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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

319 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 16

Flood Victim's Body Found Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1932 · page 5

The body of Michael Warren, who was drowned when attempting to save three horses from flood waters at East Kew yesterday, was recovered to-day…

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New Zealand Floods Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 6

Floods block the Wairarapa roads. The water in the vicinity of Greytown in places extends a mile on either side, covering the fences. Considerable loss of land is likely…

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Aid For Flood Victims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 6

Tokio, August 27.—Prince Tokugawa heads the committee which has organised a nation-wide campaign for funds for the relief of 2,000,000 starving refugees from…

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Floods of 1857 Circumstances Recalled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 4

Towards the end of August, 1857, the Northern district was visited by disastrous floods. There were three in quick succession in the Hunter River, and all the…

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New States 'Flood of Public Opinion' Senator Hardy's Address Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 7

Speaking at the Constitutional Club to-day on the new State movement, Senate Charles Hardy said that he believed nothing would stop the flood of public opinion…

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Ocean Baths Council Experiment Floodlighting Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 8

With the object of improving the Ocean Baths for swimming carnival purposes, flood, lighting is to be tried as an experiment…

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Tense Atmosphere at Reopening of Federal Parliament Deluge of Criticism Is Expected Country Party Hostility New Senators Sworn in Party Meetings Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 7

With the Country Party almost openly hostile to the Government, the sittings of the Federal Parliament…

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N.Z. FLOODS Schoolgirl Drowned Many Homes Isolated Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 5

The floods claimed their first human victim today, when the six-year-old daughter of Mr. Clarence Greaves, returning from school at Masterton, was drowned…

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Murrumbidgee Rises Low-lying Lands Flooded Position Being Watched Wagga Wagga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 5

Following heavy rain this morning, the Murrumbidgee River rose rapidly this afternoon, and low-lying lands were inundated…

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Victorian Floods Wide Areas Inundated Week-end Rain Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 8

Extensive floods have covered the main roadways in the north of Victoria, following heavy rain at the…

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Help for Flood Victims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 8

Tokio, August 31.—The Emperor has donated 40,000 yen to the fund for the relief of refugees from the Manchurian flood area…

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Flood Peril in Riverina Position Eased After Anxious Night Crisis to Come Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 9

A night of anxiety, with police at all stations ready to act, was spent throughout the Murray and…

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Budget Mollifies Country Party Tension Is Relaxed Pension Cuts Cause Storm Opposition Fight Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 7

An immediate effect of the Budget announcement has been to improve relations between the Country Party and…

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Floods Receding Heavy Damage in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

The floodwaters at Wairarapa have receded to the extent that the damage is apparent. The soldier settlement area at Tawaha, suffered severely, the water in…

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Grazier Was Marooned in Tree for Six Hours Riverina Floods Boat Rescue at Midnight Roads Blocked Albury

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

When the flood waters were at their height last night, Mr. Burnham Fraser…

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Six Hours in Tree Man Rescued at Midnight Flood Danger Passes Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 7

After being stranded on a tree for about six hours during the floods, Mr. B. Fraser, a Brazier, of Clear Springs, Tatonga, was rescued by a boat at…

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Worst Will Be Over To-day Murray River Floods Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 3

Although the Murray River is still rising slowly, it is thought that a few more inches will pee the flood at its highest reading, and the waters…

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50 Miles an Hour Gale Rises Rapidly Shipping Not Delayed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 4

The culmination of a dull day, with intermittent rain, was a westerly wind which rose with extreme rapidity shortly after 10 o'clock last-night, and increased…

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No Further Danger Floods in the Riverina Rivers Falling Rapidly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 5

There is now no further danger of floods in the Riverina. The Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers are falling rapidly, and unless further heavy rain is…

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Weather Changes Heavy Rain Predicted SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 7

The Weather Bureau reported to-day that remarkable changes in the pressure distribution had taken place since yesterday, resulting from the southward surge…

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