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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Hurricane in Fiji Native Towns Flooded Suva, December 12

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

With the barometer recording 28,998 the people of Suva spent an anxious night. The wind at times attained huricane force. Great…

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Dust Storms

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 December 1929 · page 1

The following verse, composed by a local resident of the town, with the nom-de-plume of "Sufferer," can well be sung of conditions experienced in…

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Heavy Rains and Storms. Two Victorian Towns Suffer Severely SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 December 1929 · page 2

Heavy rain fell yesterday over almost the whole northern portion of South Australia. Pastoral areas report the best fall for years…

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Crash in Storm British Airmen Killed Found by Arabs London, December 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 December 1929 · page 34

The worst fears of the fate of Squadron-Leader Jones-Williams and Flight-Lieutenant Jenkins, who were attempting to fly non-stop from…

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Man's Glass Eye Damaged. An Incident in a Thunderstorm. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 December 1929 · page 2

A remarkable accident occurred while a thunderstorm was passing over the Newcastle district, yesterday. After being dazzled by a…

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Renewed Gales Cause Much Damage in England France. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 December 1929 · page 3

Renewed gales along the coast are extending inland, and are responsible for considerable damage. A house collapsed at Manchester, burying a…

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Floods in New Zealand. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 December 1929 · page 3

Great damage has taken place at Arapito, New Zealand, by the sudden Hooding of the Karamea River. Water invaded many homes. Dairy…

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