100 DROWNED Heavy Floods in Poland WARSAW, July 18
At least 100 persons were drowned in floods over a vast area, from the Carpathians to Cracow, following 32 hours of torrential rain. Bridges, railways, and…
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Floods & storms, 1934
645 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 33
Test Pitch Partly Flooded London
Dick-Moulton, the groundsman at Headingly (Leeds), was non-committal regarding the effect of to-day's rainstorm, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Killed in Storm German Mountaineers Nanga Parbat Expedition Calcutta, July 19
The British Resident in Kashmir has informed the Indian Government that three Germans and seven coolies in the Nanga Parbat expedition were killed in a storm…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A London Letter Fascist Violence—Storm in Political Circles—Waterloo Bridge to be Replaced—Seriousness of the Drought LONDON, June 11
The new factor that has crept into the political life of the country in the last year or so—Fascism—has begun to cause anxiety to the Cabinet, as well as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Poland Warsaw, July 20
It is officially stated that 50,000 families are homeless as a result of the Carpathian floods, and a further 30,000 people are still in perll. The death roll is feared…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods in Poland 600 Lives Lost Typhus Is Feared Warsaw
The death roll in the Polish floods has reached 600, whole families having perished in the wreckage of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Sydney Suburbs Flooded Light Falls Over State Sydney
A heavy fall of rain this morning partly flooded houses and shops in Woolloomooloo. The water rose about a foot in the houses. Similar trouble was experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Warned of Cyclone Sydney
The Weather Bureau to-day issued, the following warning to shipping:— A cyclone is located in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain Has Fallen For Two Hours At Leeds Can It Save The Englishmen? Mailey Tips Victory by Innings Buts Stubborn Bats Still to Be "Dug Out" Play May Be Delayed Leeds, Tuesday, 5.40 a.m
Heavy rain has fallen here since 3.45 a.m. on the vital last day of the Fourth Test. Showers had begun to fall soon after midnight. While realising that Hendren and Leyland might…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Refugees Starve Disastrous Indian Floods 60,000 Homeless Calcutta, July 23
Cherrapunjiin (Assam), the wettest place in the world, had probably a record rainfall last month, 82 inches falling in three days, while in one day over 36 inches…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Poland Death-roll Totals 600 Huge Area Inundated (Australian Press Association.) WARSAW, July 22
The deaths-roll in the Polish floods now totals 600, and the damage is estimated at £50,000,000, including the destruction of 50 villages, hundreds of miles of roads…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Danger in South Official Warning Sydney
With heavy rain on the South Coast yesterday—some falls exceeding four inches—there is a grave danger of floods south from Moruya,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storms in England LONDON
Violent thunderstorms, accompanied by torrents of rain, occurred in many parts of the country to-day. In London and its southern suburbs dozens…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain Won at Leeds Deluge Washed Out Chance of Victory Hour's Play Before Lunch Fate of Ashes Will Rest on "Play-to-Finish" Test at Oval
Rain robbed Australian of its splendid prospects of victory in the fourth Test at Lead yesterday. The fate of the Ashes will now depend upon the next Test at the Oval, which will be played to a finish…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Rain A Mile From Test Ground—Lucky England! Robbed Australia Of Win Five Minutes Deluge Did the Damage Amazing Cloudburst Over Leeds Ground Now for the Deciding Game Leeds
One of the most astounding thunderstorms ever witnessed in the country miraculously saved England, yet a mile from the ground not a drop of rain fell. Rain—just five minutes of it—robbed Australia of almost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Position Eases in South Sydney
The flood position on the South Coast had eased considerably to-day, most of the swollen rivers and creeks having subsided almost to normal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Violent Storms Deluge in England Lightning Causes Fire London, July 24
Violent thunderstorms, with torrents of rain, fell in many parts of the country to-day. London suffered it deluge and so also did Leeds, where the Test match had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Recede Position on South Coast SYDNEY
The flood position on the South Coast was much caster to-day, many flooded streams and creeks having subsided almost to normal level…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Poland Vistula Bursts Dykes Thousands in Peril Warsaw, July 24
The Vistula has burst its dykes near Andomierz formed lakes 85 miles long and 30 miles wife, inundated 52 villages, and imperilled thousands of inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Spoils Sport Incessant Falls During Day Flood Warning Issued
To-day's tennis, bowls, baseball, vigoro, and racing fixtures were washed off the snorting calendar by a…
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