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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Japanese Floods 20 People Killed 20,000 Dwellings Submerged In One Town TOKIO, June 29

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 3

The Yodo river, overflowing its banks, flooded Osaka, spreading to the network of river canals and [?] of thousands of buildings have…

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SABOTAGE—TERRORISM Barcelona is the Storm Centre Spain Faces Another Crisis a Near State of Martial Law LONDON, June 30

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 1

Following the outbreak of sabotage and terrorism in Catalonia on. Friday, ample measures for the preservation of law and order have been-, taken. According to the “Times”…

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Correspondence Twelve-mile Creek--flood Prevention Works (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 3

Sir,--My attention has been drawn to a letter published in your issue of the 25th ultime addressed by the secretary to the Water Conservation…

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Hoi brook's Request for Flood Damage Aid

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 2

In reference to representations and to a letter from the shire clerk, Holbrook Shire Council, requesting advice concerning his council’s…

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Floods in Japan Many People Dead Tremendous Loss of Property TOKIO, June 30

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 1

Further excessive rainfall in the Chilrugo province of Japan has caused the river to rise 23th. endangering the refugees on…

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A Black Week-end Many Meet Violent Deaths Two Tragic Car Smashes Indian Miners Trappec; Plane Crashes Japanese Floods Take Toll; Family .Wiped Out in Hobart

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 1

In one of the blackest week-end to years, ending with yesterday many persons in various parts of the world Bet violent deaths. In Spain in a motor smash 14 persons were bumped to death, whilst in ltaly seven schoolboys were killed when a motor coach crashed over a cliff…

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Yachtman’s Ordeal Alone in Sua. Storm Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 1

Yesterday, a month after he left Sydney, Mr. Gordon J. Doherty, 25, a Sydney yachtman, reached Lakes Entrance in a 16-foot motor launch…

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A Disastrous Trip Owner and Two Sons Lost Atlantic Storm Sydney (Nova Scotia), July 1

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 5

The ketch Hamarah of Boston anchored here to-day and the exhausted crew told a harrowing story ed the loss of the owner, Robert…

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Freighter Limps Into Port Battered by Storms Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 1

The British freighter Miltonia limped into Sydney to-day with a damaged rudder after encountering gales and high seas off the coast of New…

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Storm Lasted a Minute Suburb Badly Damaged an Adelaide Visitation Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 5

A terrific windstorm, which lasted at its height for only one minute struck Unley last night and left wreckage on all sides. It was followed by…

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Floods in U.S.A. Loss of Life and Property. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 2

Between 25 and 30 persons lost their lives in floods which swept the central and northern sections of New York State, during the past 24…

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Floods in New York Over Score of Lives Lost Enormous Damage New York, July 8

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 July 1935 · page 1

Between 25 and 30 persons have lost their lives in floods which have swept central and northern New York State in the past 24 hours…

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American Floods 37 Dead; 7 Missing Big Property Damage Albany (New York), July 9

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 4

Receding floods in northern New York State have left 37 dead and seven missing. Property damage is estimated at 10,000,000 dollars, and…

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Gales in the West. Shipping Held Up at Fremantle. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 1

A sixty-mile per hour gale is raging off the West Australian coast. No vessel put in or out of Fremantle yesterday…

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Fatal Floods in China. Three Thousand Lives Lost. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 2

Three thousand were killed in their beds when Hood waters overwhelmed the walled city of Yenze, the houses collapsing like sand castles…

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Trapped in Bed 3000 People Perish Floods in China Shanghai, July 11

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 4

Three thousand Were killed in bed when flood waters overwhelmed the, walled city of Yansze to-day. Houses collapsed’ like sand castles, and…

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Tragic Floods Deaths and Damage Parts Are Inundated New York, July 10

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 4

Flood waters which inundated a large section of central New York state for the past few days, have slowly receded, revcaling a…

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Minnie Bend Flood Prevention Trust

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 4

Messrs T. W. Armstrong and Eric Archibald McDougall, bath of Tooleybuc have been nominated and appointed trustees of the above Trust…

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Floods in China. Tremendous Death Roll. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 2

It is estimated that 2,000 square miles of Shantung province are inundated by flood waters. Fourteen thousand bodies have been recovered…

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Heavy Rain Expected

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 4

N.S.W. Forecast: Cloudy and unsettled generally with showers over various parts of the State, chiefly southern and central with…

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