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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Floods in Gippsland. Several Towns Isolated. No Immediate Relief. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

The floods in Gippsland have assumed serious proportions. Telegraphic communication between several towns is interrupted and some centres…

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Gale on the Coast. Still Raging Fiercely. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

The gales which raged along the Eastern coast, on Monday, did not show any sign of abatement yesterday. At Newcastle, the wind reached a…

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Flood Rains in the North. Hunter and Manning Rivers Affected. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

Very heavy rain has fallen on the northern rivers, and floods are likely in the Hunter and Manning districts. Foster is entirely cut off by flood…

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Floods and Fires. Loss of Life in China. Hongkong

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 August 1932 · page 2

More than 200 are dead and a million dollars' damage was caused by floods and fires at Canton…

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Floods in West Australia. Caused by Heavy Rains. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 2

There are heavy floods in many parts of Western Australia as the result of recent torrential falls of rain. Many residents have been compelled…

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Floods in Manchuria. Great Loss of Life. Tokio

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 2

Sungari River has risen 25 feet. Thirty thousand people are believed to be dead and 25,000,000 acres are inundated by flood waters…

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Unrest in Germany. Nazi Storm Troops Run Amok. BERLIN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 3

Nazi storm troops ran amok in the streets of Betheun, after five comrades had been sentenced to death by a special anti-terrorist court, for…

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The Weather. Yesterday's Storm

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

A sharp thunderstorm, with a vivid, display of lightning, passed over Hay, yesterday afternoon. Rain fell heavily for a few minutes, registering…

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Service Car Held Up by Floods at Rochester

The Independent · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

Heavy rain at Rochester (Vic.) and the floods which followed was responsible for the service car operating between Melbourne and Deniliquin not…

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Floods Threatening! Repetition of 1931 Flood Forecast

The Independent · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

Although this week's rains proved the salvation of the wheat crops throughout Riverina and Northern Victoria, there is now developing rapidly grave dangers of a severe flood in Riverina, similar to that of June, 1931…

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Floods in Victoria Many Localities Affected. Boats in Rochester Streets. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

Floods have occurred in many parts of the State. Yesterday many., rivers and creeks burst their banks and bridges were carried away. All mail…

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Flood Fears Reduced Murray Reaches Level Jat 15-8

The Independent · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 1

From reports received in Deniliquin yesterday by Mr. H. C. Fry, of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, it would appear that the…

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Creeks Floodes Heavy Rain at Walbundrie

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 3

The heaviest rain of the year fell last week and resulted in the c[?]sks becoming flooded. Rain set in on Monday last, and over an inch was…

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To Save Factory Flood Embankment Under Construction

The Independent · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 4

As a protective measure against flood Deniliquin Butter Factory Co. is having a 15ft. wide embankment placed right round the butter factory…

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The Rivers Flood Wateks Here Next Week?

The Independent · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 5

With strong rises noticeable in the [?] River at Tocumwal and Yarrawonga this week it is expected that the first of the flood waters from the…

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Urana Road Impassable Owing to Flood Waters

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1932 · page 1

Owing to floods covering the Urana road in the vicinity of Brennan's weir—some nine miles from Jerilderie—this road has been in…

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Creek in Flood

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1932 · page 1

Due to excessive floods in its higher reaches, the Billabong slowly rose here all last week, and reached its peak on Monday, when it…

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Are You for Australia First? the Flood Subsides

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 3

Now that the Ottawa Conference is over and the "Protectionist" Policy of the Federal Government is partially…

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Queensland Cyclone. Great Damage at Gympie. Brisbane

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 2

A cyclone struck Gympie, yesterday afternoon, and some houses were bodily carried away by wind and smashed to pieces…

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The Gundagai Flood. a Disaster of the 'Fifties

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 4

The most disastrous flood in the history of Australia occurred on Saturday, June 26, 1852, when waters from the Murrumbidgee swept away most…

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