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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

322 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 17

Water Five Feet Deep. Over Southern Railway Line. Express Trains Held Up. Serious Floods in the Central West Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 1

A message received in Sydney this morning staled that the Melbourne Express was held up near Henty, where floodwaters are said to be about eight to ten feet above the road level, and five feet over the railway line…

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FLOODS. Serious Position in the South Whole State under Water

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 1

The rain of the past couple of days, following closely upon a wet period of several. weeks, has added seriously to the danger of…

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FLOODS In the South Alarming Reports Position Grows Worse Every Hour Serious Inundations; Heavy Stock Losses ALBURY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 1

A report from Albury indicates a very serious position as a result of the floods. Serious inundations have…

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Flood Rains Waterways Flooded Road Traffic Blocked

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 4

Glen Innes is getting a share of the flood rains which are proving so disastrous in the Riverina. Last night steady rain set in,…

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Huge Flood. Wagga Inundated Waters Advancing SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 1

A message from Wagga last night stated that a huge volume of water had begun to pour down from the uppear reaches and had already entered…

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Macintyre in Flood Swirling Volume of Water Mails Delayed

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 4

With the entire district soaked with incessant rains, and as a result of heavy falls around the catchment area, the MacIntyre rose…

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Floods Near Drowning Many Narrow Escapes Position Improves at Wagga Enormous Damage SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 1

The danger of runner flooding at Wagga now appears past. The rain has ceased and the river dropped eight inches during…

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In Difficulty Crossing Flooded Streams ALBURY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 1

A party of four, including a woman, were thrown into the flood water when a boat carrying a large quantity of foodstuffs capsized…

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Heavy Rain

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 2

Heavy rain fell over a large portion of the State last week, including the North-west, At Warialda the rain started on Wednesday and…

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Terrific Storms In Flooded Areas Bridge Collapses Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 1

A message from Narromine states one of the main supports of the Drummagen bridge on the Dubbo-Narromine road collapsed…

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More Rain Flood Damage Continues North-west Suffers

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 2

Further rain on Sunday right in Southern and Central districts, which spread to Northern areas yesterday, has considerably aggravated…

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Rain Ceases In Flooded Areas. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 1

No rain was recorded in the flooded areas of the State yesterday, and it was reported that the Lachian, Marrunbridge, and Murray are now…

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CYCLONE. Heavy Rain in Sydney

The Uralla Times · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

Sydney is the centre of a cyclonic, disturbance to-day. The wind at 8.45 a.m. reached a velocity of 70 miles per hour. Up to 9 a.m. 33 points of…

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Shockingly Injured. Victim of the Gale. Run Down by Train. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

William Crisp (GO) a railway employee was fatally injured early this and morning when he was knocked down and shockingly injured by a train at…

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Violent Gale. Sweeps Over Sydney. Wind Reaches 60 M.P.H. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

A violent [?] [?] Sydney and [?] during the night and this morning. Shortly before nine o'clock this…

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Victim of Floods. No Sign of Jerilderie Man. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

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More Rain. Heavy Fall at Armidale. Further Floods Predicted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

Commencing early on Sunday morning, steady rain once more set in at Armidale, and, up till this morning, a total of 103 points…

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The Gwydir Flood

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

According to the following extract from the 'Moree Gwydir Examiner " the overflow water of the Gwydir took different courses in the…

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Wild Weather The Official Forecast Heavy Rain and Snow Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

The official forecast reads:— Unsettled in the eastern half of the State, with more rain. Heavy falls on the tablelands and south…

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Another Cyclone Further Damage To-day Death-roll Increased Fear For Flood Victims SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

Another cyclonic disturbance passed over Sydney this morning and the city and suburbs were again deluged…

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