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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Floods at Jingellic Told of by “Royal Queen” Jingellic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I was very pleased to see my schoolmates’ letters on the Page last week. I received letters from them the other day, and from my…

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Flood Damage in Yackandandah Shire Government Aid

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 35

At the monthly meeting of the Yackandandah Shire Council on Friday the president (Cr. Hodgson) reported having interviewed Public…

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Last Week's Wind Storm

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 3

Last Wednesday week's storm was particularly severe in the Moulamein district. The storm was of unpreced enterviolence, and several hundreds of…

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Government Aid to Repair Flood Damage

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1934 · page 4

It would be wise policy on the part of the Unemployment Relief Council to direct its grants to municipalities and shires to be applied to repairing…

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Wintry Gale in Sydney. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 November 1934 · page 2

Sydney returned to wipter- con[?] during the week-end A [?] mile an hour gale, accompanied by rain, played havo[?] with summer…

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Storm at Hay Dust, Thunder, Rain and Most Spectacular Disturbance That Town Has Known

The Independent · Tuesday 20 November 1934 · page 3

On Wednesday evening of last week, Hay experienced one of the most spectacular storms it has ever been its to witness, writes the…

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Stewardess Gets Black Eyes When Steamer is Buffeted by Gale SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1934 · page 1

The [?] Morinda which arrived to-day from Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, was considerably buffeted about by heavy seas…

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Flood Damage in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1934 · page 2

Mr. T. Fuller, Englehardt street, appealed to the Albury Municipal Council at its meeting last evening to repair or alter…

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Completion of Weir Will Prevent Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 3

The effort being made by Mr. R. T. Ball. M.L.A. to bring about the completion of the Hume reservoir, thus ensuring a capacity of 2,000,000…

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Mostly Fine and Warm Isolated Thunderstorms

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1934 · page 4

N.S.W. Forecast: Further scattered rain and thunder on central and northern coasts and tablelands , extending to parts of north-east inland…

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53 Drowned in Flooded Mine Tokio. November 25

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 November 1934 · page 6

Fifty-three are believed to have lost their lives in Matsushima colliery, when the mine was flooded in Tokio on Sunday for the first time…

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The Epic Landing An Achievement for Albury How Many Townspeople Helped Seven Lives Saved in Angry Storm

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 November 1934 · page 6

Bestowal of this honor on Albury through its Mayor recalls that of vivid drama on which Albury people demonstrated the ability of the Australian to adapt himself to abnormal occasions—to act with calmness and dependability in totally unexpected circumstances in which human…

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Flooded Areas in Coreen Shire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball. M.L.A., has been advised by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission that in response to his personal representations…

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Tobacco Season Only 10 p.c. of Usual Area Rain, Flood and Disease Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1934 · page 1

Growers aver that the present tobacco season is proving one of the worst in the history of the industry. Many growers had got out a good…

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Control of River Floods

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 3

A meeting of creek frontage residents was held in Jerilderie on Wednesday afternoon of last week to discuss the question of the…

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Engineer's Investigation of Flooded Areas Within Coreen Shire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has been advised by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission that in response to his personal…

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Storms at Pleasant Hills

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 21

“Rock View,” Pleasant Hills. Dear Uncle,—I was delighted when I opened the “Banner” and saw that I had won the honor letter, for which…

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Riverina Crops Affected by Rust. and Storms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 46

Although the crop prospects in the Riverina improved through the past three dry, warm weeks, it is apparent that yields will be substantially…

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Riverina Crops Affected by Rust and Storms

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 4

Although the crop prospects in Riverina improved through the past three dry, warm weeks, if is apparent that yields will be substantially below…

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Investigations of Flooded Areas Within Coreen Shire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 4

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has been advised by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission that in response to his personal…

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