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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

61 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 4

[?]iliquin's 18-hole Golf course Proves to be a Winner [?] Builds Well Stand Wild Storm [?] No Serious Damage

The Independent · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 1

[?] of wind on Saturday evening there was only [?] in Deniliquin, a few sheds being unroofed, a few [?] and a few hearts beating at a quicker pace while the worst of the guests passed over…

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Safe Fences Cyclone Spring Coil and Stiff Stay Fences. Protect Your Stock and Your Pocket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 1

Many farmers have proved, at no little cost, the inefficiency of the ordinary plain wire fence. Apart from being costly and tedious to erect, it…

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Beating the Gale Methodist Church Coming Blue Bird Fair

The Independent · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

The failure of the electric light did not dim the ardour of some seventy or eighty members of the Methodist congregation who assembled to hear…

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Gale and Duststorm Damage Reported Everywhere Lyceum Theatre Suffers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 2

A terrifying gale of wind and a vile dust-storm just before daylight on Sunday morning caused a great deal of damage to properly in the…

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Severe Sunday Storms. In New South Wales and Victoria. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 2

An extraordinary severe storm swept over New South Wales, yesterday, and caused immense damage in Sydney and suburbs by the unroofing of…

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Violent Wind Storm The Worst On Record Damage to Property

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 3

Corowa residents were awakened at an early hour on Sunday morning by a ragingwind-storm, which [?]e with hurricane-like force…

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Gale Sweeps District Roofs, Sheds, Fences Trees Go Deniliquin Awakens with Shock on

The Independent · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 1

"Red Sunday" will be remembered for many a day in Deniliquin. About 5 o'clock, a terrific wind storm broke over the town and people, leaving their beds to go outside and see what was happening, were [?] and a little frightened to see the sky…

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Safe Fences Cyclone Spring Coil and Stiff Stay Fences. Protect Your Stock and Your Pocket

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 4

Many many farmers have proved at no little cost the inefficiency of the ordinary plain wire fence. Apart from being costly and tedious to…

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DAYSDALE. Sunday's Cyclone

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 5

A terrific windstorm passed over the district on Sunday morning, doing considerable damage to many properties in the town. Mr. W. Moras had…

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Hall Storm

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 20 October 1928 · page 3

Sunday last certainly proved a promising day for rain. The sky was very stormy. and about 11.30 a.m. thunder could be heard in the distance…

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Cyclonic Storm at Walgett. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 2

A cyclonic storm passed over Walgett, yesterday, doing great damage. Many buildings were unroofed. The disturbance lasted only ten minutes…

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Power Supply Cut Quick Repairs Made Wind Storm Holds Up Paper

The Independent · Tuesday 23 October 1928 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon, about 2.30, when we were at the busiest point in the work of producing this issue, a terrific wind storm passed over Deniliquin…

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Damage by Gales Show Ground Buildings Bowling Club Also Suffers

The Independent · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 1

The P. and A. Society has had another loss through damage to a large shed at the [?] [?] in Monday's gale. The back was blown out of…

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Destructive Gale Unroofs Ivanhoe Hospital

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 November 1928 · page 2

A fierce gale and dust strom passed through Ivanhoe, on Saturday, about 6 p.m., doing considerable damage. The Hospital and Nurses' Home…

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Wind-storm Causes Motor Accident. Two Men Injured. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 November 1928 · page 2

During a heavy wind storm at Nyngan, seven cattle trucks rolled down the line and struck a sedan car, containing two men, who were injured…

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Great Gale in England. Many Lives Lost. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 3

London was swept by a great gale yesterday afternoon, the wind attaining a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Twenty persons were killed and many…

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Fatalities During Recent Gale in England. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 2

During the recent gale, there were several fatalities in various parts of the country from falling trees and tiles. The Channel and Irish Sea…

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Severe Storms in Europe. Cause Loss of Life and Great damage. ANTWERP

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 2

Violent storms caused last night's tide to overflow several dykes, inundating several villages. Railways, roads, and low-lying meadows were…

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Storms in Queensland

The Independent · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

During heavy rain and hall storms which occurred in the Central West of Queensland, last week, 200 sheep were killed on Roddy Downs Station, white…

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Ship's Compass Useless Through Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1928 · page 2

The King Edgar, which arrived at Auskland via Mexico on Tuesday, encountered a strong electric storm. The ship became charged with electricity…

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