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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

322 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 17

Flood Damage. Riverina Shires Over £50,000 SYDNEY

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 17 July 1931 · page 3

Flood danger in the Urana, Jerilderle and Moulamein districts now appears to be over. The water released from the Cocketgedong dam which…

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Heavy Rain. After Mild Spell. This Afternoon's Forecast

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 4

Indication point to heavy rain throughout the North within the next 24 hours. The sky to-day was heavily…

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Flood Conditions. Critical in Places Dangerous Cables SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. F. H. White, stock inspector, who made a tour of the flooded areas in the Riverina, reports that sheep are showing signs of worm infection…

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Floods in the West. Stock Suffering from Disease. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 1

Mr. R. S. White, Stock Inspector, who made a tour of the flooded areas in the Riverina, reports that sheep are showing signs of worm infection and…

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Terrific Storm. Sweeps Over Russian City. 18 Killed: 300 Injured. W[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 1

[?] were killed and 300 injured, a thousand homes demolished buildings blown down, and trees uprooted and blown hundreds of yards…

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Ashford Shire Council Bank Overdraft Purchase of Flood Boat

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 6

The ordinary, general meeting was held in the shire office en Friday, duly 17th There were present : Cr. R. 4. Black (president), in the Chair, Crs…

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Nineteen Lives Lost. Storm in Poland

The Uralla Times · Monday 27 July 1931 · page 4

Warsaw. July 21.—Nineteen persons were killed and 300 were injured, thousands of homes were demolished, and buildings and trees were blown hundreds of yards during…

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Murray River Flood. Houses Submerged. Wheat Crops Damaged. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 1

Heavy floods on the River Murray between Mildura and Wentworth, caused hundreds of residents to leave their homes."…

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Judges Join Civil Service Outcry Over £500 CUT Flood at Wentworth Town in Danger Position Acute SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 1

A message from Wentworth states a rise of seven inches in the river since Wednesday morning has made the flood position more acute. Gangs are…

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River Floods. Wentworth Threatened With Isolation. Gangs Erect Levee Banks. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 1

A message from Wentworth stated that a rise of seven inches in the river since Wednesday morning has made the [?]ood position more[?]…

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Summary of Yesterday's News Meat Board Re-constituted—Prime Minister on Gold Loan— Reconstruction of G.S. Bank—Money to Pay Public Servants—P.S. Officers' Representative in House—China's Flood—Thieves at Work—Government Granted 12 Months Supply—Lord Kylsant Sentenced to Gaol—P.S. Salaries Bill Through All Stages

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1931 · page 2

Mr. A. D. Kay is once more a member of the Meat Board. The Government to-day decided to reconstitute the Board as follows :…

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Severe Storm. Auckland Suffers. Auckland (N.Z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1931 · page 2

A severe storm at Auckland was responsible for widespread damage. Trees and [?] were blown over and windows smashed in and verandahs…

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Summary of Yesterday's News State Lottery Revenue—Man Leaps Overboard—Flood Menace At Wentworth—Bank Deputation to Lang—Drop in Federal Revenue—Decline in Motor Registrations—Judges and the Reduction—Overseas Credit to Britain—Bernard Shaw on Russia— Severe Storm in Auckland—Meat Board Members' Salaries. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 7

Occupants of an Air Force Wapiti plane had a narrow escape from injury yesterday when a forced landing was made on the shore of Lake…

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Fighting the Flood Serious Position at Wentworth Families Housed in Old Gaol Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1931 · page 1

A message from Wentworth this morning stated that the flood situation is very serious, the water being within a few inches…

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Yesterday's News Floods at Wentworth

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 6

A message from Wentworth states that the flood situation is very serious. The water is within a few inches of the record 1917 level. A…

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Hospital Threatened. By Murray Flood Waters. Patients May be Removed. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1931 · page 4

A message from Wentworth states that the local hospital is threatened with inundation by further rises of the Murray and Darling Rivera, and…

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Storm Victims 12 Killed by Lightning LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 1

Terrific, thunderstorms caused widespread damage in Britain, France and Belgium. In the train tunnels at King's Cross…

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Floods Break Through Enormous Damage at Wentworth SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1931 · page 1

Hundreds of tons of flood waters swept across the lower part of Curl Waa, three miles from Wentworth, last night when a levee which had…

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Storms in Britain

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 8

Fierce storms, accompanied by thunder and lightning, did widespread damage in Britain, France, and Belgium, Lightning struck houses and…

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All Night Vigil. Wentworth's Night of Agony. Menace of the Flood Waters. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 1

A report front Went worth lute last night stated that the town was still Safe. Vol[?]ers had taken up their places…

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