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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

26 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Nudists' Jamboree Mosquitoes and Storms

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

American nudists, who held their annual convention at New York recently, left with the place of next year's meeting-England or France…

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House Flooded Aged Woman’s Plight

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

During the heavy rain yesterday afternoon the water overlapped the footpath in low-lying places. The heavy rain on December 29th did…

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Severe Storm

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 3

The electrical storm on Thursday afternoon was particultrly severe in parts of the district. At Braidwood there was comparatively little rain,…

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Notes and News Heavy Storm

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

The intense heat of the past week culminated in one of the most severe electrical storms on record in Braidwood district on Saturday afternoon…

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Heavy Rain for North Coast

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

Mr. Mares said to-day that yesterday's disturbance had lost a good deal of its wind-producing power, but it was certainly a heavy…

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Man Washed Away by Flood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

Charles Eyles (50), a cook, of Urbenville, was washed away by flood waters at Eden Creek…

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Terrific Storm in Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

Over £100,000 worth of damage was done by flood waters in Sydney yesterday following the heaviest rain which has fallen there for more than twenty…

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Terrible Flood Disaster in New Zealand

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 7

AUCKLAND.—It has been finally estimated that 21 persons lost their , lives in the public works camp which was overwhelmed by a terrific flood…

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Notes and News Heavy Storm

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 8

A torrential downpour on Saturday afternoon deluged" the town, washing the surface oft roads and footpaths and doing considerable damage to…

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Driving on Flooded Roads

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 8

To those unacquainted with driving through flooded areas the following advice, which is issued by the Royal Automobile Club of Australia,…

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Forecasting Drought and Flood Can Scientists Find a Method? New Federal Research

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

Science has transformed human existence in a generation. but is as baffled as in the days when Clement Wragge studied the influence of…

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Forecasting Drought and Flood Can Scientists Find a Method? New Federal Research

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 5

Science has transformed human existence in a generation, but is as baffled as in the days when Clement Wragge studied the influence of…

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CHINA Floods Favor Defenders SHANGHAI

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 1

As the floods swell under relentle[?] rain the Chinese resistance to Japane[?] advance on H[?]nkow is stiffening. With accurate artillery fire they prevent[?]…

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The Big Flood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 7

Our subject was floods, when Johnny got his chance, so we let him have the floor. "You 'member the big flood? Well, we was living on…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Violent Storm Sweeps New Zealand

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 2

Another cyclonic disturbance raged throughout New Zealand yesterday, blocking many roads besides washing away brides and causing…

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Floods in New Zealand

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 3

Further heavy storms are reported from parts of New Zealand, and in many cases food supplies are practically exhausted because of…

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Torrential Rain District Flooded Rivers and Creeks Running Bankers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 3

The steady rain which has been falling for almost a week culminated in a heavy downpour on Wednesday night, resulting in many creeks and…

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Mysteries of Lightning Smooth-barked Trees Safest Storm Statistics

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

In England there is a society, with a membership of nearly 2,000, which takes a census of [?]understorms— the Thunderstorm Census…

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Flood Death Roll

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 3

NEW YORK.—The flood death roll seems now likely to be nearer 700, and the damage is reported to be nearly 350 million dollars…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Driving in a Thunderstorm

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 6

Motorists are often alarmed when driving in a thunderstorm in case their cars are struck by lightning. The opinion has been expressed that…

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