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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Destructive Storm in Ireland. Widespread Havoc. DUBLIN, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 3

One of the worst thunderstorms experienced in Ireland broke over Dublin and continued without cessation for 13 hours. Reports from the…

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Storm Strikes Sydney. Much Damage Done. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 1

After a sultry morning the city and suburbs were struck by a violent wind and hailstorm, this afternoon. At some places, especially in the…

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Terrific Gales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 5

During the last few days Now Zealand has been swept by gales of unprecedented violence Huge hailstones have damaged crops, and sheep and…

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Adrift in Gale Old Cruiser Breaks From Tug London, Sept. 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 34

In an extraordinary severe gale off the cast coast of Great Britain yesterday the old cruiser Conquest, which was being towed to Fife to be scraped…

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Severe Storm at Benalla Houses Unroofed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 3

One of tho heaviest falls of rain experienced in the Benalla district for many years was witnessed on Monday, and as a result the Broken River has…

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Ovens and King in Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 45

There was a sharp rise in the Ovens and King rivers at Wangaratta on Tuesday night, and at 8 o'clock next morning the old gauge at the Ovens bridge…

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Rivers in Flood Kiewa and Broken Snow and Rain Results

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 3

The warm weather of tho last few weeks has been bringing down snow water from the Bogong ranges, and as a consequence the Kiewa River has…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Fatal Thunderstorm. Two Men Killed. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 1

Two farmers, named James Anlezark and James Mitchell, were killed by lightning, during a heavy thunderstorm, near Yea, Victoria, yesterday…

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River in Flood Warnings Issued

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 3

The rains of the past week have been responsible for a big rise in the Murray River, and yesterday the gauge gave a reading of 17…

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District News Items ROBINVALE Thunderstorm

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 3

Followed by a fortnight of warm drying weather, which caused a great deal of damage in growing crops, thunderstorms occurred on Monday,…

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Heavy Storm in Melbourne. Does Considerable Damage. MELBOURNE, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 2

Considerable damage was done in Melbourne suburbs last night, during a heavy dust storm. Many houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, and…

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Damaging Storm in Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 47

A peculiar storm passed over Melbourne on Monday night. Heavy dust and wind blowing at a velocity of 44 miles an hour occasioned considerable…

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Wind Storm Does Not Damage Crops

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 5

Towards midnight on Monday there was a violent wind-storm in the Albury district, followed by heavy rain for a brief term. The town was enveloped…

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Violent Storm Damage to Town Property

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 1

Monday last was one of the most disagreeable days experienced for a long time, for in addition to extreme heat, severe winds…

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Wodonga Water Meters Storm in a Teacup Commisioners Hit Out

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 5

The usual serenity of the monthly meeting of the Wodonga Water Trust, on Wednesday, was somewhat disturbed. Cr. Whan, chairman of the trust, asked…

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Gale in Wallangarra District. Lifts Railway Station Building on to Line. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 2

During an 80-mile-an-hour gala, which swept through the Wallangar[?] district, yesterday afternoon, the railway station at Lyra was lifted bodily…

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Mathoura News Monday. Heavy Rain

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 3

Harvesting will held up for a few days owing to the rain. On Saturday afternoon there was a heavy thunder storm and about midnight there was…

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Heavy Rain 294 Points at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

An extraordinarily heavy fall of rain occurred on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday morning. 16 points were recorded; on Sunday (following a very…

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Heavy Rain

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1930 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last for about three hours it rained, heavily and incessantly, and then with a slight let-up went at it again, and…

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Deluge of Rain in Riverina Extraordinary Summer Falls Varying Reports of Crop Damage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 6

IT is many years since there were such heavy summer falls of rain as have been experienced at Albury and elsewhere in Riverina during the past week…

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