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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Terrific Storm Off Gulf of Carpentaria. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 2

A terrific cyclone, reaching at times 85 miles an hour, struck the steamer Kallartina, last Saturday afternoon, while on her way from the…

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The Coal Mine Trouble Miners Flout the Law Safety Men Withdrawn Danger of Flooding

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

The safety men and deputies were withdrawn from the associated collieries, on the northern coalfields on Tuesday morning. There were no…

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Latest Telegrams. Cyclone in the Fijis. Five Indians Killed. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

During the recent cyclone on one of the small islands in the Fijian group, five Indians, who wouldn't leave their homes were killed. Many…

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Heavy Queensland Rain Railway Services Dislocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 5

Heavy rain fell in Northern Queensland on Monday night, from 3in. to 9in. being reported. The torrential rain caused the rivers to rise rapidly,…

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Veritable Dust Storm at Walbundrie Rubbish Piled Up As High As Fences

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 3

Saturday last was one of the most unpleasant days experienced at Walbundrie for quite a long time, writes our Walbundrie…

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Cyclone in Young District Havoc in Orchards Houses Unroofed, Roads Flooded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

Part of the Young district was struck by a cyclone on Saturday afternoon, which left a trail of wreckage in its wake several miles in extent…

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Queensland Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 44

Under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance which centered on Wednesday north-east from Townsville, further torrential rain fell in the…

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Great Rains in Queensland Several Rivers in Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 7

A message from Brisbane (Qld.) states that almost the whole of the western country is now assured of feed for the winter, following the…

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Queensland Floods Relief to Pastoralists

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 16

Further splendid rains are reported from the western areas of the State, the falls at Charleville, Cunnamulla, Goondiwindi, St. George, Augathella…

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Floods Cause Anxiety in Queensland Towns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 14

Mail trains and other railway traffic between Towhsville and Cairns (Qld.) continued to be held up at the…

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Flood at Murrumburrah Torrential Rain. Two Towns Flooded and Many Stock Drowned. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

Thousands of pounds worth of damage was done by a torrential downpour of rain at Murrumburrah, yesterday. Three inches of rain fell…

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Deluge in Northern Territory Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 3

The Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau reports that during the past 48 hours 1229 points of rain have fallen at Tennant's Crook, Northern…

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Further Floods in South Australia. Twenty Inches af Tennant's Creek. SYDNEY Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

The postmaster at Tenant's Creek has reported that 20 inches of rain have fallen during the past five days and the worst flood for 40 years is…

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Unprecedented Floods in France Two Thousand Square Miles Affected. Heavy Loss of Life. Many Thousands Homeless. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

Torrential rains in the. Languedoc district have caused the loss of more than 30 lives. Rivers have overflowed, farms have been devastated, and…

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Terrible Floods in Finance. Paris

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 5

Floods have Spread over the Garonne Valley for a distance, of 40 miles. There are 150 dead and 3000 at dead at Moissac, but at Nice over…

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The French Flood Disaster. Damage Placed at £12,000,000. A Day of National Mourning. PARIS. 7th March

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 3

Eye-witnesses report that the flooded area is even more horrible to contemplate than the shell-shattered departments during the years 1914…

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French Flood Disaster Paris

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

To-day (Sunday) is a day morning throughout France for the flood victims. Fiags are at half-mast and members of the Government have and…

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The Storm George-street, Condobolin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—I am writing to tell you about a storm which we had on Sunday evening. At first it grew black, and then the dust came into the…

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Floods in France Waters Receding Paris, March 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 34

Eye-witnesses report that the flooded area in Southern France is even more horrible to contemplate than the shell-shattered departments of 1914-18. The…

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Floods in France

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 3

Sunday last was a day of mourning throughout France for the flood victims. The hags were half-mast. The members of the Government had…

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