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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Floods This Year

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 4

General forecast for 1032 for Queensland:—Wet weather should set in early in the year, about January 11, and if the flood of 1898 is a short cycle…

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Kingsford Smith. Storms Delay Progress. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 3

A message received from Koepang by the Amalgamated Wireless Ltd., states that Kingsford Smith has returned there. It is believed that he…

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Fatal Thunderstorm. Boy and Horse Killed. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 3

During a thunderstorm near Broome an aboriginal stock boy and his horse were struck dead by lightning…

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Floods in Coastal Queensland. Cairns

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 January 1932 · page 1

The flood position is very serious in the north. Cairns is surrounded by a vast expanse of water…

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Fighting Bush Perils Value of Organised Effort Fires, Floods, Hoppers

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 3

The good work clone recently by volunteer bushfire brigades is a good indication of what might be done if the fire fighting resources of the country…

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Torrential Rain Queensland Rivers in Flood Train Services Held Up

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 January 1932 · page 3

All rail traffic between Cairns, Innisfail, and Townsville has had to be suspended because of floods that followed torrential rain during the…

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Cyclone at Narromine. Catholic Church Destroyed. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

A very severe cyclone struck the town of Narromine, yesterday afternoon, doing about £40,000 worth of damage. The Catholic Church and…

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Cyclone at Bourke. Sermious Damage Done. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

The town of Bourke was swept by a cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain, to-day, and serious damage was done. Two Wapiti aeroplanes belonging…

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Afforestation of River Catchment Areas to Aid in Controlling Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

A visitor to Corowa during the weekend was Mr. A. Rule, M.A., B.Sc. (For), a member of the lecturing staff of the Australian Forestry School at…

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FORESTS and Floods Visitor Form Canberra

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 3

Deniliquin had a visitor from the Federal Capital last week-end, in the person of Mr A Rule, a member of the lecturing staff of the Australian…

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Mathoura News (From Our Correspondent) Monday. THUNDERSTORM

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 3

A heavy thunderstorm passed over this afternoon. About 60 points of ram fell. FOOTBALL CLUB…

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Cyclone at Carrathool Serious Damage to Trees. Catholic Church Fence Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

A cyclone of unusual severity took place on Wednesday afternoon. It came from the north, aud was accompanied by hail and rain. It was in…

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Violent Storms at Grenfell Orange Also Visited. Damage by Wind and Lightning. Sydney, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 1

During a heavy storm at Grenfell, yesterday afternoon, considerable damage was done. The root of a house occupied by an old woman, who was…

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Severe Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 1

At about 10 p.m. on Friday evening last there was a violent thunderstorm at Corowa, accompanied by vivid lightning. For a brief spell…

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Big Storm in Hawkesbury Orchardists and Farmers Suffer. Worst Deluge for Forty Years. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 2

Severe damage was caused in the Windsor and Richmond districts last night by torrential rain, followed by a severe hailstorm…

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Elephants Breakaway Get Panic-stricken in Storm. Alarm in Redfern. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 2

There was considerable alarm at Redfern last night when two elephants belonging to Wirth's Circus became panic-stricken in a storm, and…

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A German Sensation. Storm Troops Disbanded. a Heavy Blow to Hitler. Berlin

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 2

A sensation has been caused by the issue of a decree ordering the dissolution of Hitler's storm troops, numbering 400,000 on the ground that it…

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Stars Defeat Balldale Hard Fought Game Finished in Darkness S. Gale, Seven Goals; P. Chapman, Six

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 June 1932 · page 1

Corowa Stars, and Balldalo met at Corowa on Saturday afternoon last, when the Stars won a closely, contested game by six points…

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A New Zealand Cyclone. At Seaport Town. AUCKLAND, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 1

The seaport of Whakatana was struck by a severe cyclone, last night. Considerable damage was caused in the central part of the town. The…

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Wind Storm at Sydney. Widespread Damage. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 2

Widespread damage was caused by a fierce gale which swept the city and suburbs last night. Rough seas prevailed on the Coast…

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