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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Floods and Drought Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

Although the greater part of southern Queensland has received [?] thorough soaking during the past few days, the Far South-West and…

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Flood Survivors Robbed Sequel to Stanwell Park Disaster

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-Early to-day thieves visited the camping area near Stanwell Park reserve, the scene of the flood disaster, and stole tents and be…

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Flood Danger Not Yet Passed Further Rain Falls On South Coast SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

The danger of further floods in southern coastal areas is causing anxiety though the floods which caused such tremendous damage and took toll of life have partly receded. Further heavy rain has fallen and all picnickers over a wide area have hurriedly…

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Fire Bug at Work in Goulburn Rooms Flooded with Kerosene Goulburn

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Detectives investigating a mysterious explosion and fire at the home of Edward Chesterton, a warder at Kenmore Asylum, are convinced that those…

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Dived in Flooded 'Drome Young Pilot's Lucky Escape SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

Robert Maquire (18), son of a well-known Macquarie-street specialist, had a narrow escape from death this morning when a…

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More Rain 350 Points at Mullumbimby. Heavy Storms in Other Parts

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

The whole of the district has bene fited by splendid fulls of rain which have been experienced since last Friday. The entire district has been…

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Floods and Tweed Bar

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

It was suggested to Mr. W. McGregor (Murwillumbali agent of the North Coast S. N. Coy.) yesterday that possibly the fresh in the river as a…

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Floods Still Serious Further Rise in Rivers Feared SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

The Duri River at Moruya a on the South Coast, was in high flood to-day. After being warned by the police several residents…

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Coastal Gales Heavy Rain Likely

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 8

The experiences in the co-ordinate areas suggest that there should be some heavy blows on the coast here and the time is now fully due for…

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Storm Drenches Melbourne Deluge of Rain Vivid Lightning; Terrific Thunder

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday:- Accompanied by vivid lightning and terrific thunder, a tropical storm burst over the city to-day from…

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Terrific Storm Damage in Dorrigo District

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 5

GRAFTON Thursday :- During the course of a heavy storm at Derrigo, a cloudburst occurred a few miles away Six inches…

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Terrific Storm Damage Done at Eden Eden

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

A terrific rainstorm to-day caused considerable damage. Business premises and private dwellings were flooded while crops were washed…

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Storm Damage at Dorrigo Crops Washed Out Large Hailstones Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

When a storm of unprecedented fury passed over Dorrigo accompanied by the worst lightning ever experienced…

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Rivers Rising Fast. Floods Feared in Charleville District

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

CHARLEVILLE, Thursday. - The Ward and Lang Rivers are rising fast and the Sub-inspector of Police has instructed all his men to keep a close…

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Flood Victim Found Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 7

While patrolling the beach at Clifton near Stanwell Park yesterday the police found portion of a child's body, believed to be the remains of those of…

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District Isolated Aftermath of Storm EDEN

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 6

Following yesterday's terrific storm several landslides occurred last night, and the district is isolated. Several bridges were battered to pieces and…

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Storm Sidelights

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

The creeks in the Byron and Brunswick districts ran bankers over the week-end. The big storm on Saturday afternoon, besides upsetting some of…

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Week-end Storms General Through-out District

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

Further rain, heavier in some centres than in others, was recorded throughout the Richmond River district over the week-end…

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Helped Mate. Aborigine Drowned in Flood Waters

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

CAIRNS, Saturday.-- An aboriginal stock man, '' Paddy'' Noble, weakened by assisting another, was drowned in the flooded Laura River…

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Further Rain Another Storm Over Tweed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

Still another storm [?]wept portion of the Tweed yesterday. The fall was greatest on the South Arm, where, for a brief period, rain fell in torrents in…

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