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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Best Rain for Years Sharp Border Storms Queensland Rivers Rising Slowly

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 7

Sharp, intense storms, relaxing into steady, continuous rain, have flooded creeks, cut off road communications, and sent the Barwon and…

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Cattle Drowned Floods at Sunnyside

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 6

Five valuable bullocks were drowned in the Tenterfield Creek at Sunny side [?]on Wednesday. A me[?] of battle was being brought…

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FLOODS In Victoria Rivers Overflow Banks

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 2

Heavy rains in the Gippsland area have resulted in rapid rises in river levels and already much low-lying is inundated. Serious floods are feared…

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Gippsland's Trials. Flood Fears Allayed. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 7

Fears of a big flood in Gippsland District (Victoria) are now allayed, owing to the cessation of rain…

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Drought and Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. Peter Comisky formerly of Casino, writing from Central Queensland states as follows : While the coast of Queensland had from 20…

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Holiday Traffic. Held Up By Floods. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 1

As a result of heavy rains two serious washouts have occurred on the main southern line between Junee and Harefield. The permanent way is…

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Another Storm. Troubled Ben Venue. Attack and Counter Attack

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

Attended by over 47 members, the usual monthly meeting of the Ben Venue P. and C. Association was responsible for another stormy scene. Resignations were wholesale, President, Secretary and Vice-Presidents…

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Noble's Flight to Pole. In Heavy Storm. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 1

The Noble airship, [?] which landed at [?] was considerably damaged during a storm, the port…

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After the Storm. Naval Court Martial. LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr. Bridgeman, first Lord of the Admiralty, stated that Rear-Admiral Collard had already been relieved of his…

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Further Heavy Rain on Coast Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 1

Further heavy rains were reported on the North Coast yesterday. The heaviest was 635 points at Murwillumhsh…

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Greatest Flood In Brisbane's History Cook's Death Miner Guilty of Manslanghter "Never Injured Anyone" Maitland

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 1

Michael Kelly, 58, a miner, was charged at Maitland Circuit Court with the wilful murder of Willie Peep Gum, a Chinese cook…

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Rain and Floods Streets Under Water. Murwillumbah Affected. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 1

Terrific rains throughout the Tweed district caused another disastrous flood yesterday. Biver Street, Murwillumbah, is already flooded to a…

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Tweed Flooded Deluge and Gale

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

A crushing disaster has again befallen the dairy farmers on the Tweed [?]. Their holdings have been flooded, and the outlook for the…

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Over Five Inches Heavy Rain On the East

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

Centres within about 20 miles of Glen Innes on the eastern fall have received between fire and six inches of rain during the…

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Nambucca Deluge. Punt Traffic Ceases

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 5

Heavy rain commenced to fall at Macksville at 10 o'clock on Monday night and continued till midnight on Tuesday, registering 10 inches 60…

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Queensland Storm Coastal Area Flooded Many Towns Isolated

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

As [?] April rainstorm delayed the costal belt on tuesday evening and on Wednesday, continuing with little…

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Shire Council Storm. Straight Talking at Tenterfield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 12

When the Tenterfield shire engineer Mr. A. F. G. Stafford) submitted a recommendation that he be given an assistant, he little-realised the hornets…

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Building Blown Down Storm in West Australia PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 1

A severe storm accompanied by rain and [?], swept [?]trin causing heavy damage. Several buildings were blown down and the…

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Drowned in Flooded Creek New Koreelah Resident

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

While attempting to press New Koreelah Greek on his way home about six o'clock on Wednesday evening, Horace Barnett is understood to…

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Floods. Tweed District Suffers. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 6

Serious floods are reported in the Tweed district. Many residents are isolated at Murwillumbah, where the low-lying parts are flooded. Traffic…

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