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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Bourke Cyclone Culmination Of Heat Wave Two Aeroplanes Overturned and Damaged Buildings Unroofed Communications Cut. Bourke

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 4

The heat wave conditions which have scorched the western districts of New South Wales during the past few weeks culminated this afternoon in a severe…

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Dairy Struck by Lightning During Storm at Clarenza

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 4

During the storm in the early hours of Monday morning a dairy and bails at Clarenza, belonging to Mr. W. McGregor, were struck by lightning…

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CYCLONE Narromine Wrecked Church—shops, Destroyed Many Buildings Damaged Estimate Is £40,000. NARROMINE

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 4

A cyclone, almost unprecedented in severity struck Narromine yesterday afternoon, cutting communications, which have been partly restored, and…

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Storm at Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 4

As the result of a thunderstorm last evening, 140 points of rain fell over a wide area. It was the salvation of the district, which recorded during January,…

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Storm at Parkes Damage to Property. Parkes

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 5

A fierce windstorm passed over the town last evening, and damaged a number of buildings. Portion of the root of Vanderfield and Reid's timber mill was…

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HAIL-WIND Many Ho uses Unroofed People Injured Terrific Storm at Murrurundi. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 5

Latest details of a terrific hailstorm which passed over Murrurundi yesterday shew that practically half the houses in the town were unroofed…

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Fifth Test No Play on Saturday Owing to Heavy Rain. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

A heavy shower on Friday evening and more rain again this morning thoroughly soaked the Melbourne ground wicket for the fifth test match between…

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DELUGED Sydney And Suburbs Many Houses Flooded Cars and Trams Held Up. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 5

Torrential rains fell in Sydney and suburbs early this morning. North Sydney, Mosman and Cremorne suffered badly…

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Newcastle Flooded Effect of Heavy Rain. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 1

Heavy fain which fell yesterday afternoon and last night temporarily flooded the lowlying parts of Newcastle and suburbs. A number of vehicles were held…

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Wind Storm at Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

The wind was very violent at Sawtell during the storm on Tuesday afternoon. One house is said to have been shifted several feet off the…

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Wild Half-hour Gale At Gleniffer Damage by Wind and Hail Horses Killed-- Crops Destroyed. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1932 · page 5

Not within the memory of the oldest resident of the area has a more severe or destructive storm descended on Gleniffer than that just…

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Severe Storms. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 5

During a heavy storm at Grenfell, considerable damage was done. The balcony of the Royal Hotel was blown into the street, while part of the Showground…

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In a Storm 75 Natives Rescued at Sea. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 5

A message from Port Moresby states that 75 native men, women, and children were picked up at sea in a storm and brought back to port on Tuesday night…

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Enormous Damage Storms in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 5

Severe storms have passed over various parts of Victoria. In some districts hundreds of sheep were drowned, and enormous damage was done to crops. A bridge…

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Germany European Storm Centre. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 5

"Germany is the storm centre in the political relations of the European nations," said Mr. W. M. Ball, lecturer in political philosophy at the University of…

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Power House Flooded Water From Burst Main. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 5

A burst watermain near Darling Harbor railway yard this morning caused a serious stoppage at Ultimo tranway power-house. Thousands of gallons of…

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Hitler Plot Discovered In Prussia Storm Troops to Seize Power Quaint Signal for Rising. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 5

All the Hitlerite local headquarters in Prussia have been raided and also the homes of many of the leaders. Fifty Nazi officers were searched…

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In Storm More Than 300 Killed Thousands Injured and Homeless. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 March 1932 · page 5

Messages from Birmingham (Alabama) state that the death roll as a result of the tornado in southern States now exceeds 300. The sombre work of rescue…

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Four Missing Yacht Wrecked In Storm Washed Up on Beach Two of Crew Found Exhausted. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 2

The yacht, Sunny South, well known in all the States, was wrecked in St. Vincent's Gulf, yesterday afternoon, during a terrific storm, and…

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Swept by Storms Damage at Burnie. Burnie

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 5

Storms reminiscent of the 1929 deluge swept north-western Tasmania yesterday, doing thousands of pounds worth of damage…

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