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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Floods in South Violent Storms Nepean River Mile Wide

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Following the heavy rains of the last few, days, the Nepean River to-night, was nearly…

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Crash in Storm Man Suffocated SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 8

Due to bad visibility, a motor van overturned and fell down an embankment on the Prince's Highway, near Waterfall, to-night, pinning the…

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Seas Broke Over Bow Rough Trip Wollongbar "Hove To" in Storm

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

"I want to pay tribute to the passengers, especially the ladies", said Captain C. Benson, skipper of the s.s. Wollongbar, which tied up…

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Flood Highest in North Arm Waters Now Receding Kynnumboon Plain a Vast Lake

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

Despite the high rainfalls registrations experienced throughout the whole of the Tweed District on Wednesday, few instances of…

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Hawkesbury Flood Towns Menaced Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

The Hawkesbury River rose rapidly during yesterday, and late last night had reached a critical level…

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Floodings in South Traffic Interrupted Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 7

Following heavy rain over all parts of the State with the exception of the northern section it is feared that rivers in the West and on the South…

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Through Water Waist Deep Patient Carried. Flood Experiences at Cudgera

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

The boisterous weather experienced, in the Cudgera-Potts' Point district in the middle of the week had several incidents associated…

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Floods Defied Eventful Journeys By Ambulance

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

A performance which must rank among the epic ambulance achievements was accomplished by Tweed District Ambulance during this week when, in defiance of cyclonic rains which lashed roads and flooded rivers and creeks until…

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Flood Victim Claimed Swept From Horse Town of Camden an Island Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Flood waters claimed a victim near Bodalla, South Coast, to-day when H. J. Burbidge, proprietor of the…

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Southern Floods Position Improves Rivers Falling Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 9

Reports from country districts to-day indicated that the weather was fine and the swollen rivers and creeks…

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Motorists Held Up Flooded Creek Near Nashua

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

The rainfall at Bangalow on Wednesday night was one terrific downfall. During the night Byron Creek rose at an alarming rate and residents…

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Terrific Downpour Creeks in High Flood Traffic Disorganised Kyogle

Northern Star · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 16

Residents of the Findon and Long Creek areas have been subjected to terrific downoours of rain during the last three days, as a result of which…

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Floods Recede Severe Storm BRISBANE

Northern Star · Monday 26 February 1934 · page 5

The floods in North Queensland have receded and railway traffic between Townsville and Cairns was resumed on Saturday, A violent storm,…

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Nightmare Trip Ambulance Defies Floods

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 3

Skidding and slipping wildly over treacherous black soil roads in blinding rain, through raging flooded creeks in inky darkness, with the…

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Further Floods Feared SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 3

Heavy rain again fell in the Windsor district early this morning and further floodings are feared. Acres of maize, tomato plants and…

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Fifty-Five Deaths in America Storm Tragedies Five Trains Lost on Snowbound Lines Thousand Passengers Stranded

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Monday. Fifty-five are dead as the result of winter storm tragedies throughout the United States and Canada over the week-end. Bus and air crashes accounted for 15 deaths, and dozens of mail…

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Flood Lighting Exhibition Ground

Northern Star · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 6

Three large flood lights, which were tested for the first time last night, will be used in conjunction with the ordinary lamps at the exhibition grounds,…

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Heavy Rain in North Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 6

Railway services between Townsville and Cairns are held up by flooded rivers as the result of heavy rains from a cyclonic disturbance. Up to six…

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Electrical Storm Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 6

The temperature to-day was 103 degrees at Dandenong. This afternoon there was a severe electrical storm, during which electric overhead wires…

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Serious Floods in Queensland Cyclonic Storm Railway Services Again Dislocated

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday:- As the result of a cyclonic disturbance off the coast, very heavy rain has fallen between Townsv[?]le and Cairns,…

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