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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Eumungerie Heavy Storm

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 8

The oldest residents of this district say they saw more water in Eumungerie after last Friday's storm, than ever before. Many…

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GEURIE Roads Suffer Storm Damage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 4

STORMS and more storms. Since writing you last, the weather around Geurie has ben very unsettled. Roads have been knocked about by…

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Train Marooned by Flood Waters Passengers Spend Night at Balladoran

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 4

The Coonamble mail train which left Gilgandra on Friday afternoon last and was timed to arrive at Dubbo at…

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Cobbora Shire Council Noxious Weeds Problem Recent Storms Cause Damage

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 6

AT the monthly meeting of the Cobbora Shire, held at Geurie Council Chambers on Thursday last, there were present: Crs. McLeod…

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Latest Telegrams. Monday's News Floods in W.A.

The Western Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

Perth—The worst floods in the history of the State are at present seriously disrupting railway traffic. Numerous branch railway lines are out of…

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Ten Lives Lost with Ship Struck by Cyclone. Fears for Launches. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 1

Ten lives were lost when the lugger Mildred foundered between Schnapper Island and Cape Tribulation, about…

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[?] and Flood Lichting (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 3

In an endeavour to cncour[?] belter lighting of the build[?] the main streets with the [?] brightening up of the…

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Cyclone at Sea

The Western Herald · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Tea lives were lost when the lugger Mildred foundered between Schnapper Island and Cape Tribulation, about 35 miles from Cooktown (Q d.) during a…

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Weathered the Storm

The Western Herald · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 2

Fears for the logger Lexis, which has been practically given up for lost were allayed yesterday when the vessel arrived at Cairns with 18 Japanese…

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Contour Drains Prove Their Value. In Recent South Coast Deluge

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 8

'ALTHOUGH hill land on the far South Coast was not flooded by the recent deuge, in many instances i[?] suffered greater damage than did…

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More Storms In Lang Labor Party Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

When a notice of motion for the suspension of Mrs. J. Lyons, for an alleged insulting reference to a brother of Mr. J. T. Lang was tabled at last…

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Flood Fears On Central North Coast Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

Fears of floods on some of the North Coast livers have been increased by Further heavy rains last night. Mr. Mares to-day issued a special…

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Terrific Storm Strong Northerly Wind

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 1

After threatening, on and off all day, last night set in with inky blackness. Broad flashes of sheet lightning at intervals had the effect…

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FLOODS On South Coast Grave Fears Held

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 1

Fears of very serious floodings on the far south coast were expressed by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) last night…

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Heavy Rain Falls On South Coast Bureau Issues a Warning Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 1

Heavy rains all along the South Coast fell over the week-end and yesterday. Landslides were frequent, shifting thousands of tons of earth and Prince's…

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Baby Gale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 1

Beryl June Gale, the 9 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Gale, of Lee Street, passed away at the Wellington Hospital on Monday last…

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Heavy Floods Many Homes Evacuated Lismore

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 1

Lismore is experiencing heavy floods and all families on low-lying lands have been forced to leave their homes. The Richmond River rose 23 feet…

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Storm Passes After Ominous Thunder The Conditions at Newtown

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 3

Despite the rumbling of thunder, the storm that threatened to burst on the Newtown Progress Association, and deluge members with all…

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New Zealand Cyclone New Plymouth Suffers

Western Age · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

The township of New Plymouth, New Zealand, was swept by a cyclone on Friday, during which many houses were unroofed, and the whole…

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DRIPSTONE Rain Storm Missed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 4

EVERYONE was greatly disappointed on Friday last when what promised, to be a useful fall of rain passed over without even laying the dust…

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