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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Heavy Rain Queensland Falls Coastal Gales Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 5

Torrential rain was experienced in coastal areas in North Queensland over the week-end. Fals of from four to eight inches occurred in many…

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Cyclonic Storm Causes Damage at Kyogle Heavy Rain Bridges Washed Away Trees Uprooted Kyogle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

A cyclonic disturbance visited Kyogle last night, accompanied by a rainstorm of great intensity…

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Torrential Rain Queensland Storms High Floods Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

Heavy downpours have been experienced along the tropical coast dursing the week-end. The falls ranged from 1.81/2 inches, which were register…

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Severe Storms Feature of 1933 Weather, Varied Rainfall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 4

A review of the weather conditions during 1933 reveals many interesting facts. Severe storms were a feature of the summer…

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Lives Lost Los Angeles Storm Bridges Wrecked Los Angeles. Jan. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 1

A terrific downpour here over the week-end turned the streets and many sections of the city Into rivers. Twelve bridges were…

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Many Thunderstorms Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

Many thunderstorms were recorded this morning on the North Coast and tablelands, with variable rains, Many moderato to heavy amounts were…

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Deluge in California Flood Brings Death and Havoc Los Angeles

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 1

Tragedy rolled through the lowlands, about Los Angeles, in Southern California, to-day, in the form of a deluge, which left behind it a death-roll tentatively reported at between 31 and 50, and caused great property damage…

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Terrific Storm Damage at Inverell Homes Flooded Inverell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 8

Great damage was done by a storm which swept over the district late yesterday afternoon. Two inches of rain was recorded in…

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Fine and Hot Deluge on Coast Warm in West

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 5

The threatening conditions of yesterday afternoon changed during the night, and fine hot day followed…

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Fierce Storm Damage Done Floods in North Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen over the metropolitan area, on the Darling. Downs and over the South Coast region…

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Fierce Storms in Northern Districts Extensive Trail of Damage Floods Feared From Torrential Rain

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Further violent storms which occusred late on Wednesday night in the northern coastal, tablelands districta, continued yesterday. Torrential rain and severe hail fell at several places, and numerous reports of damage and floods have been received…

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Fierce Storm at Inverell Property, Live Stock, and Crops Suffer

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

It Property, livestock, and unliarvcsted wheat crops suffered at Invorell, when a devastating storm swept the district. Two inches of rain were recorded in…

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Lismore Floods Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

The road to Brisbane is under water and impassable, settlors are preparing to vacate their homes, and are moving stock to higher land, as a…

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Warning of Cyclone Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning: "A cyclone extends over inland New South Wales. Heavy rain is falling over the…

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Fierce Storm Lightning Damage Lights Out Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

Shortly before 6 o'clock last night a heavy thunderstorm broke over the city and parts of the suburbs, causing considerable…

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Violent Storm Damage at Goulburn Lightning Flash Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

During a terrific thunderstorm which burst over the Goulburn district this morning, a violent flash of lightning struck the Municipal…

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Roaring Flood Damage in Africa Many Marooned Capetown, Jan. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 1

Swollen by torrential rain the Orange River is rearing in flood causing immense damage. Wireless from Valvis states that…

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Queensland Floods Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

As a result of heavy rain, many arterial roads from Brisbane to country centres have become impassable. The North Coast road is closed to…

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Sydney Cyclone Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 2

Sydney and suburbs wore swept into Saturday afternoon and into the early hours of yesterday morning by a cyclone which left in its path a…

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Torrential Rains Deluge South Coast Districts 15 INCHES Floods Near Moruya Man Drowned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 5

Communication was restored this morning with Moruya, which was isolated during the week-end when…

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