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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

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Snow Storms In Madrid Irishmen to Join Rebels (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, November 25

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 3

Snow storms and deluges of rain have made conditions on the Madrid front like those of the trench warfare in the winter…

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Heavy Rain at Quondong

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 December 1936 · page 3

A terrific dust storm heralded the approach of a torrential downpour yesterday afternoon at Quondong, according to a motorist who arrived in…

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Storm at Creek

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 December 1936 · page 4

Yesterday the District Engineer (Mr. A. J. Buckler) inspected the gravitation main. On the way back Mr. Buckler ran into a severe storm…

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More Rain Necessary for Summer Feed Tropical Storm Misses Broken Hill; Mails Held Up

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 3

It was disappointing that the tropical storm experienced in the north and north-east did not extend to Broken Hill and the immediate surrounding districts. Light rain which fell last night will be of benefit in moistening the ground, but a following rain is necessary if…

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Floods Are Threatening Bathurst-District

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Assistant meteorologist (Mr. Newman), referring to the widespread rain which fell over the State during the week end,…

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29 Months' Supply Guaranteed 12-Inch Rise In Reservoir; Storms Brighten Outlook

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 2

Although thunder storms continually threatened to burst over Broken Hill again, yesterday and last night, only a few drops fell— not-enough to register. Residents last night witnessed a spectacular electrical storm over the Cock burn district, and a report to-day…

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Broken Hill Children Bathe In Flooded Gutters

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday. Business was interrupted, rondways and some buildings flooded, and severe damage done in…

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Fierce Gales in England Cause 10 Deaths (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 1

LONDON, December 17.—A renewal of the recent fierce Atlantic gales, a repetition of which was forecast, has swept a trail of damage…

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Warning About Storm Centres

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—"I foresee aggression and naked, aggression," said the Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Kenneth- Lindsay), addressing…

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Warning About Storm Centres

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—"I foresee aggression and naked aggression," said the Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Kenneth Lindsay), addressing…

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Storm Hits Hospital £10,000 Damage At Cessnock Only One Man Injured Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 3

A cyclonic storm late yesterday afternoon caused damage officially estimated at £10,000 at the Cessnock Hospital. Roofs of the…

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Storms In Queensland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—According to a Brisbane message storms over extensive tracts of the drought-stricken territory in south eastern…

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