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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Sunday's Storms. Wagga and Junee Suffer Severely

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 3

A thunderstorm, which it is claimed was unprecedented for severity, occurred at Wagga, on Sunday afternoon, when 98 points of rain fell in…

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Mathoura News (From our Correspondent) Monday. Heavy Thunderstorm

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1934 · page 1

A heavy thunderstorm with vivid Bashes of' lightning passed, over the town yesterday and 48 points of rain fell…

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Further Heavy Rain

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Steady rain set in about midnight on Wednesday last, and good falls are recorded throughout Riverma. In Henty to 9 a.m. on Thursday 67 points…

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Heavy Rain and Floods Expected Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 5

The State Meteorologist, Mr, Mares, aid to-day that be expected the cent[?] and South Coast[?]vers and those south from the Cast[?] and…

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Storm Damage Heavy

The Independent · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The storm which passed over deniliquin on Sunday was mild compared with other riverina, towns. At narrandera in partieular was the full force…

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Wagga Deluge Wall of Water From Hills Thousands of Pounds Worth of Damage Done

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

Wagga was deluged on Sunday by the most severs storm in the history of the town, and thousands of pounds' worth of…

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Escaped From Death Jockey's Hair Singed by Lighting Storm at Tocumwal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

Norman Phillips, a Jockey, had a remarkable escape from death by lighting on the Tocumwal racecourse on Sunday morning…

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Severe Thunder Storm Three Inches of Rain Recorded Damage in Town and Country

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Heavily overcast during the morning the skies were went with thunder and lightning on Sunday afternoon, and steady rain set in, but in Henty…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Critical Position at Windsor and Richmond. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The Hawkesbury River rose rapidly yesterday, and late last night had reached a critical level. At Windsor it was five feet over the bridge and…

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Lockhart Shire Council Increase in General Rate to 1¼d £500 Grant for Flood Damage

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday week. Present Coucillers J. J. Nolan (president), J. Gooden, A…

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The Recent Storms

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 4

The towns on the North Coast again came in for heavy toll when the torrenual rains visited that area on Friday last, and Newcastle in particular…

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Dr. Page in the Floods

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 4

Dr. Page, (leader of the Federal Country Party) together with two members of his family and two companions, had a narrow escape from…

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Trail of D[?]struction and Tragedy In North Queensland Cyclone Death Roll May Reach 40 — Three Pearling Luggers Lost

The Independent · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 3

A cyclone which swept the coast north of Cairns during the past two days, left a trail of destruction and tragedy, the extent of which it is impossible…

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High Treason [?] Decree by Commanded Storm Troops for Publishing Repo[?] London, Sunday[?]

The Independent · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 3

The British "United Press" [?]correspondent says that a de[?] calling the case of Noel Pan[?] been issued by Captain Roeb[?]…

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Terrible Cyclone Brisbane

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 5

The cyclone which swept the coast north of Calrn[?] during the past two days has left a trail of destruction and tragedy the…

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Disastrous Cyclone On Queensland Coast. Many Lives and Luggers Lost. Brisbane

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

The cyclone which swept the coast, north of Cairns, during the past two days, has proved to be one of the worst which ever visited the…

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Twelve-mile Creek Flooding at Harris' Corner Balldale Deputation Advocates Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 5

Acting at the request of the Corowa District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Cuthbert Howard of Balldale (president of the…

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The Cairns Cyclone. Three Natives Swim 20 Miles. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 2

The lugger Alexia, which was given up for lest after last week's cyclone, arrived at Cairns yesterday with 16 Japanese on board. Three natives…

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The Cairns Cyclone Missing Lugger Returns After. Sheltering-behind Islands Brisbane

The Independent · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

The lugger Alexia, which has been missing with 16 men aboard, arrived at Cairns yesterday. She had been sheltering behind one…

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The Cyclone at Onslow. Buildings Oestroyed. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

The mail aeroplane which was marooned at Broome, as a result of a cyclone, last week, arrived at Perth, last night It appears that when the…

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