Everton was terrible, and several losses of cattle are reported, Messrs Weston Bros., of "Hillsborough," estate losing ...
Article : 157 wordsYesterday afternoon at 3.30 the body of T. Rhodes was recovered from a depth of ten feet. Dragging operations were being carried out by ...
Article : 130 wordsThe One Mile Creek came down in a raging torrent between 5 and 6 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. The water overspread the banks, and ...
Article : 105 wordsA meeting of townspeople called by the Mayor (Cr. Purbrick) to consider Relief measures and to express sympathy with relatives of those who ...
Article : 554 wordsHeavy rains have fallen since June 1st, amounting to 488 points, the total being I708 since January. The floods washed over the Sydney road ...
Article : 108 wordsMr. Louis Rhodes, of Killawarra, who was informed by the police through Mr. Owen Francis by telephone message, that his son had been ...
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Wangaratta Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), Sat 9 Jun 1917, Page 3
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