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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Toll of Earthquakes and Floods in Asia

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 2

Some idea of the population and the psychological outlook of the East is found in the fact that people are killed every day by earthquakes in…

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Flood Rains Expected

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that he expected the central and south coast rivers and those south…

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Horseman Drowned Crossing Flooded Road SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

Although the floods are subsiding in most of the affected areas in New South Wales, the position is still serious on the South Coast and in the…

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Storms Cause 55 DEATHS Canadian And U.S. Tragedies Privation and Suffering (Special to "The Miner.") New York, Febrauy 26

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 1

fifty-five people lost their lives during the week end in storm tragedies in the United States and Canada…

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Queensland Storms Six Inches Of Rain In An Hour BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 2

Richard Henry Arthur Jones (36), farmer, was drowned in Kroombit Creek, about three miles from Biloola, in the Rockhampton district,…

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River Menaces Bridge Fight To Save From Floods CALCUTTA, March 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 4

Skilled engineers and an army of 11,000 native laborers are working day and night to save the Hardinge Bridge over the River Ganges, on the…

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Our New Serial. The Storm Breaks

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 3

THE Sadhu's grim words roused Sir John Lindsay from a trance-like apathy. As though moving in a nightmare dream he rose to his feet, his…

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Sea Cadets in Gale Stores Give Out (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.) Roebourne (W.a.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 4

Trapped on Montebello Island during a week of tropic squalls, with their stores giving- out after a mouth at sea,the whole of a ship's company,…

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W.a. Storm Scenes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

While Broken Hill has suffered severe heat wave Western Australia has experienced disastrous floods in many areas. (Left)— salvaging bags of chaff from a farm which was four feet under water and (right) a house at Toodayas surrounded by water…

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Not Yet Over Drought Danger In England Some Rivers Flooded

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

Although neatly 16 million tons of rain' fell on London yesterday, and the rivers in some parts of England are Hooded, weather experts say that…

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Trail of Death Cyclone On Coast Moue Than 50 DEAD

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 3

The cyclone which swept the const north of Cairns during the past two days has proved to be one of the worst which has ever visited the…

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Survivors Arrive Some Travelled 40 Miles North Coast Cyclone Brisbane, Friday

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

Twenty survivors from the Waipi arrived at Cooktown last night lt dinghier after rowing 40 mile's, while 20 from tho Walttnlo arrived on the…

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Cyclone Death Roll Now More Than 75

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 9

BRISBANE, Saturday— It is believed that the death roll from the recent clone now exceeds. 75. further reports of missing vessels…

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Cyclone Death Roll Now More Than 75

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday— It is believed that the death roll from the recent cyclone now exceeds 75 Further reports of missing vessels…

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British Ships Battered By Atlantic Gale LONDON, March 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 6

A fierce Atlantic gale so battered several British warships participating in fleet manoeuvres off Gibraltar that they were forced to seek port. Two…

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Another Baby Plane Designer Tests In Gale Australian Invention (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, March 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 6

The first British commercial 'plane capable of 200 miles an hour is the Percival Mew Gull, designed by the Australian, Captain Edgar Percival…

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Floods Feared in India (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 4

CALCUTTA, March 27.— The likelihood of floods with the coming of the monsoons owing to the changed land levels due to the earthquake is…

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Mail 'Planes Marooned Cyclonic Storm And Floods (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) PERTH

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 4

Two northern mail planes are marooned through the cyclonic storm which almost destroyed Onslow. One is at Anna Plains Station, 100 miles…

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Motor Cars at £50 Japan To Flood Markets LONDON, April 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

The "Daily Mirror" says that British motor car manufacturers have received warning from their oversea agencies that Japan is planning to…

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Comments of Readers Big Storm Recalled

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir,— Could you please give the year of the storm that happened on December 10? Was it in 1920 or 1922?…

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