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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

44 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 3

Terrific Storm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 4

Tuesday afternoon of last week a terrific rainstorm struck a small area of country around Timagog and Stony Creeks. Between 5 and 6 inches…

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Destructive Hail Storm. Crops Damaged and Tanks Punctured on Upper Macleay

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 5

One of the most destructive hailstorms in the history of the Toorooka district (states "Macleay Argus") occurred on Friday night last. From…

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Yangtze Floods 80,000,000 Victims Starvation Rife

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 2

In Europe if 50 families are rendered homeless and 20 people drowned by a river in spate, the spate, the event is hailed as a national disaster. So it is not easy, to…

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Queensland Floods Rain Ceasing and Rivers Falling. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 4

A message from Brisbane states that the rain ceasing in North Queensland and that flooded rivers are falling…

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Severe Cyclone. £40,000 Damage at Narromine. R.C. Church Destroyed. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

A very severe cyclone struck the town of Narromine yesterday afternoon doing about £40,000 worth of damage. The Roman Catholic Church and several…

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Disastrous Cyclone. R.C. Church and Other Large Buildings Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £40,000. SYDNEY

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 2

A very severe cyclone struck the town of Narromine yesterday afternoon doing about £40,000 worth of damage…

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Heavy Blow and Storm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 5

Monday afternoon the town and district was visited by a heavy storm and boisterous wind, which caused considerable havoc. Train cars were…

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Violent Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 2

A violent storm struck Dungog about 5 p. m. on Friday. In 30 minutes 86 points of rain fell. Dungog Cottage Hospital appears…

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Maitland Storm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 6

West Maitland reports that much damage was caused to property, particularly in farming areas, by a severe storm Friday night. A fierce wind…

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Storm in City Causes Flooding of Homes. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 2

Considerable damage was caused by torrential rains which fell in Sydney and suburbs early this morning. At Randwick the water entered many homes, the…

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Caught in Flood

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 4

Mr. Mansour Samyia, of Kempsey, was crossing a ford on the Wilson River, Wednesday last, when he was caught in midstream by a wall of…

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Another Flood Warning. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 4

The weather Bureau last night broadcasted a warning to residents in lowlying areas near the Central Coast rivers that heavy rains are likely to lead to…

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Taree Show Notes a Deluge of Entries

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 4

Entries for next week's Taree Show closed on Wednesday night and are easily a record for the society. The secretary has used up 4000 entry cards, and still…

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Unfinished Sentence. Provokes a Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 1

Speaking at the U.A.P. conference on Friday. Mr. Martin, M L.A., created turmoil when lie said they had been asked not to follow the American…

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Heavy Storm. House Unroofed at Wingham

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 April 1932 · page 11

On Thursday afternoon, about 3.30 a very heavy thunderstorm passed over the Manning district. The lightning was vivid and heavy rain fell…

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Storm Tossed. Cutter Gullmarn Sheltered at Cape Hawke

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 9

After being storm-tossed for 27 hours the cutter Gullmarn, on which three men and three women set out from Newcastle on Friday of last…

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The Golden Flood. The Sunrise from, an Aeroplanes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 2

As we soar aloft (writes a romantic writer, Brace Gould) the air, with the morning chill on it, brushes fresh and invigorating past us. Below shadows…

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Power of a Thunderstorm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 7

When a great thunderstorm is raglag we realise something of the stupen-dous powers of electricity. If a cat's back is rubbed in the dark…

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Comboyne Snow Storm. Snow Three Inches Deep

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 8

On Wednesday morning we had a ring from Mr. Ryan, of Borganna, Comboyne, who informed as that the snow storm on Tuesday lasted three…

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A Fierce Gale

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 July 1932 · page 4

Widespread damage was caused by a fierce gale which swept the city and suburbs last night. Rough seas prevailed on the coast and several vessels had…

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