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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Floods Biggest for 40 YEARS. Extensive Damage in tye South. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

A message from Murrumburrah states that the biggest flood for 40 years followed a terrific cloud burst yesterday afternoon…

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Heavy Rain. Whole of the North Benefits. Further Showers Expected

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 4

Heavy soaking rain has been experienced during the past two days over almost the whole of the North of the State. In some…

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Storm at Byron

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 4

On Saturday night a heavy rain storm passed over Byron, where 160 points of rain were recorded. Good rain also fell in other parts the…

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Cyclone. Strikes Tweed River District. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

Considerable damage was done by a gale of cyclonic force which struck the South Coast of Queensland and the Tweed district yesterday…

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Airman Kay Caught in Storm AMMAN

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

The New Zealand airmen, Pipe and kay were caught in a storm mid way between here and Bagdad. He returned hare and is resuming his…

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New Zealand Airmen. Caught in Storm. Amman

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

The New Zealand airmen, Piper and Kay, were caught in a storm midway between here and Baghdad. They returned here, and are resuming the…

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Cyclonic Storm Hits Inverell District. (page 4). Woman Found Share Farmer Missing Black Tracker's Success BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

The body of Mrs. Margaret Furst was discovered buried in a cultivated spot on her orchard property at Applethorpe near…

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Queensland Floods

The Uralla Times · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 4

Floods that may exceed in severity the big flood that accompanied the t cyclone which struck Cairns in February 9, 1927, are sweeping along the…

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Main Burst. Houses Flooded. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

Many houses were inundated when a torrent of water swept from a burst main in Junction Road, Summer Hill, last night…

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Inverell Storm

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 3

One of the most severe rain and wind storms which has occurred for many years hit Inverell on Monday afternoon, considerable damage…

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Storm Rains Heavy at Emmaville Wind Causes Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

Last weekend the district experienced two of the severest storms which have come this way for a long time. Saturday was a very hot day,…

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Inverell Storm

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 2

As the result of a cyclonic storm that passed over Inverell on Sunday afternoon, considerable damage was done, trees in the park and on the…

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Gum Flat. Cyclonic Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 7

In Common with many other parts of the district, the greater part of this locality suffered severely from a terrific storm on Sunday afternoon…

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Cyclone Hits Inverell

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 6

One of the most severe rain and windstorms which has occurred for many years struck Inverell on 16th inst. Considerable damage was…

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"STORM!" At West Armidale P. & C. Association. Headmistress And' President in Conflict

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

During the proceedings of the West Armidale Parents' and Citizens' Association's annual meeting on Friday night, the usual…

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Sheep Loses Storm Near Warren SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

During a heavy storm [?] Wa[?] 170 sheep out of a [?] of 2,000 were killed by lightning…

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"The Court Is Open!" The Rush for Seats "A Moment for Minties". Artificial Hail Storms and Real Ones

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 8

I met Bill at the. Court House, on the look out for jokes, As usual. "Aint it wonderful," he said, "how the unemployed show out when the…

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"Scattered Thunderstorms" To-morrow's Forecast Sydney

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

The forecast for to-morrow reads: "Cloudy, warm and sultry, with scattered thunderstorms and some variable rain; Isolated heavy falls likely…

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Negotiating Flooded Areas

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 10

Should you -perchance tub into a flooded area do not charge straight into the water at speed in order to get through it as quickly as possible,…

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Desert Sheik Grabs Girl Off Floodbound Train

The Uralla Times · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

Deserts are places where nothing grows but sheiks. Australia's Nullarbor Plain has produced at least one of the true…

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