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Floods & storms, 1934

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Floods in Japan Thousands of Houses Submerged WIDESPREAD [?] TOKIO July 12

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

Widespread havoc has been caused by flooded rivers in West and Central Japan. The city of Kanazawa is threatened. Nine thousand dwellings…

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Floods in Japan Deaths Exceed 100. TOKIO July 13

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 4

An official report states that 127 are known to have been drowned and 90 are missing as a result of the heavy floods In the Ishikawa and Toyama…

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Dust Storm in Adelaide Vision Almost Blotted Out Exceptionally Dry Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 2

For the second time within a week Adelaide experienced a dust storm to-day, the haze being so thick that it was impossible to see across some…

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Storm Sweeps Town Roof of Church Caves In Some Narrow Escapes Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 1

A severe windstorm caused damage in various parts of the State last night. At Apollo Bay, the roofs and walls of the Presbyterian Church…

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Droughts and Floods China Has Them Both Harbin Isolated SHANGHAI, July 18

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 3

While shanghai and Central China are suffering from an unprecedented heat-wave have been without rain for 30days, and are…

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Floods in Poland 50,000 Reported to be Home Pathetic Scenes Warsaw, July 2

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 6

It is officially stated that 60 families are homeless as a result the Carpathian floods which follow[?] torrential rains, and that 30,000 [?]…

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Devastating Floods Polish Capital Threatened 200 Lives Lost WARSAW, July 22

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 3

Floods which devastated a vast area of Poland during the week, and involved the loss of nearly 200 lives, now threaten…

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Latest Forecast Heavy Rain and Thunder Likely Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 3

Light to moderate rain was reported generally over the State during the week-end, with the exception of Parts of the far west and far southern…

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Floods in Warsaw Death Roll Now 600 Damage Estimated at £50,000,000. WARSAW

The Independent · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 3

The Vistula River is now 19 feet above its normal level and is still rising The evacuation of the lowlying slums in Warsaw by the…

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Terrible Flood in Poland Warsaw, July 22

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 3

The Vistula River is now 19 feet above normal, and still rising. The evacuation of the low-lying slums in Warsaw by the inhabitants is…

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Tragic Floods Poland Suffers 600 Now Dead DAMAGE £50,000,000 Grave Anxiety: Felt WARSAW, July 23

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 2

An area, exceeding that of Wales is inundated in Poland, following the torrential rains which were experienced during…

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State Drenched Four Inches of Rain in Pa[?]s Flood Danger Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 5

Heavy rains, in some cases exceeding four inches, were experienced on the South Coast yesterday and last night. A flood warning has been…

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Floods in Korea 61 Are Drowned Many Houses Destroyed Tokio, July 25

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 1

It is now ascertained that at [?] 61 were drowned, and 1500 house were destroyed in the Koreen floods Further deaths and damage are…

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Polish Floods Extend Over 50 Villages Unundated. Big Loss of Life Feared Warsaw, July 24

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 1

Bursting the dykes near Andomierz[?] the swollen Vistula River has formed [?] 65 miles long and. 30 miles wide. Fifty-two villages have been [?]…

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Flood Danger Minimised on the Coast But More Rain Likely Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 3

The flood danger has been greatly minimised on the South Coast by the general subsidence in the swollen rivers and creeks to their normal…

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THUNDERSTORMS Britain is Deluged Houses Struck by Lightning LONDON, July 24

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 July 1934 · page 4

While rain was washing away Australia’s chances of victory in the fourth Test match at Leads to-day. violent thunder-storms, with torrents…

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Floods in Poland

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 4

The death-roll in the Polish floods now totals 600, and the damage is estimated at £50,000,000, including the destruction of 50 villages, hundreds of…

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Heat and Drought 1350 Deaths U.S.A. Storms Lash Towns WASHINGTON, July 26

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 July 1934 · page 1

Federal officials stated to-day that drought relief was being given in a third of the counties in the country…

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Play Abandoned Australia- Scotland Heavy Rain Falls EDINBURGH, July 28

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 3

There was no play between Australia and Scotland at Edinburgh today, owing to heavy rain No-decision was reached until 3. o’clock, as it was…

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Heavy Rains and Floods 5 1/2 Inches in Sydney. Roads and Bridges Submerged. Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 3

The heaviest rain for any week-end since 1931 was responsible for the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers rising considerably beyond their normal…

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