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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

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N.Z. Floods Two Men Drowned Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 2

Two men were drowned during heavy floods in New Zealand. One Maori, named Maori attempted to cross a flood­ed river on horseback when he was…

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New Zealand Flood Damage. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 4

The New Zealand Minister for Public Works estimates the damage to public works by the recent floods, exclusive of railway and country…

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N.Z. Floods Worst in History Sufferers to Be Helped Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 4

The New Zealand Minister for Public Works estimates that the damage to public works by the recent floods, exclusive of railway and country looses, is…

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Marvellous Mudgee. Big-hearted People. Where the Cudgegong Swirls in Flood-time. I

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 4

We had a call on Wednesday last from Mrs. Mead and her son (Mr. Les. Mead), from Ashfield (Sydney). Mrs. Mead is a Mudgee native, and was…

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Shire Flood Damage Grant to Be Applied for

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 4

The Manning Shire Engineer, Mr. R. J. Montgomery, made the following report on flood damage at Monday's meeting of the council:-…

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Flood Damage. Shire Council's Discussion

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 4

The engineer to Manning Shire Council (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in a report to the meeting of the council on Monday, said:—…

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Talk to Flood

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 3

Washington news says that the Weather Bureau announced April 6 the perfection of a telephone gadget by which man can talk to a flood…

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Flood Damage. Shire Council's Discussion

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

The enigneer to Manning Shire Council (Mr. R. J. Montgomery), in a report to the meeting of the council on Monday, said:…

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Floods Feared Further North. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Mr. Mares said last night that if further heavy rain fell there would be serious floods on the Bellinger River north to the Tweed…

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Forecasting Drought and Flood. New Federal Research

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 7

Science has transformed human existence in a generation, but is as baffled as in the days when Clement Wragge studied the influence of…

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Glider Record Holder. How He Rode On Storm Cloud

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 2

What it feels like to be sucked into the air by storm clouds in a glider is described by Philip Wills in an article in "The Times."…

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Terrific Storm in Victoria. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

There was a terrific storm over practically the whole of Victoria. The wind reached a velocity of more than sixty miles per hour. Many…

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Terrific Storm Vessels Battered by Seas Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 2

There was a terrific storm over practically the whole of Victoria yesterday, the wind reaching a velocity of more than 60 miles an hour. Many vessels,…

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1000 Square Miles Floods Ravage China 100,000 May Die

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 2

In their first official reference to the floods, the Japanese admitted on Saturday their extension to 400 square miles of Honan Province in the last 24 hours…

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Victor John Gale

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

Victor John Gale, of 419 Crown-street, Surrey Hills, and formerly of Nambucca Heads, while employed at the Australian Glass Works was…

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Heavy Toll of Japanese Floods. Kobe, 7738

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

Altogether 252 bodies have been recovered from the floods and 390 are missing, and many injured. It is estimated the damage totalled six…

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Airliner Guided by Radio Through Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 2

Flying blind in rain, and against a 45 m.p.h. wind, a Stinson airliner was guided to Mascot by radio instructions on Sunday…

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Heavy Rain Likely in Australia. Inigo Jones' Forecast

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 4

The southern sunspot distribution seems to indicate that fine weather is net likely to be maintained, but that seriously disturbed conditions may set…

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Cyclone Over Tasman. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 4

A cyclonic gale is raging over the Tasman, accompanied by rough seas. Mr. Mares, in a special warning to shipping to-day, said the depression…

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Heavy Rain Over Metropolis. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 4

Heavy rain fell over the metropolitan area this morning, heralded by a terrific thunderclap, which startled the inhabitants, who likened it to a huge…

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