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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Wagga Match "England's Easy Victory Rumble's Good Bowling Dust Storm Stops Play. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 5

Hot weather prevailed to-day, when the cricket match between the Southern Districts and England was resumed. During the morning, the attendance…

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Sydney Swept By Terrific Storm Much Damage Done Cottage Blown 300 Yards Total Suspension of Harbor Traffic. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 5

A wind which blew with gale force and which was accompanied by severe lightning and torrential rain, swept Sydney this afternoon…

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Thursday's Storm Power Station Struck by Lightning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 December 1932 · page 5

Further particulars of yesterday's cyclonic storm in Sydney show that extensive damage was caused in many parts, while there were numerous casualties…

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Severe Storm Damage by Wind and Hail Narrow Escape at Deep Creek. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 December 1932 · page 4

A storm, accompanied by a strong wind and hail, was experienced along Deep Creek and at Tucabia on Friday afternoon. The storm travelled…

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Coaldale Storm Wrecks Wireless Set

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 December 1932 · page 9

A recent storm destroyed Mr. J. James' wireless set. The lightning struck the aerial, which resulted in a wreck of the complete set and speaker…

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Storm at Lower Southgate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 December 1932 · page 4

A storm broke over the Lower Southgate district on the afternoon of the 18th inst., about 3.50. p.m., and in about half an hour 139 ponits of rain fell, which was…

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Blown Away Ilfacombe Butcher's Shop Only Block Left Terrific Cyclonic Storm Almost Every House Damaged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 December 1932 · page 5

ILFRACOMBE (Q), Wednesday. A terrific cyclonic storm struck Ilfracombe, Central Queensland, about 1 o'clock this afternoon…

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Transitory Storms Fine Weather for Holidays?

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 4

The stormy period with the heat wave has now fulfilled the mid-month indications, and the stormy groups, which are shown towards the end of the month, may…

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CYCLONE 80 Miles Per Hour Ilfracombe in Ruins Five Buildings Demolished. Ilfracombe (Q.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 5

Organised bands of citizens to-day began the work of repairing the damage caused by yesterday's eighty miles an hour cyclone, which ravaged…

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Cyclone in Queensland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 4

Damage to the extent of £1000 was caused by a cyclonic storm at Dirranbandiy Queensland, on Friday night. The roof was blown off a new addition…

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Freemasonry Attacked by Methodist Minister Remarks Arouse Storm. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 5

A Methodist minister at North . Melbourne, Rev. G. T. Doherty, raised a storm in his church by remarks. uttered yesterday regarding Freemasonry…

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Storms Soon Higher Temperature

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 December 1932 · page 4

A new sunspot group appeared suddenly, being first observed on Wednesday morning, writes Mr. Inigo Jones in Brisbane ''Daily Mail'' on Thursday . It is in close…

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