Although the six sluices in the TorrenS weir were open on Thursday morning, the lake level was higher than it had been for about 15 years. About three weeks ago the ...
Article : 1,093 wordsThe Sturt Creek overflowed its banks on Thursday morning, and as a result a large body of water found its way on to the racecourse at Morphettville. In fact, the ...
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Advertising : 3,460 wordsAt a meeting of the Port Adelaide Local Board of Health on Thursday night a letter was read from Mr. P. H. Wright, who complained that the Central Board had resolved ...
Article : 519 wordsThe School Board decided at a meeting held last night to petition the department with a view to having an art teacher appointed for the public schools and the ...
Article : 138 wordsAt a meeting of the Combined Unions Committee last night it was decided to recommend to the new committee consideration of the proposition by the Barrier Labor ...
Article : 76 wordsThe first of the Tanami parties was fare weded to-day when the syndicate formed by.Mr. A. J. Mellor of Perth —including in its members the most representative ...
Article : 174 wordsThe arrangements for the next quinquennial exhibition of the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures, which will begin on March 24 next, and be continued till ...
Article : 261 wordsA proclamation was issued to-day, prohibiting the importation of potatoes from Victoria and South Australia. Tubers from New-South Wales will be admitted only on ...
Article : 55 wordsThe rain which fell in the hills on Thursday morning quickly converted all the low-lying land into lakes, while the creeks ran bankers. Rivers of water ran off the ...
Article : 109 wordsMembers of the Victorian Riser Murray Commission, comprising the AttorneyGeneral (Mr. Mackinnon), who is the chairman, Messrs. W. Manifold, MLC, R. B. ...
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Advertising : 296 wordsThe roads are worse than ever before. In some places it is almost impossible to get through, with a horse and trap. In the Penfield district the water broke away from ...
Article : 113 wordsThe heavy rain of yesterday has brought down the creeks in flood, and in many the water is higher than for many years. The Willunga coachdriver says that on the ...
Article : 147 wordsThe river is higher than for years past Mr. H. Richardson's engine-house is surrounded with water. Opposite Mr. Staehr's residence the main road was three feet ...
Article : 73 wordsA record flood fa running in the river Angas and owners of adjacent land report many washaways of large quantities of earth. The Strathalbyn corporation, ...
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Advertising : 563 wordsThe North Para River was higher to-day than at any time since the memorable floods of 1888. The bridge at Hanisch's ford was submerged, and the flood waters ...
Article : 147 wordsAlthough, scarcely any damage was done to property in the eastern suburbs, considerable inconvenience was caused by the roads and footpaths becoming inundated in ...
Article : 910 wordsDuring a thunderstorm last week Messrs. Watchel Bros. lost two young horses, and another was badly singed by lightning. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe residents were awakened in the early hours of Thursday morning by the flood. A large number packed up their furniture and flood boards and bags of sand were in ...
Article : 64 wordsThe train left the station to-day for Yeelanna, but was stopped at Pillana owing to the heavy floods having washed the ballast from the line, making it impossible for ...
Article : 117 wordsThe annual meeting of the Port Adelaide Racing Club was held in the Foresters Hall, Port Adelaide, on Thursday evening. Mr. R. Cruickshank (chairman) presided ...
Article : 190 wordsA terrific hafistorm was experienced at Broken Hill this afternoon. A northerlygale, accompanied by dust, prevailed all the morning, and did much damage to ...
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The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), Fri 20 Aug 1909, Page 3
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