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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Heavy Rain at Milparinka

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

Mr. W. Munro, local manager for Dalgety and Co., who is on a trip in the Milparinka district, this morning sent the following wire to the local…

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Pictures Of Storm Damage At Broome

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 1

VAST DAMAGE was caused by a 90-m.p.h. cyclone, which struck the north-west const of West Australia last week. The town of Broome was the chief sufferer, and a number of houses were wrecked during the storm. Pearling ships from the coastal town are missing. These pictures show how the houses were completely wrecked by the storm…

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Car Crash and Floods Cause 20 Deaths

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 6

SACRAMENTO, California. U.S.A., April 10.—Ten railway section men were killed on Munday night when their light motor car crashed into a…

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Another Dust Storm

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 2

A dust storm which broke over the city, about 11 o'clock to-day was accompanied by strong wind, and the storm caused inconvenience, the dust…

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Violent Gales in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A violent gale whipped up high seas along the Victorian coastline last night, and several smail fishing vessels…

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Violent Gales in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A violent gale whipped up high seas along the Victorian coastline last night and several small fishing vessel[?]…

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Federal Grant to Storm Sufferers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday.—The Federal Cabinet has decided to grant £5000 to assist sufferers in the recent pearling fleet disaster, near Broome,…

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Disastrous Floods in Gippsland Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 4

Ruinous floodwaters still cover vast areas of central and eastern Gippsland. Dramatic rescues have been made at places near Maffra, where…

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Flood Waters Recede Cabinet To Deal With Problem

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—When the State Cabinet meets on Monday reports will be called for from the departments concerned to consider…

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Trapped in Flooded Gold Mine 45 Entombed (Special to "The Miner.") CAPETOWN, April 24

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1935 · page 6

Three Europeans and 42 natives were trapped early to-day by a flood in the New Machavie froid mine neat potchefstroom…

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Collects Data About Thunderstorms Annual Report On Disturbances

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 April 1935 · page 3

Mr. S. Morris Bower, a young Huddersfield man, is known in the north of England as "the man who collects thunderstorms."…

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Floods in Victoria Some Districts Under Water MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 1

Torrentini rain has fallen in many parts of the State since Sunday last. Many fanners, particularly in East Gippsland, are faced with tremendous…

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Flood Stranded Motorists and Cars Travel By Train

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 4

RAILWAYS IN VICTORIA had their revenge on motor transport on Tuesday, when more than 120 cars which had been caught in floods at Sale were loaded into a apecial goods train for Traralgon. Above A party of South…

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Driven Out by Floods

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Increasing anxiety as a result of the expectation of further flooding of rivers in lowlying…

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Floods Cause Much Damage In Victoria

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 6

HEAVY RAIN, strong winds, and rising rivers are causing fears of serious floods in Victoria. These pictures show (top) rubbish…

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Unusual Hail Storm

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 3

Broken Hill residents yosterday cxpericnucd a rather unusual hail storm followed by light rain which caused a registration of four points…

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Pirie Flood Relief Fund Bill For £260 From Waterworks. Port Pirie, Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 May 1935 · page 6

At a meeting of the Town Council the Mayor (Mr. W. H. Threadlgold) reported that the commlttee of the flood relief fund had received a bill…

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Pirie Flood Relief Fund Bill For £260 From Waterworks Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 May 1935 · page 6

At a meeting of the Town Council the Mayor (Mr. W. H. Threadgold) reported that the committee of the flood relief fund had received a bill…

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Fierce Gale in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), May 21.— A fierce north-west gale, coming with startling suddenness, swapt Canterbury for about four hours. Fairly…

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Floodlit For King Jubilee

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

TOP.—HOW ST. PAUL'S Cathedral, London, looked when floodlit for the King's Silver Jubilee celebrations. RIGHT — Salisbury…

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