N.S.W. FLOODS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1931, Page 6

N.S.W. FLOODS

MURR A Y OVERFLOWS

(Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY, June 24

Floods are again likely to assume serious proportions in central and southern areas, as the result of further heavy rains. All the roads in the Urana district are impassable, owing to flood waters from the Lockhart causing the water supply dam to overflow. Men are employed day and night keeping the whole structure from washing away. About twenty thousand acres of soldiers’ settlement land is covered to a depth of two to eight, feet. The Murray overflowed its banks at Albury. The whole wheat belt in the Eastern Riverina is affected. Ganmain is expecting the biggest flood in years. The huge Burruujiink dam is filled to its utmost capacity.

IN THE RIVERINA

VAST DAMAGE DONE

SYDNEY, June-*4

The latest, reports from the flooded areas of- Southern New South Wales and the northern portions of Victoria disclose deplorable conditions. Three hundred inhabitants of Yvagga have been driven from their homes, and they are sheltering at the local showground. The passengers on the Melbournebound express are marooned at Junce. Owing to extensive wasbaways all the traffic by road and rail between Sydney and Melbourne is suspended. The MuiTtimbidgee and the Lachlan Rivers are heavily flooded.

It is feared the floods will reach re cord proportions.

'The Murray River is now only one foot. below its record level.

All the principal centres report tha the rain continues.

Hundreds of miles of the souther pastoral country are under water.

There is tremendous destruction occurring all along the Victorian border. The land is submerged for many miles. '

Thousands of acres of dairy land' in the neighbourhood of Wodonga, have been submerged for a fortnight now. The Federal Capital is threatened with, the worst flood in its history, owing to the overflowing of the Molonglo River.

TWO MEN DROWNED. (Received this day at 9.23 a.m) SYDNEY, June 23. Two are already drowned, Alfrec Flicks aged 30 near Ciilcaini and C'vri Underwood’aged 30, near Orange.