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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Adventures in Antarctic Maddened Huskies Loose In Gale

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 2

With spotless decks, fresh painted fittings and a sun-burned crew, the Royal Research Ship, Discovery. II., day in St. Katherine Dock, hard by the Tower of London…

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Bad Dust Storm To-day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 1

Broken Hill to-day experienced one of its worst days for many months, blinding dust blowing from the north and enveloping the…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, August 3. 1935. Storm Clouds in Europe

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 2

"I WOULD not be honest with the House if I did not say that in the Government's view the state of Europe remains one of gloom and…

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Barrier Miner Saturday, August 3. 1935. Storm Clouds in Europe

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 2

"I WOULD not be honest with the House, if I did not say that in the Government's view the state of Europe remains one of gloom and…

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River Torrens in Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Saturday.— Although the River Torrens, as a result of heavy downpours, rose rapidly to danger level last night and caused…

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River Torrens in Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Saturday.— Although the River Torrens, as a result of heavy downpours rose rapidly to danger level last night and caused…

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Heavy Rain Floods LowrLying Parts Of Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 3

HEAVY RAIN inundated many low-lying parts around Adelaide and suburbs. The above picture shows how the Reedbeds near Henley Beach were flooded…

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Flood Danger Passed in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday,— With only light to moderate rains during the week end and line weather forecast temporarily all flood danger caused…

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Storms Cause Damage in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), August 8.— Electrical storms of unparalelled violence have caused severe damage in several parts of the Dominion. At…

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Rush Trip Through Dust Storm

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

Detective Sutherland and Constable M'Millan are not likely to forget their experience while driving to and from Menindee yesterday in a blinding dust…

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Missed Floods; Fire Takes Toll

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Probably the only house in the Traralgon district that has not been flooded in the past 40 years is the…

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Flood Scene In Gippsland

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1935 · page 3

AN AERIAL VIEW of the inundated area in the Gippeland (Victoria) district, where severe flooding has followed the week end…

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Child Tied in Tree Saved From Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 7

ROME, August 16. — Among the most pathetic stories of the flood disaster near Ovada, in Northern Italy, on Tuesday, is that of a peasant…

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American Flood Carries All Before It

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 5

A RAGING RIVER SWEEPS ALL BEFORE IT IN CENTRAL TEXAS.—A mall house, carried away by the floodwaters of the Colorado, going over the municipal dam at Austin as one of thc worst storms in the State's history made hundreds homeless, destroying, taillions of dollars worth of property…

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American Flood Carries All Before It

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 5

A RAGING RIVER SWEEPS ALL BEFORE IT IN CENTRAL TEXAS.—A smo'.l house, carried away by the floodwaters of the Colorado, RO ina- over the municipal dam at Austin as one of the worst storms in the State's history made hundreds homeless, destroying raillions of dollars' worth of property…

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Three Nice Girls Cause Church Storm Danced at Xmas Party

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 2

Provost John Murray, of Dornoch (Sutherland) is a very strict man. Neither has he nor his wife ever danced. His three daughters and his…

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Heavy Rain in S.A. All Driest Parts Benefit

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. — Over the whole of the drier parts of South Australia, from the sheep country of the far north-west to the wheatlands…

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Severe Storm in N.Z. Shipping Buffeted Wellington (N.z.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 2

Shipping on the New Zealand coast between Wellington and Lyttalton received the worst buffeting for years in a storm which is blowing itself out…

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Floods Are Expected Precautions On North Coast SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 1

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) referring to further rainfalls in many parts of the State, specially the north coast, said although it was…

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Heavy Rain in Interior Nor'-South Railway Flooded ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 6

Water a foot deep over the rails for several chains alone the NorthSouth dine near the Pink River tnis week delayed the train from Alice…

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