Flood Storm Devastates Crops Across Wagga District
Severe rains and gale force winds battered Wagga and surrounding areas causing extensive crop damage. Orchard trees stripped, sheds damaged, and two inches of rain fell in places. Lightning struck a house in Jerilderie, with a kitchen roof collapse but no injuries. River levels rose, threatening local waterways though dam releases limited flood risk to Wagga.
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Wagga
Jeriiderie
John McGee
Miss McGee
River Rises to 23 or 24 Feet After Rainfall
Flood fears eased as headwater rains were light yesterday. Burrinjuck dam pool stood 3 ft below spillways this morning with water rising at about half an inch per hour, making overflow unlikely.
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Gundagar
Tumut
Talbingo
Tarcutta Creek
Wight
Wagga
Burrenjuck
Wagga Rainfall Brings Monthly Total Above Average
Registration in Wagga by 9 am yesterday reached 271 points for the month after 10 wet days. November totals exceed only five years, with 429 points in 1916 and 391 points in 1924. Eleven month rainfall tallies 25 inches 14 points, well above the average.
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Gundagat Wagga
Sturt Street
Wagga
Leeton Tragedy Deaths After Infant Batterings
Alfred Michael Duffy killed his eighteen month old baby by beating it near a tree and then hanged himself from a cow chain outside their farm home at Leeton. His wife found both bodies as she returned from resting in the afternoon. There was no apparent motive for the tragedy.
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Leeton
Alfred Michael Duffy
Duffy
Quiet Municipal Polls in Wagga Reflect Low Turnout
Electors in Wagga face a quiet municipal election day with turnout unlikely to reach 39 percent. Poll workers had little to do in the morning, votes picked up after midday, and cross voting appears a likely feature amid general uncertainty among electors.
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Wagga
Shires Kreamba Shire Election Result Overview
In Kreamba Shire the last briennial election repeated with several incumbents defeated. The President Cr RR G Kiddle did not seek re election for C riding. Cr R M Foraster retired in A riding. In A riding Dr R F Roth was defeated while H Crichton and C F Jarick won. B riding saw E H Hedditch and J M O'Brien return. others were defeated. Returning Officer L Daley announced full results listing multiple candidates and vote counts.
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Kreamba Shire
Iself
G. Kiddle
Cr. R. M. Foraster
R. F. Roth
Messrs
H. Crichton
C. F. dJarick
H H
Mitchell Shire Council Elections Held in Mitchell Riding
Voters defeated President Dr W W Cox and Dr B E Bartlett in A riding while sitting councillors Dr C W Richardson and J J Cameron were re elected in B riding. In Mitchell only Mrs D Hamilton and TH Prowse were returned unopposed in Riding with James Sutherland as Returning Officer announcing results and informal votes.
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Mitchell Shire
Murrumbidgee River
W. W. Cox
BE. T. Bartlett
Jones’ Reserve
C. W. Richardson
J. J. Cameron
Mitchell
D. Hamilton
Prows
Don’t Be Hoodwinked Ad Warns in Popular Paper
A bold advertising warning appears in a popular paper claiming a deceitful advert is looming. The piece urges readers to scrutinize offers and avoid falling for scams or misleading promotions.
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Afsulte
Adelaide Tailoring Co. Ltd head tours branch network
Mr J L Glick governing director of the Adelaide Tailoring Co. Ltd visited Wagga from Melbourne to Sydney, completing a tour of the firm s forty three branches across capital and provincial centres. He reported signs of a strong Australian recovery since four months ago and praised the Western state s conditions. He singled out Wagga as the best NSW country branch and noted a festive season ahead for the trade.
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J. L. Glick
Adelaide Tailoring Co. Ltd
Wagga
Melbourne
Sydney
Commonwealth
Glick
Western Australia
Manhunt in rugged West Lynde for Cooma shooting suspect
Police search continues after the shooting of Robert McGuiffe in Cooma. A cold night on snow covered slopes failed to flush the fugitive from a secure hideout. McGuiffe's condition worsened as doctors report the bullet shattered near the ears and declined surgery due to his critical state.
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Cooma
Royal Train operating cost and usage figures
The Royal Train in Newi was estimated to cost £3500 to operate. It travelled 9380 miles and used 300 tons of coal and 2400 tons of water. The average occupancy was 86 passengers aboard the train.
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Sydney
Newi
Osticos
Feater
Johnstom
Transfer brings Wagga banker to Bega as accountant
Praser, four years on the Wagga branch staff of the Bank of New South Wales, receives notice of transfer to Bega branch with promotion to accountant. A keen tennis player, he has been active in Wagga and South Wagga clubs and made many friends during Sep. The wedding of Kathleen Wigg to George Shiell took place at Strathfield Presbyterian Church.
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Praser
Wagga
Bank of N. 8
Wales
Bega
South Wagga
Presbyterian
Kathleen Wigg
James Rigg
Strathfield
R. Gilinan
George Shiell
Union Bank
Shiell
Avoca
Vic
Rail Gauges Premiers to Confer on Standardisation
An early meeting of premiers is planned after the re employment program begins in Port Augusta with a gang reconstructing items. Prime Minister Lyons announced the Commonwealth will invite state premiers except Tasmania to a Canberra conference to discuss railway gauge standardisation.
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Canberra
Port Augusta
Mr. Lyons
Tasmania
Pearl Found in Oyster on Royal Train by Police Commissioner
While dining on the Royal Train, Commissioner of Police Mr Childs found a tiny pearl in an oyster. The pearl has little value, but he intends to keep it as a souvenir.
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Uralla
Police
Mr. Childs
London Wool Sales Report Amid Varied Bale Offers
London Friday wool sales saw 10 405 bales offered including 3029 New South Wales 1609 Queensland 1400 Victorian 102 West Australian 12 Tasmanian and 3910 New Zealand with Australasians around 8874 bales. Continental competition held and late rates kept steady with grease merino lots noted.
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London
N S.W
Queensland
New Zealand
Bates
N. S.w
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