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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Hawkesbury and Nepean in Flood. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 5

The Hawkesbury River rose rapidly yesterday, and late last night had reached a critical level. At Windsor there was five feet of water over the…

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Surfing Storm Cup Event

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

The race for the Storm Cup point score competition last Sunday resulted in a win for M. Allan, with J. Ware 2nd L. Quinlivan 3rd, A. Thomson…

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Thrilling Experience. Last Friday's Storm. Killawarra Residents Have Lucky Escape

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

During a thunderstorm on Friday, February 16th, 1934, two residents of Killawarra, near Wingham, had a sensational experience…

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Floods Further South

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

The Hawkesbury River rose rapidly yesterday and late last night had reached a critical level. At Windsor the river is five fect over the bridge and the…

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Dr. Earle Page's Narrow Escape. Boat Overturns in Flooded Clarence River

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 2

Dr. Earle Page, with two members of his family and two companions, narrowly escaped death from drowning when their boat overturned and…

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Dr. Page Nearly Drowned Boat Capsizes in Flooded River

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 3

Doctor Barle Page, his daughter Mary, and son Douglas, Mr. W. [?] Tart, and a buy named Arthur Onions, of Grafton had narrow escapes from drowning in…

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Boat Overturns. in Flooded River. Dr. Earle Page's Escape

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 3

Dr. Earle Page, with two members of his family and two companions, narrowly escaped death from drowning when their boat overturned and…

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Brilliant Musical Spectacle at Mayfair To-morrow Marion Davies New Picture Now Taking Sydney by Storm

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 6

With the opening of Marion Davies latest Matro-Goldwyn picture, "Cinderella's Fella", at the Mayfair tomorrow, another outstanding musical…

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Boat Overturns In Flooded River Dr. Earle Page's Escape

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 1

Dr. Earle Page, with two members of his family and two companions, narrowly escaped death from drowning when their boat…

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Flood Relief Scheme. for Kempsey and Lower Macleay. "Help Yourselves," Says Departmental Report

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1934 · page 5

Members of the Kempsey and Lower Macleay Relief Scheme committee and others interested assembled at the Mayfair Theatre on Saturday…

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Flood Relief Schemes. Citizens Dissatisfied. With Engineer Blain's Report

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 6

A public meeting was held in the Mayfair Theatre, Saturday morning last, to consider Supervising Engineer Blain's report upon the proposed flood…

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Flood Relief

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 3

From A. W. Fowler, Secretary to the Kempsey and Lower Macleay Food Relief Committee, that Supervising Engineer Blain had confused the…

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Flood Relief. Engineer Leathley's Opinion

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 8

At Monday's Shire meeting Messrs. R. Frith and Alf. Sillitoe were a deputation from the Flood Relief Committee…

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Luggers Overwhelmed by Cyclone. Brisbane

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 5

There is still no news of several overdue luggers which were evidently battered in the recent cyclonic gale, and the worst is feared. So far…

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Surfing Storm Cup Race

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

The surf race for the Storm Cup at the Old Bar beach last week-end resulted in a win for A. Quinlivan, with K. Cause 2nd, A. Gaggin 3rd, A. Thomson…

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Queensland Cyclone

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 8

Brisbane news says that the cyclone which struck the coast between Schnapper Island and Cape Tribulation, Monday of last week, caused…

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Gales on Coast Planes Delayed at Coff's Harbor

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 March 1934 · page 7

Strong southerly gales have been experienced along the coast since to-day morning, accompanied by [?]eavy downpours of rain and rouge…

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Flood Fears for North Coast. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 10

Fears of floods on some of the North Coast rivers were increased by further heavy rains last night. Mr. Mares to-day issued a special flood…

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"Soldiers Op the Storm."

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 5

Motion pictures have glorified the army, navy, air corps, and marines, but because the border patrol goes about its business so quietly and is…

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Farm and Dairy. Contour Drains Prove Their Value. in Recent South Coast Deluge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

"Although hill land on the far South Coast was not flooded by the recent deluge, in many instances it suffered greater damage than did…

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