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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

200 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 10

Cruiser in Storm (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 1

LONDON, October 11.—The Yugoslav cruiser Dubrovnik which is taking King Alexander's body home has reported by radio that it is…

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Storm Damages Crops in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning and hailstones, caused extensive damage to fruit crops and buildings…

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Lashed by Gales Italian Ship in Melbourne Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 1

With ratings and marines lining the decks at attention, while the ship's band played the Fascist Hymn of Youthfulness, and a national war…

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Man Washed Through Storm Channel (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Jack M'Shane, billiard saloon proprietor of Hawthorn, had a narrow escape from drowning when he was swept along…

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Car Caught in Flood Waters Three Believed Drowned (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 4

Two men and a boy are believed to have been drowned when a motor car in which they were travelling stalled in flood waters while crossing…

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Storm Takes Toll. 12 Lives Lost; Much Damage (Special to "The Miner") SEATTLE, October 23

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 October 1934 · page 3

Twelve people are dead, two others are missing, and widespread damage has been done to shipping and property by a 90 miles an hour…

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Heavy Storm Hits City. Much Lightning And Rain 67 Points in Two Showers (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 8

Memories of "Black Friday," one of the thickest dust storms on record in Broken Hill, were revived this afternoon when thick…

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Racecourses Flooded in Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 October 1934 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday—Heavy rains deluged the city during the night. A large area of lowlying ground is under water, including the…

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Lenard's Showing "Deluge"

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 3

The world comes to an end. A mammoth tidal wave sweeps round the universe and skyscrapers crumble on their foundations. These are some…

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Torrential Rains Shops Damaged At Orange Floods at Canberra (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 6

Torrential rains have fallen over many parts of the State. At Orange a stormwater canal overflowed, flooding one of the principal streets to…

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Wagga Still in Danger Floods Expected To Enter Streets SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 October 1934 · page 1

The flood position is still serious in several parts of the State, particularly in the south, where the rising Murrumbidgee is menacing Wagga…

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Flood Danger at Wagga Campers Leave River Area Other Towns Damaged (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 October 1934 · page 12

Floods are expected shortly in Wagga and Gundagai districts as the Murrumbidgee continues to rise, and is expected to attain a height of…

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Wagga Still in Danger Floods Expected To Enter Streets SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 October 1934 · page 13

The flood position is still serious in several parts of the State, particularly in the south, where the rising Murrumbidgee is menacing Wagga…

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Flood Danger at Wagga Campers Leave River Area Other Towns Damaged (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.) SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 October 1934 · page 6

Floods are expected shortly in Wagga and Gundagai districts as the Murrumbidgee continues to rise and is expected to attain a height of…

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Heavy Damage at Wagga Flood Waters Are Receding SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 4

Although the flood waters are now receding at Wagga thousands of pounds of damage was caused, and a warning of the approach of the floods…

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Narrow Escape in Wagga Flood

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 4

WAGGA, Tuesday—During the Wagga floods Mrs. Norman Devlin, wife of a former stipendiary magistrate, narrowly escaped drowning…

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Severe Hail Storm at Oodlawirra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 1

On Tuesday last an exceptionally heavy fall of hail occurred at Oodlawirra. Much of it was the size of a pigeon's egg. Many trees in its…

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70 Windows Broken at Corona Trail Of Damage By Hail Storm (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 4

Hall which smashed windows, stripped trees, und left marks like bullets on plaster walls, was experienced in a sudden storm at Corona Station…

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Flood Danger in State (Reprinted from Yesterday's Litest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Murrumbidgee River continues to rise slowly at Narrandera. Although the flood waters have hot yet reached the town…

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Flood Waters Are Subsiding

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Flood waters are now generally, subsiding throughout the State and finer conditions prevail; although a change…

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