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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

322 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 17

Flood Position Levees Still Holding SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 1

The flood position at Wentworth last night was again serious, but the levees are still holding owing to the fine work done…

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Summary of Yesterday's News Mollison Breaks Australia-England Record Flight in 8 Days 21 hours—A splendid Feat—Murderer Sentenced to Death—Alleged £2000 Theft—Struggle on Roof Edge—Transport Bill's Progress— City Council Salaries' Reduction—Wentworth Flood Position. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1931 · page 7

At Auckland yesterday, Pahara Rameka Kere was sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs. Gwendoline Johnson. The prisoner, in his defence,…

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Summary of Yesterday's News New South Wales Government's Policy, the Policy of a lunatic— Wheat May Rise—Work For the Unemployed—Great Oil Shale Seam Discovery—Opening ihe Government Savings Bank— Loan Conversion—Farms for Unemployed Women—Bavin's Composite Ministry—Disastrous Floods in China—Flying Tragedies In U.S.A.—Earthquakes In New Guinea—Kingsford Smith and the Australia-England Record—How Separation Would Benefit Us—Woman Leper at. Large—The Mungana Case. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 7

The Premiers' Conference commenced this afternoon, when a discussion of the unemployment question was entered upon. Mr. Scullin…

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Storm Rains Pastures Encouraged by Mild Weather

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 4

Glen Innes' second storm this month was experienced last night, this visitation being much more severe than the first one a…

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The Test Outfield Flooded LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 1

Rain throughout the dav at Manchester flooded the outfield and prospects for a punctual start of the Test to-morrow are dismal…

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Floods!

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 4

Speaking at a gathering of the Old Victorians in Brisbane, Mr. Inigo Jibes said that it wu quite possible that Brisbane would…

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Fight with Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1931 · page 8

Victorian newspaper reports cmphasise the gravity of the position in flood-stricken areas. The "Sunraysia Dai[?]y," Mildura' tells of the dramatic…

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Death Rides in the China Flood Waters Father and Son Solicitors Charged Alleged Stealing Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 1

Following the sequestration of the estate of John Martyn and his son, John Vivian Martyn, solicitors, after bankruptcy proceedings, the…

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Flood Menace. 1000 Men to the Rescue. Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1931 · page 1

Owing to unders[?] breaks in the banks bulding reclaimed areas in the neighbourhood of murray Bridge an appeal haw linen made for about'…

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Victorian Goods Flooding N.S.W. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 1

Mr. Fitzsimmons, M.L.A., addressing a meeting at Lane Cove, said it had been estimated by those engaged in the retail trade…

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Death and Devastation. China in Grip of Flood and Storm. Thousands Hurled Into Watery Grave. Starvation Turns Humans Into Beasts. Shanghai

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 1

A severe storm, believed to be the fore-runner of an advancing typhoon, is raging in the Hankow districts,…

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Fierce Winds. Disturbance Affects All Eastern States. Heavy Rain Last Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

Unusually boisterous weather, even at this time of the year, is being experienced in all the Eastern States of the Commonwealth…

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Storm, and Then Colder

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 4

The milder weather referred to previously as due about the end of August or the beginning of September is now developing, writes Mr…

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Storm, and then Colder

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 4

The milder weather referred to previously as due about the end of August or the beginning of September is now developing, writes Mr. Inigo…

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China Floods Great Death Roll Enormous Damage SHANGHAI

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 1

An official report from Nanking estimates the total loss of life along the Grand Canal as 300,000, as a result of the collapse of dykes in…

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Important Development in the Banking World Flood Waters Murray Settlements in Grave Danger Defences Collapse Adelaide

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 1

Last night the settlements at Pompoota, Lone Flat and Burdett, on the Murray River, were reported to be in grave danger…

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Yesterday's News Flood in South Australia

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 5

On Monday night settlements at Pompoota, Long Flat and Bilrdett, on the Murray River, were reported to be in grave danger from flood waters…

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Nanking Horror 300,000 Dead in Flooded Areas Levees Collapse Eight Towns Submerged After Typhoon SHANGHAI

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 5

Official reports from Nanking estimate the total loss of life along the Grand Canal at 300,000, as a result of the collapse of the levees in densely populated areas in Yangchow district, following a typhoon…

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Flood Waters. Murray Settlements in Grave Danger. Defence Collapse

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 2

Adelaide, Tuesday.—Last night the settlements at Pompoota, Long Flat and Burdett, on the Murray River, were reported to be in grave danger from flood waters…

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200,000 DEAD. Chinese Flood Disaster

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 3

Shanghai, Sunday.—The floods are still taking an appalling toll of human lives in Northern China. More than 200,000 persona have been…

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