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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

391 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 20

Caught in Gales One Vessel Safe; Another Lost Crew Believed Perished London, October C.

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 October 1934 · page 3

After several days of uncertainty concerning the . fate of the West Hartiepool freighter Ainderby, of 4860 tons, which was badly damaged…

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Gale Fans Fire Tile Works Destroyed Damage Estimated at £15,000 BALLARAT

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 October 1934 · page 3

Panned, by a forty mile all hour gale a lire swept through the factory and plant of the Eureka Tile and Terra Cotta…

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Terrific Storm. Visits the North Coast. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 October 1934 · page 2

A terrific storm swept the Central Tweed district, last night, doing considerable damage. The North Coast Steam Navigation…

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Heavy October Rain Mail Services Delayed Kiewa River in Flood

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 4

The burst of rain which commenced early on Wednesday evening and fell heavily at intervals throughout, the night and…

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House Wrecked by Gale Four Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1934 · page 31

Four members of a family, including a baby aged 18 months, were buried under bricks and wreckage at Wiloughby, a suburb of Sydney, when a strong…

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Wangaratta Show Horses and Cattle Strong Late Heavy Rain

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 October 1934 · page 5

Wangaratta Show opened yesterday in fine but cloudy weather. The attendance was good. There was a large entry in all section…

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Heavy Rain at Jindera Man Almost Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

Commencing with a thunderstorm on Wednesday evening, rain -fell throughout the night at Jindera and [?] on the following days the…

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Severe Storms at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 2

Two very severe storms passed over Wodonga and outlying districts yesterday afternoon; following a most oppressive morning. About one p.m…

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Storms in Victoria. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 October 1934 · page 3

A severe thunderstorm, which was accompanied by heavy lightning and hailstones, caused extensive damage to fruit crops and. buildings…

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Jingellic Severe Storms

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 5

Severe thunderstorms have been experienced lately, and over two Inches of rain fell. At the euchre party and dance In…

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Rivers Running High Floods in North-East Cattle and Sheep Lost MELBOURNE Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 October 1934 · page 1

Rivers in north-eastern Victoria wore running u banker to-day as the result of yesterday’s heavy rains The river flats on…

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Flood Danger Passed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 October 1934 · page 4

The danger of floods passed today, although several streams are still running high in the north-east. Up to half an inch of rain fell over…

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Flood of Beer

The Independent · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 4

Eleven thousand gallons of beer flowed from Lithgow Brewery into Farmer's Creek. In accordance with instructions of the new proprietors…

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Stormy Weather Floods in Victoria Phenomenal Hail Near Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 2

Throughout northern Victoria heavy rains were experienced on Thursday and Friday last, and the flooded rivers subsequently were the cause of much…

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Solves a Recurring Problem Why Not a Flood-proof Fence?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 24

Not least among the items of loss. resulting from the floods which periodically lay waste many low-lying rural districts is that represented by…

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Albury Drenched Heavy Rain Yesterday Over 2 Inches Fall

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 3

Heavy rain, which turned streets and roads into quagmires, and riddled them with scours, fell in Albury yesterday. It wis the…

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Storms at Darwin Problem for Competitors First Plane Expected This Evening DARWIN

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 2

There is every possibility of storms over the Timor Sea. and a drenched field presenting problems to the air race competitors…

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Heavy Rain at Bonsgilla

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

A total of 190 points of rain was recorded at Bonegilla up till yesterday morning. Following the rain there has been a substantial rise in the…

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12 Lives Lost Gale on American Coast Damage to Shipping

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

Twelve persons are known to he dead and two others are believed to have lost their lives, and widespread damage has been done to shipping,…

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Three Drowned in Flood Car Overwhelmed Two Bodies Recovered MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

When a motor car was overwhelmed by the flood in the Muckleford Creek at Newstead. near Bendigo, yesterday, three people were drowned,…

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