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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

19 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Safety Men Withdrawn Flooding of Collieries Likely

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 1

All safety men and deputies were withdrawn from the associated collieries on the Northern coalfields this morning…

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Movie News Special Service from Paramount Studios “The Queanbeyan Age.” Chevalier’s Popularity French Idol Takes Sydney by Storm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 3

With the release of Maurice Chevalier’s second Paramount production, “The Love Parade,” at the Prince Edward Theatre, Sydney, and the return…

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The Weather Heavy Thunderstorms

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

A delightful change in the weather on Monday night, following a succession of phenomenally hot days, afforded much relief, apart from the fact…

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Huge Death Roll As Result of Floods in France Paris

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1

Flood devastation continues throughout the South-west of France. It is estimated that the dead number 700. Two German youths are credited…

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King’s Sympathy for Victims of Flood London

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1

The King has sent a message to the French President sympathising with victims in the flood area…

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Launch in Storm Nine Drowned Belgrade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 1

When the engine of a pleasure launch failed during a storm on Lake Ochrida, the nine occupants tried to swim ashore and were drowned, in…

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Flood of Potatoes Sydney. 4 p.m

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 2

A huge consignment of 23,000 bags of potatoes from Tasmania arrived in Sydney to-day. This, in addition to 5,500 tags carried ever from last…

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The Floods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

The north coast is still isolated by floods. Heavy rain has again fallen. It is indicated that the flood will be very serious. It is estimated that a…

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The Floods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2

Thrilling rescues are reported from the flood areas in the north. In one case a man, his wife and Child, who sought refuge on the roof…

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Telegraphic News. (Australian Press Association Message). Flood Waters Receding Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

The river at West Maitland is slowly falling but is now 34 feet 6 inches above normal low level. The waters are receding in many other places…

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Railway Lines Still Flooded

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

The North and North-West are still cut off from direct rail! communication with the North Coast, being completely isolated by the flooding of lines between…

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Latest Cable News Floods in India

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 2

Floods in the Upper Sind, India, washed away more than a hundred villages' and caused damage estimated at £1,000.000. The River Indue…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 2

With scarcely any warning an unusually heavy thunderstorm broke over Braidwood shortly after 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. It was…

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Baptismal Font Unveiled Memorial to Late Mr. and Mrs. John Gale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 September 1930 · page 2

During the ordinary evening service at the Queanbeyan Methodist Church on Sunday last, occasion was taken to dedicate a memorial baptismal font,…

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Fliers Delayed Held Up By Heavy Rain CONSTANTINOPLE

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 1

The airmen Pickthorne and Chabot, and the solo flier Hill, who are attempting record flights to Australia are held up…

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A Deluge of Oil Oversupply in U.s.a

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 October 1930 · page 3

American petrol interests are much perturbed just now over the deluge of crude oil flowing and being pumped from thousands of oil bores, which are…

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Floods in Victoria

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

The floods in Victoria are now subsiding, according to messages received to-day. There have been great losses of wheat and hay crops. The…

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Floods in Victoria

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

Heavy floods have occurred in Victoria, there being record falls of seven inches of rain in Mallee. Much damage has been done to crops…

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Heavy Storm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 2

A telegram from Yarrawell states that residents of the town had narrow escapee from flying pieces of iron which were driven by a…

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