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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Disastrous Floods. Calcutta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

The Assam floods are still taking toll of life, and relief parties with boats are trying desperately to reach the marooned and starring villagers…

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Floods on North Coast. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 2

Heavy floods have occurred on the North Coast. The Richmond River is now 29ft. above normal level. Many families have been compelled…

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Eight Inches of Rain Flooding of Northern Rivers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 1

Gales and rain in the Northern Rivers district at the week-end caused much damage. The river steamer Australia sank at Ballina, and it is…

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Death of John Gale. Australia's Oldest Journalist. QUEANBEYAN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 2

The death occurred, this morning, of Mr. John Gale, the oldest working journalist in the State, at the age of 98. He was commonly called the…

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Not a Mirage Sight on Mr. C. H. Gale's Property

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Residents in the southern portion of the town were speculating on Sunday as to whether what looked like a sea of water was a…

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Storm and Tidal Wave in England. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Something in the nature of a tidal wave struck, the east and south-western coasts of England, on Saturday night, with terrific rain and…

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The Weather a Record Dust-storm

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 2

This year has been responsible for several weather records, which it is fervently hoped will stand for all time, and these were added to on…

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Severe Coastal Storms. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 2

Very stormy weather has prevailed on the eastern seaboard for the past two days. Coastal shipping has been disorganised, and considerable…

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Storms in Italy Play Havoc With Railways. ROME

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 1

Torrential storms played havoc with the southern railways. A large section was swept away at Potenza. A repair gang of ten went out aboard a…

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Heavy Rain at Barretta

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

It was reported to-day that over three inches of ram fell at Barrata station on Sunday The approach to Barratta bridge over the Box Creek…

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Latest Telegrams Floods in Hawkesbury Valley. a Critical Position. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

One of the most disastrous floods iu the Hawkesbury River for many years was feared, last night. A further rise of four feet, it was stated, would…

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Floods in Hawkesbury. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

One of the worst floods in the Hawkesbury River for years is anticipated at Windsor. The river at windsor rose 27ft. between 6 p.m…

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Severe Storm at Mortlake. Serious Damage by Water. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 1

A severe storm struck the town of Mortlake, Vic, yesterday. Nearly 400 points of rain fell in half an hour. Hail caused great damage to gardens…

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Severe Thunderstorm at Temora

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 3

A terrific thunder storm passed over Temora on Sunday morning last, when torrential rain fell, flooding all water courses…

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Heavy Rain

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 2

A severe duststorm which lasted several hours on Sunday was the prelude to a heavy thunderstorm early on Monday morning. Ram fell in torrents for…

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Great Storm Over Britain. Seventy Lives Lost. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 2

Seventy lives were lost and wide-spread damage done to property on land and sea by the worst storm for many years, which swept over the…

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The Storms in England. Shipping Disasters. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

For the fifth day in succession, Southern England was swept by gales. The western approaches to the English Channel have also…

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News by Cable Great Gales Shipping in Peril London, December 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 15

Another violent storm with winds of hurricane force, accompanied by lightning and thunder and torrential rain, struck the south of England last…

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Cyclone in Fuji Many Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 9

Now that communications are being restored in the Fijian group, which was swept by a terrific cyclone for several days this week, reports are…

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Lost in Gale Destroyer Disappears London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 34

The destroyer Tormentor, while being towed by a tug from Sheerness to be demolished, broke away from the tug in a gale, which raged along the…

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