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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Fine on Downs Flood Waters Receding

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

TOOWOOMEA, Monday:--Fine weather followed on heavy rain has allowed the flood waters on the Downs to [?]ently for the resumption of…

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Severe Clarence Storm

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

Trees and telegraph poles were damaged, numerous telephone lines were blown down, and electric light was interrupted by a terrific thunderstorm at…

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Violent Storm MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 7

When the city and suburbs were struck by a violent electrical storm early this morning there were visions of further disastrous floods…

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Hurled on to Rocks Gale Wrecks Windjammer

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday:--A sixty-mile-an-hour gale wrenched the Conrad Bay Frontier anchorage and hurled the ship 800 feet on to jagged rocks…

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Torrents of Water City Streets Tropical Storm in Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday:-- A tropical storm, accompanied by lightning and thunder, occurred with remarkable suddenness at…

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Washed Away in Flooded Stream Motorists' Experience

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 6

Mr. C. A. Howard and his son-in-law, Mr. Len Palmer, both of Grafton (relates the "Daily Examiner") had a miraculous escape last…

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Byron Bay Storm

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

BYRON BAY, Friday:--Early this afternoon, a severe storm visited the district. Heavy rain fell and lightning and thunder accompanied the storm…

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Storm in England Report on Australian Defences

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday:-- The storm continues over Sir Maurice Hankey's report on the Australian defences, which will cause the embarrassment…

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Heat Induces Storm. Rain on Tweed Thursday Night Hottest This Summer

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 4

Following on a heat wave over the previous few days, culminating on Thursday in the hottest night experienced on the Tweed this…

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Deluge of Rain Low Areas at Twin Towns Flooded

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Following several hot and sultry days, with a relatively high percentage of humidity yesterday at the Twin Towns was a delightful day with…

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Saturday's Storm

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

As the culmination to a week of humid weather conditions, a storm swept over Lismore and district on Saturday, lightning and thunder…

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Storms at Casino Casino

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

Heavy rain, which accompanied thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday afternoons was responsible for 81 points of rain being registered in the…

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Cyclonic Storm Victoria Battered

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

MELBUORNE, Sunday:--A repetition of the fierce gale which proceeded the November floods was experienced throughout last night…

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Storms in Queensland Relief to Dry Areas

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday:--The Longreach, Richmond, Ilfracombe, and Alpha districts received good storms on Friday night and Saturday morning,…

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Electricity Service Interrupted B'wick Storms MULLUMBIMBY

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

Another severe storm visited the Brunswick district, about 3.30 p.m. yesterday and torrential downpours lasted till about 6 p.m…

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New Year's Baptism Storms on Tweed Saturday Sports Interrupted

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

Storms over the last few days have resulted in the New Year being copiously baptised in its first week. Ominous clouds…

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Scouts' Tents Razed Melbourne Storm Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 7

Friday night s storm, which caused havoc at the Scout jamboree, began about 10.30, when most of the boys were going to bed. Before long the…

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Victoria Swept By Cyclonic Storm Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 4

A repetition of the fierce gale which preceded the November floods was experienced throughout last night and to-day when a storm of cyclonic…

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Severe Storm on Brunswick Electricity Service Again Disrupted

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

MULLUMBIMBY, Sunday:-- An other severe storm visited the Brunswick district yesterday at about 3.30 p.m., and rain, including torrential…

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Scouts' Tents Collapse Frankston Camp Violent Storm in Night

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday:-- Driven out of their tents in the early morning by a terrific tropical deluge, thousands of Boy…

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