Looking Back
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‘Flood will prove reserve’s fitness’ – Oct 11, 1993
WAMBA WAMBA Aboriginal Reserve’s levee bank suitability for further pemanant housing would be tested by the flooded Murray River next Monday. According to Wamba Wamba…
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‘Bidgee flood peak biggest this year – Oct 11, 1993
THE largest flood peak in the Murrumbidgee this year is progressing down the river. This follows widespread rainfall over the Murrumbidgee Valley recently. The Murrumbidgee…
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Moulamein braced for floodwaters – Oct 11, 1993
THE State Emergency Service at Moulamein yesterday brought in another 50,000 sandbags as the distrct braced itself against rising floodwaters. Moulamein SES controller Neil Whelan…
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Flood sheep shift – Oct 11, 1993
FORTY volunteers and a flotilla of boats yesterday completed evacuating almost 3000 sheep stranded by rising waters in the Cunninyeuk district. Swan Hill, Moulamein and…
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GET READY FOR FLOOD RECORD – Oct 8, 1993
EMERGENCY service personnel in Swan Hill are bracing for a record level in the Murray River, expected to reach here about October 18. The predicted…
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Flats flood threat back under control – Oct 6, 1993
FARMERS on the Tyntynder Flats were winning a battle with the might of the Murray River yesterday. Levees banks where overflows had occurred on Monday…
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Flooding In brief – Oct 6, 1993
NSW flood alert The flood threat has increased along the Wakool and Edward Rivers following heavy rains in the Murray River catchment. Before the weekend…
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Flood threat grows – Oct 4, 1993
HEAVY weekend rain has seriously increased the flood threat in Swan Hill. The deluge necessitated emergency pumping to be used to alleviate local flooding in…
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Slow rise in Murray – Oct 1, 1993
THE Murray River flood peak is expected to reach Swan Hill on Sunday, but is not thought to pose any serious threat. Its arrival has…
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