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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

21 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2

Heavy Rain

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Commencing on Saturday night, heavy rain has fallen in Berry during the whole of the week-end. Up till Tuesday morning 483 points of rain…

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Deluge at Foxground

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Something [?] was experienced at Foxground on Monday and the creek which leads from Foxground through Broughton Village…

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Pipes v. Bridges. Toolijooa Floods

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 2

The Gerringong Council decided at the last meeting to ask the Main Roads Board to send down an officer to interview Ald. McInerney and…

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Severe Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 1

A very severe storm was experienced last Friday night. The lightning was vivid, one flush in particular being very bright, and accompanied by a loud peal…

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Heavy Rain

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 2

About three inches of rain fell over the district in the 24 hours ending at six o'clock on Thursday morning, the reading at Kiama being 287 points,…

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Flood and Fire

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 9

Mrs. Gordon Donbleday, sister of Mrs. H. Starling, has the misfortune to be flooded out of her home and then see her home bunt to the…

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Track of the Storm Rain Measured by the Foot

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 2

One of the most, severe wind and rain storm experienced for some time broke over the Coast on Saturday night, bitterly cold conditions being…

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The Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 7

The district received the full force of the storm on Monday and Tuesday, and it was remarkable that more serious damage was not suffered than…

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Around the District. Corrimal. The Cyclone

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 6

Corrimal was fortunate in missing the severity of Monday and Tuesday's Cyclone, as apart from blown down fences no other damage was done…

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The Storm Much Damage Done

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 15

A hurricane which swept Wollongong and the whole coast on Monday night did damage to the extent of many hundreds of pounds…

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Floods

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 4

Commencing on Saturday night heavy rain fell at Berry over, the week-end and continued until Tuesday night when it eased off slightly and showery…

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Kiama District Hospital. Special Meeting. Storm Damage

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 3

A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kiama District Hospital was held on Monday evening in the Council Chambers, the chairman…

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Flood Indication Posts

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 3

The flood indication posts promised by the Main Roads Board are at last an accomplished fact and are put in place along Miller's flat at Omega,…

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Flood Damage

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 2

The Jamberoo Council are holding a special meeting to-morrow (Thursday) to receive reports of damage caused by the recent storm, and to deal with…

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Last Week's Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 6

Last week's gale caused a lot of damage around Corrmal, and particularly in the vicinity of Towrodgi. Fences were blown down at Corrimal…

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Flood Damage

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1931 · page 2

On Thursday morning a special meeting of the Jamberoo Council faced with the greatest flood damage in its history, decided to apply for a Federal…

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Jamberoo Flood Relief

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 2

In connection with the application of the Jamberoo Council for a special grant of £100 for relief of the damage municipality, an officer of the Public…

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Thunderstorm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 2

The thunderstorm which broke over Kiama and district on Sunday afternoon and evening, brought more than two inches of rain in a few hours, but…

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Heavy Rain

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1931 · page 4

Last Sunday morning a heavy hailstorm broke over Berry and surrounding district. The storm was severe while it lasted and the hail did…

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Flood Repairs

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 2 December 1931 · page 2

The Main Roads Board has agreed to subsidise the Jamberoo Council £ for £ for the work of repairing the approaches to the Minnamurra and…

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