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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Gales Toll in Britain. Fleet Shelters

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 4

Thirteen deaths on land and 31 at sea were the toll of the great gale which raged in England on Sunday. The deaths included 33 members of…

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Night of Terror. in Fiji Cyclone. Woman Relates Experience

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Caught in the full fury of the cyclone which swept Vanua Levu, in the Fiji Islands, recently, Mrs. Trevor Jones spent a night of terror. She…

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Floods Likely on the Manning. Warning From Weather Bureau

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

JUST BEFORE GOING TO PRESS WE RECEIVED A WIRE FROM THE WEATHER BUREAU AS FOLLOWS:—…

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Flood Warning. Later

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 8

The postmasters at Taree and Wingham received the following urgent message: "Over 2 inches of rain have fallen on upper ranges of river. Heavy…

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Fourteen Inches Heavy Rain in Queensland

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in some parts of Queensland on Monday. The registrations were heavy to very heavy in Southern Carpentaria and the…

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Queensland Floods

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

Rain fell practically all over the west of Queensland this week. In some places the falls were unusually…

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The Record Flood of 1923

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 10

This week memory goes back 12 months to the deluge which made the year 1929 stand out prominently in the flood history of the Manning…

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From Drought to Flood Far Western Queensland's Experiences

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 8

The six or seven years' drought in far western Queensland ended in truly dramatic, fashion--the fall being' the best and heaviest since…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Friday. a Sudden Flood

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 4

Thousands of pounds worth of damage was done by a [?] of rain at Murrumburrah yesterday. Three inches of rain fell in 10 minutes. A…

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20 Inches. Central Aus. Floods

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 3

The postmaster at Tennant's Creek reported to Adelaide on Monday morning that 20 inches of rain had fallen during the past five days, and…

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Floods in France . Great Loss of Life. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

A Paris message states that floods and devastation continue throughout the South-west. It is estimated that 700 persons are…

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Floods in France

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 6

Since our previous issue news has poured in daily of the shocking losses of life and property caused by devastating floods in France…

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Flood Warning. Heavy Rain in North-east

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 2

The Weather Bureau advises that during the past week heavy rain has been frequent in the north-east quarter of the State…

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Heavy Storm

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 4

A very heavy rainstorm swept across a large portion of the district on Wednesday. It lasted for twenty minutes, and Macksville's registration…

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Heavy Rain in City Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1930 · page 5

During a heavy, rainstorm which passed over the city last night Lily Williams (38) was washed into a stormwater channel at Ultimo and narrowly escaped…

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Torrential Week-end Rains. Fortunately No Flood Danger

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 2

Last week-end was marked by heavy rains over the greater portion of the Macleay Valley, but fortunately the far upper reaches of the river and the…

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Heavy Rain

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 2

This part of the coastal district Was visited by heavy rain over the week-end. The visitation started here on Friday and by 9 a.m…

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Children's Corner. a Minister's Cat. How Pussy and her Little Family Returned Home Through the Storm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 7

It's a pretty big story, but it's true, and the minister will tell you so (writes Penn Shirley in "Our Little Ones"). It is about Deborah, the…

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Floods Feared in Germany. Berlin, 15530

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 4

The Upper Rhine has risen seven feet as a result of 100 hours' torrential rain over the rivers and lakes of southern Germany. Thousands of acres are…

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Gale on the Coast

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 3

A gale raged on the coast on Sunday night, the precincts of Sydney being in the storm centre. South-west gusts of wind reached from 40 to 5[?]…

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