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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Thames Floods Waters Subsiding

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday:--Unless more rain falls within the next 48 hours there is Tittle likelihood of the floods in the Thames Valley becoming worse,…

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Rumblings the German Masses Storm Clouds Gather Berlin

Northern Star · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 7

Superficially, life is normal. Cafes and cinemas in the big cities are crowded, but under the seeming indifference there are…

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Possibly Floods General Rain in March

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 8

The present warm weather will moderate, says Mr. Inigo Jones. With the first sign of favourable solar activity, it will give way to…

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Flood to Clear Tweed Bar? Serious Situation Men Dismissed While Boats Tie Up

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 2

The present shipping hold-up on the Tweed River because of the inaccessability of the river mouth bar may have wide…

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Nazi Rules Storm Troopers Active

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 3

BERLIN, Tuesday:-- Steelhelmeted police, with armoured cars and carbines, quelled rioting in Altona and Hamburg. Three were killed and four wounded in…

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Tweed River Closed Flood Wanted to Scour Bar

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1933 · page 6

The present shipping hold-up on the Tweed River, because of the inaccessability of the river mouth bar, may have wide ramifications. At the present time…

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Japanese Steamer In Dire Distress BATTERED By Storm Urgent Appeals For Aid

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Monday:-- The steamer Kinsen Maru (4717 tons) is in distress 450 miles east of Mackay as the…

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Widespread Damage Gales in New Zealand

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Tuesday:--Fierce gales have been experienced in the country districts. Many dwellings and farm buildings have been damaged, telephone…

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Branch Banking New National System For America? Flood of New Currency

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday:--In view of President Roosevelt's persistence, it is predicted that there is a new national banking system in formation, something like the branch banking as known in Canada and other…

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The Flood--and a Contrast

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

March 9 was the 40th anniversary of the 1893 flood at Singleton, the river rising to a maximum of 47ft 6ins., at 9 p.m., after overflowing…

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£500 for Nimbin-channon Road Council Accepts Offer for Gravel Supply Flood Escape Conference

Northern Star · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 4

Terania Shire Council yesterday accepted the offer of M. O'Connor to supply, deliver and spread crushed metal on the…

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Storm Centre of United States

Northern Star · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 3

The Capitol Building at Washington, in its placid setting, will witness many turbulent scenes when the currency problems of the United States are being debated there during the nest few days…

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Flood in Java Ralway Men Killed Batavia

Northern Star · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 4

Heavy rains caused a flood which washed away part of the railway between Batavia and Cheribon. Consequently North-east Java is isolated…

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£40,000 SCHEME Flood Escapement Presentation to Dept

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 4

Details of a scheme to lessen flood damage on the Richmond River and estimated to cost £40,000 were verbally placed…

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Tuckombil Flood Escape and Evans River Channel. Scheme Estimated to Cost £40,000 Goes to Dept

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

Ald. E. J. Eggins, ex-Mayor of Lismore, presided over a meeting of Shire and Municipal delegates, representative of all the local governing bodies of the…

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Damage Totals Thousands Toll of N.z. Floods Reparation a Big Task

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Thursday.--Dead cats and dogs litter the streets of Tauma[?] while dead cattle, horses and sheep festoon fences…

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Extensive Damage Floods in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 7

In the floods at Taumarunui many thousands of pounds damage was done. Many roads were scoured and four bridges, were swept down stream.. At…

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Six Drowned Floods in Argentine Buenos Aires

Northern Star · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 6

Floods to-day caused the death of six persons. Fifteen are reported missThere Avas heavy danuigo to crops and losses of livestock in the affected…

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Silent Favourite "Tess of the Storm Country"

Northern Star · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 11

"Tess of the Storm Country" became more or less of a cinematic romantic classic at the hands of Mary Pickford in silent celluloid,…

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Worst in History Flood Damage to N.Z. Railways

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Friday.--The main trunk line damage due to the floods still necessitates the transhipment of passengers by motors for several miles…

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