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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Postponed Heavy Rain

Northern Star · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 8

Torrential rain half an hour before the commencement caused a postponement of the Lismore District School's annual swimming…

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Torrential Rain Storm Waters Submerge Roads

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 4

Torrential rains swept over the Mid Richmond on Tuesday night, and again on Wednesday. Coraki received the full force of the visitation on Wednesday…

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Queensland Floods Communications Restored

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 5

INNTSFAIL, Thursday:--Communications were restored to-day with the arrival of mails, both north and south. All mails are now up-to-date…

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Damage by Storms Tomki Shire Roads CASINO

Northern Star · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 6

Storm water from the recent heavy downpours of rain has done a lot of damage to roads, said the engineer (Mr. T. H. Kirkpatrick) in a report to…

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Storm Delay Air Mails Inward Plane 48 Hours Behind Schedule

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 March 1935 · page 3

DARWIN, Friday:-Forty -eight hours behind schedule, the Qantas mail 'plane left to -day for Brisbane piloted by Captain Alien. The West…

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Storm in City

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A violent thunderstorm occurred in the city last night. Traffic for a time was brought almost to a standstill. The…

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Sacrilege Due to "Mental Brain Storms" Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Erskine Herbert Edward King (18), who pleaded guilty to sacrilege, was released on condition that he went…

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Bravest Deed of Year Medal for Lieut. Rescued Seaman in Icy, Storm-Tossed Sea

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 3

LONDON, February 23 (By Air Mail):--For diving into stormlashed, icy seas in pitch darkness, and rescuing a drowning seaman,…

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Strong Wind and Heavy Rain Storm at Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 4

Accompanied by a strong wind, a storm broke over Murwillumbah shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. For half an hour rain fell heavily…

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Storm Damage Requests For Repairs to Roads Tintenbar Council

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 11

At last meeting of Tintenbar Shire Council, held at Alstonville, many requests were received for attention to roads. Heavy falls of rain in some parts of the shire have resulted in washouts, while the roads in the more hilly…

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New Zealand Floods Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 7

Just over one serious flood trouble, residents of the North Auckland district are again in the grip of flood waters and are being rescued from…

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Storm Brewing Violation of Versailles Treaty

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday:--A storm is brewing over Germany's air re-armament, France maintaining that a cardinal point of the policy in Rome and…

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INTENSE District Storm Heavy Damage

Northern Star · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 8

A storm which, although of short duration, has not been equalled in intensity for many years, burst over the…

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Severe Storm at Casino Blinding Ram and Strong Wind

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 March 1935 · page 2

CASINO, Friday:--A storm of great intensity struck the town fiom the south-west this morning. Blinding rain fell, driven by a wind of almost…

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Gale on Sydney Harbor Yachts Capsize Rescue Launch Close to Disaster

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday:--Battling through a 35-mile-per-hour gale on the harbor this afternoon, two water police men rescued 10…

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Furious Gale on Richmond Big Trees Snapped Man Imprisoned in Overturned Office

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 4

LISMORE, Sunday:--The engineer at the Main Roads camp at Mallanganee, Mr. Sams, was working in a small office, when a gale…

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Devastating Floods In New Zealand AUCKLAND

Northern Star · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 5

Floods have caused heavy damage in Auckland Province. For days the countryside has been swept by terrific rain, accompanied by flashes of…

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Fears at Geneva Storm of Hostility

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 6

GENEVA, Sunday:--League circles, while not viewing the situation too tragically, consider it will start a storm of hostility, making European…

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Over Flooded Meadows

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 4

Floods have turned large areas of Somersetshire meadowland into miniature lakes where wild duck s have strayed far from their usual haunts and provide d good sport for shooters…

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Man-made Gales Allow Safe Air-craft Tests

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

MAN-MADE storms, raging through huge wind-tunnels, are employed to test air craft in U.S.A. and detect faults without risking trial flights in new machines. In the above picture, taken at Langley Field, Virginia, a naval 'plane is seen, supported on struts, in the air-stream emitted from the "exit" cone (left) by two gigantic propellers…

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