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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Another Gale. Heavy Rain Over Manning District. Floods Feared

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 2

There was a great change weather conditions on Sunday night when a gale sprang up and heavy rain commenced to fall. Up to 9 on…

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Safe in Port. Steamer Ulmaira. Driven to Sea by Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 4

At daylight on Sunday the coastal steamer Ulmarra appeared on the horizon, east of Sydney. An hour later the small ship entered the Heads to…

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Flood Warning

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 2
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

At noon the Taree Postmaster (Mr. Garaty) received the following flood warning from the Superintendent of Telegraphs:—…

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Heavy Rains Danger of Flooding

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 2

Rain commenced to tall late on Sunday night, and continued almost without a break up till Tuesday afternoon, when this edition went to press…

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Gale Warning

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 2

"What was the news tonight?" "Nothing much. Another gale warning." That's what the Londoner…

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Japanese Flood 30,000 Drowned. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 5

Tokio: The Sungari River has risen 25 feet. Thirty thousand people are believed to be dead. Twenty-five million acres are inundated with flood waters…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. Drowned in Flood

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 2

While endeavouring to move some horses from flooded land near Kew, Victoria, two men got into difficulties. One (Michael Warren) was drowned, while…

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Our Serial the Shadow of Larose Chapter Viii. the Storm Breaks

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 8

It was on a Friday evening that Willoughby had taken us for that memorable ride, and with the Monday that followed, began the most dreadful week of all my…

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Floods in the South

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 6

Heavy rains in the southern parts of the State caused floods to rise in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers on Wednesday, night All police…

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Flood Damage

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 September 1932 · page 4

The rainstorm last week-end caused the biggest flood ever known in Mungay Creek and the new bridge now being built there suffered a good deal…

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Cyclone at Gympie. Houses Carried Away. BRISBANE

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 September 1932 · page 6

A cyclone struck Gympie yesterday afternoon. Some houses were bodily carried, away by the wind and smashed to…

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Wrecking Storm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 6

Travelling about 80 miles an hour, a cyclone Thursday last tore a swathe of destruction fifty yards wide through Gympie district, Queensland, and…

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Terrific Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 2

The storm,which visited Taree on Friday night was particularly, heavy in Taree, and made buildings vibrate. The lightning was particularly…

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Storms

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 October 1932 · page 2

On Saturday last several thunder, storms passed over the Manning, commencing shortly after noon, In parts of the district they were very severe,…

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Severe Storm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1932 · page 4

Just on l.p.m. on Thursday a heavy rainstorm burst at Port Macquarie and its, Surroundings, beating, heavy rain, accompanied by hail, falling for…

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Floods on the Richmond

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1932 · page 4

January 27th, 1847: Richmond River Correspondent: The river was several times flooded, but the evening of December 19 poured down such a tropical…

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Thunderstorms

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1932 · page 2

In the stormy conditions which prevailed on Sunday and Monday some heavy rain, with hail, is reported in different parts of the…

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Fierce Storm

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 2

Toowoomba: Fierce storms struck here yesterday afternoon and caused severe damage. Buildings were unroofed and electric wires broken, but fortunately…

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Hall and Rain Storms

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon violent hall, rain and wind storms passed over this district. One storm passed down the valley of the Manning, on the…

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