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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Overseas News Floods in France. Fifteen Lives Lost. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 2

The worst floods since 1840 devastated 150 miles of the Rhone Valley, resulting in the loss of 15 lives. Aeroplane and troops are carrying…

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Rhone Valley Devastated Worst Floods Since 1840 Death Roll Now 15 PARIS

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 5

The worst floods since 1840 devastated., 150 miles of the Rhone valley, resulting in the loss of 15 lives Aeroplanes and troops are carrying…

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Floods in France Immense Damage Done Many People Drowned Paris, November 13

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 9

Floods, the worst since 1840, have devastated 150 miles of the Rhone valley. The damage is estimated at millions of pounds,…

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Winter’s Return Storms Sweep State Again Snow Reported Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 6

Victoria was plunged back into winter again to-day. Squalls with bursts of heavy ram and hail were particularly severe, and were…

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Miss Batten Missing Grave Anxiety Felt Storms in Her Path Rio De Janeiro, Nov. 14

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 5

Miss Jean Ratten, who yesterday flew the Atlantic, is missing on a flight from Port Natal to have, Considerable anxiety is felt, as storms…

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Comments Cause Storm Mr. Casey Indignant Mr. Cerutty Sharply Attacked “Malice and Interference CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 4

A Strong protest against [?] contained in the annual report of the Common wealth Auditor general was undo by…

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Gale Lashes Suburbs Bayside Streets Flooded Shipping Delayed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 1

Extensive damage was caused in bayside suburbs last night by a 50 mile an hour gale which brought heavy rain and the…

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Floods in England. Thames Causing Anxiety. LONDON. Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 3

Following heavy rain throughout the country in the last few days, serious flooding is reported from many districts and continued unsettled…

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Floods in England Anxiety is Caused Thames Rises London, November 18

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 2

Following heavy rains throughout the country in the last few days, serious flooding is reported from many districts. Continued…

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Floods in Britain Subsiding in Many Parts London, November 21

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 1

Although the floods in many parts the country are gradually subsiding the continued heavy rain in several district threatens to prolong the…

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A Tragic Storm 72 Persons Perish Landslides; Earthquakes Rome, November 23

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 November 1935 · page 1

It is officially announced that 75 persons perished in a violent storm which swept Shelly and Southern Italy, including Maples,…

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Black Out at Albury Electricity Service Fail Storms Blamed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 November 1935 · page 3

When the electricity supply failed at 7.35 o’clock last evening blacking out the whole town it seemed as though council was taking a short…

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Flooding the Town With Job-Printing from the Cities (To the Editor.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 2

Sir,—In common with several of your other correspondents I have been annoyed with quantities of printed matter from the cities being thrown…

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Yesterday's Storms. Damage at Culcairn. Useful Falls in Places. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 2

During a heavy thunderstorm in the Culcairn district thousands of pounds worth of damage was done to wheat and oat crops. A number of houses…

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Havoc Caused by Terrific District Storm Storm at Culcairn Buildings Suffer Extensively Many Pitiful Scenes Children and Women Terrified Man Killed Near Holbrook Extensive Damage to Crops: Roads Blocked

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 2

A terrific cyclone passed over a wide area in North-Eastern Victoria and Southern Riverina yesterday afternoon. It was the fiercest storm in history. Trees in its course were uprooted and hurtled about as if they were…

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After the Storm Desolation at Culcairn Farmers Suffer Severely Woman’s Terrifying Experience Fierceness of Gale Graphically Depicted by Trail of Ruin

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 December 1935 · page 4

The roads and farms around Culcairn yesterday presented a scene of desolation following Monday’s storm. The Henty-Culcairn road is litered with trees, and there is hardly a green tree left standing between Messrs. Briggs and Lowe Bros properties…

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Terrific Hail Storm at Kergunyah

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 3

A terrific storm passed over Kergunyah and district at 2.30 o’clock on Monday afternoon, accompanied by hail as large as…

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Ran Into Bad Weather Plane Has Rough Trip Terrific Rain Storm Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 1

The Holyman air liner, Loila, which arrived at Mascot from Canberra this morning, ran into very bad weather yesterday afternoon, according to…

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Severe Cyclone Damage to Property and Crops in Culcairn and Henty Districts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 5

On Monday last a devastating cyclone swept over Culcairn and Henty districts, and caused wide-spread damage…

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Cyclonic Storm Desolation and Ruin Hail and Wind Do Incalculable Damage Thousands of Pounds Involved

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 1

A cyclonic storm of unprecedented intensity visited the Henty and Culcairn districts on Monday afternoon and left in its wake desolation and ruined grain crops. Buildings were demolished in several instances, and stock…

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