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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Cablegrams. Floods and Gales. on South African Coast

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Monday.--A furious storm lashed the coast during the weekend. A large fishing boat with a crew of four is missing. Three weeks' rain…

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Storms Lash Africa Utter Desolation in Mauritius

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

CAPETOWN, Monday:--Serious storms lashed the coast during the week-end. The steamer Sutton Hall, carrying 100 head of live…

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Cyclonic Storm. Railway Camp Damaged. Telephone Lines Down

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

The storm on Xmas Eve caused considerable damage in different parts. The blow was very severe at Piora, where trees were blown down. The…

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Storm Fury Scenes of Desolation Mauritius Island Town's Sorry Plight Capetown

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 7

Burious storms lashed the coast during the week-end. The Sutton Hall, carrying 100 live cattle, left yesterday, but wirelessed that it was returning…

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Great Damage Floods in New Zealand

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Great damage was caused at Aopita (N.Z.) by the sudden flooding of the Karamea River. The water invaded many houses, while…

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Sudden Flood. Causes Great Damage

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.-- Great damage has been done at Arapito by the sudden flooding of the Karamea River. The water invaded many…

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N.Z. Flood Damage Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 7

Great damage was done at Arapito (New Zealand) by the sudden flooding of Karamea River. The water invaded many homes, dairy land, has badly…

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Storm's Grim Harvest Caused Two Air Tragedies

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 3

TUNIS, Wednesday.--Experts have established that Lasalle and his two companions, whose bodies were found near their wrecked 'plane on the…

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Gales in England London

Northern Star · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 8

During a gale reaching a velocity of 91 miles an hour at Liverpool, 80 at Glasgow and 71 at Southport, the pinnacle was blown off from the west…

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Storms and Floods Cause Havoc in Fiji Cane and Banana Plantations Suffer

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 3

Fiji has just passed through an ordeal of storm and floods which have left their mark on all the islands of the group. Much destruction of…

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Storm Over Tweed Downpour Yesterday Scattered in Nature Caused Two Accidents

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 4

The sunshine early yesterday morning seemed to indicate the departure of the rain--but not so. The muggy, moist morning was…

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Storm on the Tweed

Northern Star · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 4

A heavy storm passed over the Tweed, particularly at Chinderah, on Friday afternoon. At Tweed Heads the wind played havoc with the…

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Terrific Cyclone. Shipping Endangered

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.--A terrible cyclone reaching at times 5 miles an hour, struck the steamer Kallatina last Saturday afternoon while on her…

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Terrific Cyclone. in Gulf of Carpentaria. Fears for Fishing Party

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A terrific cyclone, reaching at times 85 miles an hour, struck the steamer Kallatina last Saturday afternoon while she was on…

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Train Services Suspended Serious Floods in Queensland

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- As the result of further heavy rains, the train service between Townsville and Cairns is suspended, water…

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[?] OF [?] N. Queensland Floods BRISBANE

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 9

As a result of further heavy falls of rain on the far north coast the train service between Townsville and Cairns has been suspended, the water…

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Still Undecided Lavender Creek Flood Gates to Be Further Considered

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

The deadlock in the Lavender Creek flood gates scheme continues. The proposal, however, will be given further consideration at the next…

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Queensland Floods Railways Still Blocked; Weather Improving

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Railway services are still suspended in the Far North owing to rain water being feet deep over the rails in several places…

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Storm Spoils Diggers' Carnival

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 8

A cyclonic wind did considerable damage at the annual carnival arranged by the Frankston branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Vic.) during the holidays…

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New Zealand Gales Auckland

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 4

Terrific gales are sweeping North Island and torrential rain has fallen: Passengers in the express train from Wellington yesterday thought they…

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