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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

253 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 13

Severe Floods Stock Drowned Trains Held Up Sydney

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

Severe floods were reported last night on the Hastings and Manning rivers, on the lower North Coast, and people have been…

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Flood Damage Railways Still Disorganised Mails Coming via Binnaway

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4

The heavy floods in the Maitland district have caused a complete cessation of traffic on the roads and…

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Town Gone Hexham Destroyed by Floods. Maitland Rivers Palling. West Maitland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

The rivers at West Maitland are slowly. falling, and are now 34 feet 6 inches above normal low level The waters are…

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Mines Flooded. Explosions Follow. W. Maitland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4

Two terrific explosions occurred at the East Greta mine this morning when flood waters burst the…

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Heavy Work Entailed by Flood Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4

Handling the coastal calls has naturally meant a tremendous increase in work for local telephonists, who have been hard put to it to keep…

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Washaways Follow Terrific Floods. Rail and Road Services Disorganised. First Train From Sydney Due To-day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4

For two days now Armidale has been without mail and newspapers from Sydney. Owing to serious washaways in the low-lying country near Maitland, rail services on the Northern line between Newcastle and Singleton have been m…

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Coal Mine Flooded

The Uralla Times · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 1

A loud explosion startled residents of East Greta early Friday morning when flood waters broke through the barriers of East Greta mine. The…

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More Floods. Predicted by Weather Bureau. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 1

The acting State Meteorologist predicts more floods and rain in the coastal regions, chiefly of light, misty variety. He stated that the week-end…

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After the Flood Hunted [?] Farmer's Death. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 1

Michael O'G[?] well-known in the Hunter Valley, dropped dead just after returning [?]arth at Forest, after the flood w[?] had receded…

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Hunter Floods Relief Fund Opened SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 1

At a largely attended meeting at Newcastle a Mayor's Fund was opened for the relief of sufferers from the Hunter river floods. It…

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Flood Victims. Fund Opened at Newcastle. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 1

At a largely attended meeting at Newcastle a "Mayor's Fund" was opened for the relief of sufferers from the Hunter floods. It was decided to…

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Back to Beards. Storm Signals of Revolting Manhood

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 4

Is there a connection between woman's longer skirts and the first signs of men's return to the beard? It does not seem long since bearded men were…

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Contemptible Conduct Thieving From Flooded Homes Police on Alert

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 8

Whilst the flood has served to bring out the best in some people, it has brought out the worst in others says the Maitland "Mercury.")…

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Train Smashes Result of Floods in Canada Plunge Into River Death Roll of 11

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1930 · page 1

Toronto (Ontario) Friday. Four children were killed and 21 persons injurd when the Canadian National…

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No More Floods

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 3

Absorbing flood water by storage wells is a plan French engineers are considering. Much damage was formerly done by inundations…

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DOWNPOUR. Heavy Rain Continue. 75 Points Last Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

Following a brief spell on Wednesday, wet weather again set in yesterday, and many heavy falls were, recorded throughout the…

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DOWNPOUR. Heavy Rain Continues. 75 Points Last Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

Following a brief spell on Wednesday, wet weather again set in yesterday, and many heavy falls were recorded throughout the…

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Missing Airmen Search By Land and Air Storms Make Task Difficult Calcutta

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1930 · page 1

The Calcutta Flying Club and the Indian Air Survey Company arc sending a 'plane to search for the lost fliers, Hook and Matthews…

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Floods in Korea 150 Drowned TOKIO

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 1

Further devastating floods are reported in Korea. Over [?] have been drowned and numbers are missing including 50 priests. A temple was…

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