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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Victorian Railways Flood Damage

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.- The chairman of the Victorian Railways Commissioners (Mr. H. W. Clapp) today, in the first officiai announcement…

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Gale Weather in S.A. Tornado Like Conditions

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Accompanied by cool gusts of wind which reached a velocity of 45 miles an hour, a dark bank of clouds suddenly…

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More Floods in Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Auother terrific storm brokeJover Melbourne and suburbs this morning, quickly inundating all lowlying parts…

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Crowd Storms Fascists Sm[?] Way Through Police Guard

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

The police had, to control a crowd of 20,000. people in the centre of Manchester late in the night after Sir Oswald Mosley had addressed a…

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Crowd Storms Fascists Smash Way Through Police Guard

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 7

The police had to control a crowd of 20,000 people in the centre of Manchester late in the night after Sir Oswald Mosley had addressed a…

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Storm Wrecks Camp Exciting Hours For Scouts MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 1

A terrific storm played havoc at the Jamboree camp at Frankston early this morning. About 100 tents were blown down and others were partly…

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Forced to Land Air Liners in Storm Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Because of head winds and poor visibility, the Holyman air liners, Miss Launceston and Golden West, on the Launceston-Essendon service, were…

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Heavy Rains in State; Flood Warnings

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Very heavy rain fell in Sydney on Saturday, and according to the Weather Bureau these conditions are…

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Caterpillars Escape Paddock Flooding Fails WERRIBEE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 3

Flooding of the paddocks infested with the caterpillar plague was not successful and has been abandoned. The Water Commission allowed to…

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Heavy Rain in Wagga Area Man's Game Effort To Save Lamb

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A cloudburst near Wagga caused much damage, stock and poultry being drowned, and outhouses and fences swept away…

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More Flood Damage in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday.—Tons of water was released when a dam at denman, near here, broke under the strain of flood waters and allowed a…

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Trapped by Flood

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Frederick Smith (22), of Holbrook, was swept off his horse in attempting to ford a flooded creak on Sunday night. The…

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Severe Floods Near Armidale

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Five inches of rain were recorded in Armidale in an hour. The lower parts of the town were flooded, and several…

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Floods in State Much Damage At Inverell SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

During a cloud burst in the Inverell district.lightning struck the station homcsteadiof Miss C M. E. Broun, causing a fire-which destroyed…

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In Grip of Storm Sea Floods Ship UNLUCKY 13? DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

Passengers in the Marella, which reached Darwin after being battered for 36 hours by terrific Storms at sea, said…

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In Grip of Storm Sea Floods Ship UNLUCKY 13? DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

Passengers in the Marella, which reached Darwin after being battered for 36 hours by terrific storms at sea, said…

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Flood Waters Receding Danger in State Passing SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

The railway lines and roadway connecting Boggabilla with the outside world are now completely under water and closed to traffic. The town is…

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Flood Waters Receding Danger in State Passing SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 6

The railway lines and roadway connecting Boggabilla with the outside world are now completely under water and closed to traffic. The town is…

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Flood Waters Subsiding in State

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday.—The M'Intyre River is now falling Boggabi[?] which has been flood bound for almost a week, and the mail train to Sydney…

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Storm Damage at Stephens Creek Hotel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 1

Struck by a severe whirlwind yesterday the verandah and chimney of the old Stephens Creek Hotel were, blown down. The chimney fell into…

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