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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

95 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 5

Heavy Rains on Coast. Floods in the North. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 July 1933 · page 4

Heavy rains on the North Coast have resulted in large areas of land being submerged. At Wauchope, the river is already several feet over the…

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Colorado Flood. Five Thousand Homeless. DENVER (Colorado)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 2

Millions of gallons of water were loosed by a torrential rainfall that burst the Castlewood dam and swept down upon Denver, forcing 5,000…

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The Great Flood of 1852. Mr. "Jimmy" Donohoe a Survivor

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 3

Memories of the great flood in the Murrumbidgee in the year 1852 have been revived by the death, the other day at Gundagai, of Miss Reardon,…

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Murrumbidgee Weirs Flooding 220,000 Acres Riverina, Woolgrowers' Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 39

Losses amounting to more than £700,000 since l926, it is estimated would have been averted by producers in Riverina along the lower reaches of the…

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Floods in Jamaica. Seventy Persons Drowned. KINGSTON (Jamaica)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 3

Seventy persons were drowned to-day in Hoods which swept the city and surrounding districts. Following a fearful six hours' downpour, water…

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The Flood of '52. Mr. J. H. Hart a Survivor

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 2

Recently following the report of the death of a Gundagai survivor of the great hood of 1852, we referred at some length to the fact that Mr. Jas…

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The Yellow River. Serious Floods. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 August 1933 · page 3

The Yellow River in China is in flood again, and vast areas are threatened with inundation and destruction. Great crowds are offering sacrifices…

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Severe Atlantic Storms. Fatalities and Damage. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 August 1933 · page 2

Over a dozen people were killed in the most severe storm to strike the Atlantic seaboard for many years. Millions of dollars worth of damage was…

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Great Floods in China Death Roll Exceeds 1000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1933 · page 26

Reports of terrible suffering and considerable loss of life have reached Shanghai (China) from many interior districts, as heavy floods have caused…

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German Storm Troops Great Assemblage. Speech by Hitler. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

A Nuremberg message says that 110,000 storm troops, unarmed, but with full field equipment, marched to the parade ground and greeted Hitler,…

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The Murrumbidgee. a Rise Coming Down; Not a Flood

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

The rains at the head of the river and on the tributary streams have caused a short sharp rise at Wagga, which is now coming down the…

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The River. Flood Danger Lessened. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1933 · page 3

The flood danger was somewhat lessened owing to lighter falls in the southern parts of the State during the week-end. The Weather Bureau…

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Storm in Cuba Havana, September 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 15

More than 60 persons were killed and more than 100 were injured at Cardenas to-day in a hurricane. Hundreds of houses were wrecked…

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Storm at Cronulla. Switch Girls Rendered Unconscious. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 1

During a heavy storm, at Cronulla, yesterday afternoon, two switch girls, Miss Iris Mayo (21), and Miss Agnes Twohig (24), were rendered…

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Drought and Flood Relief for Crown Tenants

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw) stated on Wednesday that all applications by Crown settlers for relief on account of losses incurred prior…

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Floods in China. 50,000 People Lose their Lives. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 2

The recent floods in the Yellow River caused the deaths of 50,000 people, and about 1,000,000 are faced with starvation…

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Floods on Namoi. Greatest Since 1920. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 1

The Namoi River, at Gunnedah, broke its banks, yesterday, and a great part of Gunnedah is flooded. A number of people were rescued in…

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Wednesday, November 1. "Tess of the Storm Country" Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in Film of Sea Life

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 1

Giving a vivid picture of life in the fishermen's colonies along the New England coast, "Tess of the Storm Country" introduces Janet Gaynor and…

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Petrol Flood 100,000 Gallons in Streets 80 Police Keep Watch

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 6

A sudden change of temperature on Saturday caused a casting on the face of a valve of a petrol tank with a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons, at the…

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New Gaynor-farrell Film Set in Maine Fishing Colony Furnishes Locale For "Teas Of The Storm Country."

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 28 October 1933 · page 3

With its opening sequences aboard a big three-masted schooner and the remainder of the story taking place in in a fisherman's colony along the…

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