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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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More Rain Friday's Thunderstorm

North West Champion · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 2

The thunderstorm on Friday night, which cooled the air but also cooled the ardor of the Friday night shoppers, gave Moree a further 26 points…

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Hankow Floods a Slow Death Unparalleled Catastrophe Shanghai

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 1

A slow death is engulfing the entire Hankow district. The water is continuing to create new high level records. It is…

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China Floods Canal Bursts Total Loss of Life Shanghai

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 1

Official reports from Nanking estimate the total loss of life along the Grand Canal at 300,000…

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Deluge of Sport Moree's Big Week-end

North West Champion · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 2

This week-end Moree will have a deluge of sport. On Saturday the Warialda footballers will visit the town, while on Sunday…

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£750,000 DAMAGE. Murray Flood SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 1

Damage caused by floods in the Murray River district of South Australia, is estimated at £750,000…

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Violent Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 2

Moree was the centre of three storms in succession on Friday night, during which severe lightning and heavy crashes and rolls of thunder were…

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Severe Thunderstorm. Friday Night Visitation

North West Champion · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 2

One of the worst thunderstorms experienced in Moree for years passed over the town and district on Friday night. The lightning was of a very…

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Violent Storm Hillend Destruction SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 1

A violent storm passed over Hill End district yesterday. Woolsheds were wrecked, and trees uprooted, blocking the main road for several…

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Severe Storms Human Toll Widespread Damage SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

A terrific hallstrom passed over Sydney, coastal district and central inland areas yesterday afternoon, causing widespread…

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Yesterday's Storm. Moree Receives 65 Points

North West Champion · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 3

After the hottest day experienced this year, a storm worked up yesterday and gave Moree 65 points of rain. There was severe lightning during the…

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Rain Storm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 10 November 1931 · page 2

A severe rain storm swept the whole State on Sunday and Monday. In places the wind did great damage and from…

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Storm Spoilt Crops Farmers Ask for Relief Bounty Regulations Being Drafted Parkes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 1

Farmers of the Parkes district are asking the Federal Government to compensate them for the loss of crops in last Sunday's storm…

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Queensland Floods Loss of Life BRISBANE

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 December 1931 · page 1

Floods continue in Queensland. A young woman, Annie Bailey, and a lad, Harold Howard, were making for a house at Toowoomba when…

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Rumor of Floods

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1931 · page 1

Great excitement was caused in the town by rumors that a body of water was going to sweep over the town. This did not eventuate, and the…

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