Schoolgirl Drowned Washed Down Storm Channel. Brisbane
A drowning tragedy was reported from Maryborough to-day, Joan Krammer, age 7, was swept down a drain by the flood waters when returning from school. She…
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Floods & storms, 1934
266 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 14
Soviet Balloon Occupants Killed Envelope Blown Away in Gale. Moscow
The crew of three of the Soviet stratosphere balloon, S[?]rius, which yesterday attained the record altitude of 12.8 miles, were killed to-day, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Warning Police Department Wire
Following is the text of a telegram received by the Grafton police yesterday, from the Police Commissioner's Office, Sydney:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rough Weather Buildings Demolished Gale in Sydney Queensland Flood Waters Falling. Sydney
Last night's, terrific downpour over the eastern section of the State caused rough seas on the coast, hampering shipping, while considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Fire On Mob 1500 WOUNDED Fierce Rioting In France Police and Troops Guard Chamber Premier Weathers Storm Chamber Carried Vote of Confidence. Paris
With the Chamber surrounded by police and mounted guards, and with thousands of troops hidden at strategic points in the courtyards and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trying Experience for Car Passengers Crossing Flooded Creek. Cangai
While travelling from Cangai to Grafton during the recent wet weather, Mr. J. Ratcliffe, okf Cangai, and his passengers had rather a trying experience while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclonic Storm on Coalfields
Tremendous damage was done by a terrific hailstorm which struck the western end of the coalfields on the Hunter on Thursday afternoon. With a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Wagga Worst Ever Experienced Streets Flooded. Wagga
One of the worst storms ever experienced in the district occurred yesterday. The damage is estimated at thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains in South-west N.S.W. Miles of Country Inundated Sydney
Floods have gripped a large area of the south-western portion of the State. At Wellington, the Bell River rose considerably, overflowing its banks and inundating…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Heavy Rain on Queensland Coast. Brisbane
Further torrential rain was experienced in the tropical coast divisions. During the 24 hours to 9 a.m., Townsville received 40 points and all watersheds in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Inches Tweed Heads Deluge Gale Raging on Coast Steamer Cobaki Overdue. Tweed Heads
Flood rains from the east set in last night at Tweed Heads, 250 points falling in two hours. The fail up to 6 o'clock to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worst Storm New York Winter Blast 4000 Passengers Marooned Twelve Deaths Due to Cold New York
One of the worst winter storms in years swept the United' States Atlantic seaboard to-day, paralysing transportation and en dangering shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Rains In South And West Rivers Rising Police Commandeer Boats Road Traffic Disorganised. Sydney
Following torrential rain over all parts of the State, with the exception of the northern section, it is feared the rivers in the West and on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Over Waters Steadily Abating Much Damage in Some Districts. Sydney
The State divisional weather officer, Mr. Mares, said this afternoon that the centre of the disturbance had moved to Victoria and rain had eased in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrifying Lightning Storms in North Queensland. Brisbane
On Saturday a violent storm, accompanied by cyclonic wind and hail and terrifying lightning, swept the North Coast districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crops Ruined Flood Rains at Windsor. Sydney
Heavy rain again fell in the Windsor district early this morning, and further floodings are feared. Large areas of tomato plants, maize and vegetable crops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nightmare Ambulance Drive Through Flooded Streams Epic Journey
Skidding and slipping wildly over treacherous black soil roads in blinding rain, through raging flooded a creeks and inky darkness, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →World's Records Broken Assisted by Flood Currents Swimmers at Wagga. Wagga
Thanks to the last current, [?] of floods, world's record times were record times were made by swimmers at the carnival held on the Murrumbidgee River yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cooma's Destructive Floods
Before, the recent floods in the Snowy River, near Cooma, Mr. Toby Nixon (32), a settler, was worth £20,000; to-day he is not worth half as many, pence. Out of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Storm Rear-admiral Byrd's Ship Mountainous Seas. (Copyright from Rear-Admiral Byrd). MONTREAL
Rear-Admiral Byrd aboard the Bear wirelessed that he was forced to reduce speed owing to mountainous seas. The ship is laboring heavily and rolling so…
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