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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Hindu Pilgrims Buried Alive Were Sheltering In Gave From Storm a Family Drowned Calcutta, July 4

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 July 1933 · page 4

Twenty Hindu pilgrims were buried alive by a fall of rock in the moutheof a cave in which they had sought shelter from a strom They…

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Tumut River in Flood Emergency Warnings By Police SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 1

As the result of heavy rains over the southern highlands the Tumut River and its tributary creeks have overflowed, inundating thousands of…

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Seamen Hurt During Gale

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Four members of the crow of the freighter Sydney Maru were injured when the ship was in the grip of a gale on…

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Rowed Daily to Work Dangers Of Flooded Goulburn River Woman's Risk Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 3

Rather than disappoint her employers, Mrs. Ormiston, a charwoman, whose house was marooned by flood[?] on the Goulburn River, made a quarter…

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Heavy Rain in State Nearly 5 Inches At Ballina Flood Fears in North Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 1

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that a severe cyclonic disturbance has developed on the North Coast, and that flood…

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Floods Follow Rain

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 July 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Heavy rains in the North Coast resulted in large areas of land being submerged at Wauchope. The river is already…

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The Following Appeared Yesterday's Latest News Edition Heavy Rain Recorded More Likely From West Shipping Warned Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1933 · page 4

The flood danger should soon pass from the North Coast areas, the cyclonic conditions having moved a little inland…

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Bitter by a Sandwich. Local Storms with Queen Causes

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 July 1933 · page 4

Two hundred rounds were recently awarded as damages to a lady who was bitten by an england [?] sandwitch [?] [?]…

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'Plane Dash in Storm. Sydney To Port Pirie Couple Catch Steamer Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 3

A thrilling flight through heavy rain storms and against strong head winds was experienced by Mr. C. Dunstan and Mrs. Allan, his sister, who…

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"Dangerous Storms" Churchill On World Crisis (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, August 13

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 1

"When we look at the tragic confusion of the world and see many countries a prey to anarchy and tyranny and devoured by race classes…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, August 15, 1933. "Dangerous Storms"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 2

IT is only a few days since the 10th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, when the assassination of an Austrian archduke and his wife…

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Arrest of 200 COMMUNISTS Nazi Storm Troops Most Active Spies Among Nazis (Special to "The Miner.") REPLIN, August 13

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1933 · page 4

Nazi storm troops, acting on the orders of secret police, last night searched every vehicle leaving or entering Berlin, including milk and…

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Floods in China Loss Of Life Not Heavy Many Towns Deserted (Special to "The Miner.") SHANGHAI, August 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1933 · page 8

The Chinese river of sorrow, the Yellow River, has flooded over 2000 square miles of the province of Shantung…

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Floods in China 300,000 Are Homeless (Special to "The Miner.") PE[?]NG, August 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 August 1933 · page 1

Messages from Honan give details of new have caused by the Yellow River floods. Over 500 villages in a single district have been inundated…

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The Following Appeared — in — Yesterday's Latest News Edition Destruction and Death Storm On U.S.A. Coast (Special to "The Miner.") New York, August 24

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1933 · page 8

Death, terror and destruction rode with the storm which struck the Atlantic seaboard of the United States…

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Floods in S.A. 2 Drowned At Glare Homes Are Damaged Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 1

Following phenomenal rain which has benefited South Australian pastoral and agricultural areas to the extent of…

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A Flood Scene In Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

A HORSE AND DRAY coming through the turbulent floodwaters crossing Grange road near the intersection of Tapley's…

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Floods at Tumut

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

TUMUT, Saturday.—Heavy rains and melting snow have caused the Tumut River and Gilmore Creek to run bankers, and to-day the town was…

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Escapes From Floods All Night Vigils Port Noarlunga

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 September 1933 · page 1

After an all-night vigil along embankments against floodwaters on the Onkaparinga River, Port Noarlunga residents were able to return to their…

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The Flooded River Torrens

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 3

THE SWOLLEN TORRENS rushing down the Gorge presented a vastly different picture to the usual trickle of water there. A picture of the stream on its way down to the flooded areas…

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