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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

391 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 20

What Damage Flood Can Do

The Independent · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

A single instance of what damage was done by the recent flood, in the Snowy River (Vic) Before the visitation Mr. T. Nixon, a settler in the…

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Flying in Heavy Rain. Kingsford Smith Lands on South Coast. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 2

Sir Kingsford Smith landed at Gerringong Beach, South Coast, in a flight from Melbourne, last night. The machine made a good landing in soft…

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Storm and Calm. By “Swingle bar,” in The Land

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 4

"It’s gettin that way a man [?] call his soul his own,” growled the Burrcutter. “I don’t want the marks of your…

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[?] Battlefield" "Doubt Whether Germans Want to Fight." But Storm Troops Leader Warns Revolutionaries Berlin

The Independent · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 3

"The German Imperial crown lies in the battlefield and I doubt whether the Germans want to fight for it there,' declared Captain Roehm…

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Flood Damage Repairs Assistance to Councils

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 1

The Hon. R.T. Ball, M.L.A. forward the following information supplied by the Minister for Local Government under date April 16, 1934:…

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Floods in N.S.W. Torrential Rains on Coastline Rain Expected in Dry Central and North-west Areas. Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 3

Practically the whole of the New South Wales coastline was drenched by torrential rains during last night. The Weather Bureau has issued a…

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Culcairn Shire Council Further Flood Damage Relief Back Creek Bridge in Concrete

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 3

As an outcome of the visit of the Public Works engineer (Mr Hardie) it is probable that a considerably larger grant will be made to the Council for flood damage relief. The Council was notified at its previous meeting of a grant of £1000,…

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Cyclone at Freemantle. One Man Killed. PERTH, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

Extensive damage was done to-day by a cyclone in the Fremantle district Ships were dragged from their moorings, buildings unroofed, and…

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[?] Revolt by German Storm Troops [?] Arrested and Shot Down [?] Leaders Meet Same Fate Outbreak Due to Waning Hilteriam

The Independent · Sunday 3 June 1934 · page 3

[?] serious riots in Germany on Sunday. The Com[?] this Storm Troopers, Captain Roehm, was arrested and [?] revolver with the request to commit suicide. He re[?] was shot down by a firing squad. Ten other leader…

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Fatal Flood. Five Hundred Perish. Honduras Village Wiped Out Boston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 2

The entire community of Ocetepheque, British Honduras, was destroyed and 500 persons drowned by a flood, according to messages received…

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Cornalla Road Ratepayers Meet Council Adequate Waterways Required to Prevent Flooding

The Independent · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 3

Requesting that the road between Tuppal Creek and Cornalla be attended to before the wet seasonsets in, a petition signed by several…

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Larwood and the Tests Political Influence "All Hummu[?]" Storm of Outburst Over Fast Bowler. London, June 17

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 2

The ex-Secretary, Sir Francis Lacey, ridiculed the idea that political influence had been applied to Marylebone in connection with Harold Larwood,…

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Local Land Board Meeting at Corowa, Flood Relief Cases Heard

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 5

A meeting of the Local Land Board for the Land District of Corowa was held at the Court House on Monday and Tuesday last, in the presence of…

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WEDDING. Flood—Tighe

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 2

Two well-known and highly respected families were united by a very pretty wedding, which took place at St. Virgilius' Church on 29th May. The…

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Hitlir Ruthlessly Crushes Revolt Storm Troop Leaders Summarily Executed Piot to Overthrow Regime Discovered Alleged Ring-leader Shot Dead. His Wife Mortally Wounded Captain von Papen Arrested and Released BERLIN, June 30

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 1

One of the most sensational coups in the career of the German Chancellor (Herr Adol[?] Hitler) was brought off in Berlin and Munich on Saturday night when, consequent on the discovery of a plot among the Storm Troop leaders to overthrow the Hitler regme, the Chancellor, striking with the quickness and ruthlessness of lightning,…

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Floods in India 40 Families Drowned Calcutta, July 2

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 5

Heavy floods have been experienced on the the Indian north-west frontier and the south-western provinces of Afghanistan. Reports from…

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Stallions Survive Storm

The Independent · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 2

Despite their terrifying experience in a terrific storm which was encountered by the steamer Tongariro in the Indian Ocean on its way from…

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Ship’s Officer Lost Vessel Badly Damaged Battle With Storms PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

The Clan Macwhirter was badly damaged and Chief Officer Lloyd Watt-Evans, 33 of Liverpool, was lost during her Liverpool, was…

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State Again Soaked Storm Sweeps Across Position Improved in Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

Widespread rain fell when a storm passed over the State last night, further valuable falls being received in the Mallee and Wimmera. The…

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Floods in India and Afghanistan

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 4

Heavy floods have occurred on the North-West Frontier and in the South-Eastern Provinces of Afghanistan Reports from Afghanistan state that 40…

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