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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Australian Navy Storm Buffeted Submarines Held Up at Malta London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

It is now revealed that so severe was the buffeting received by the Australian submarines, Oxley and Otway, in the Bay of Biscay, that the…

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The Floods Nyngan Still Surrounded Police Boat Capsizes Fatality in Queensland SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

The police boat sent from Sydney is still engaged in the work of carrying provisions to settlers in the outlying parts in the Nyngan district,…

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Motoring. OVER-FLOODING

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

The average driver, when his engine refuses to start easily, gets Into the bad habit of flooding the carburettor. This is not only dangerous, but If…

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Ar[?] & Beckson Flooded Farmers Resulted by Boat House Collapses

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

On Thursday night last following on heavy rains [?] in the week over five inches of rain fell at [?] 130 points of which fell in 20…

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Widespread Floods Usprecedeated Dow[?] Ganmain Three Times Flooded Train Service Badly Disorganised

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

The co[?] summer rains which [?] predicated would make up for last year’s dry spell have [?] in their cop[?] No…

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Junee Flooded a Night of Peril

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

Last Thursday night’s storm which was the worst in the town’s [?] caused a loss of property and stock entertained at many thousands of…

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Nyngan Floods Homes in Danger Desperate Efforts to Save Water Supply Food Boat Capsizes Nyngan

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

The townspeople are working hard in the endeavor to repair the break in the dam caused by the floods. Unless the breach is repaired immediately the…

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Queensland Cyclone Moving Southward Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

The Acting State Meteorologist to-night forecasts further heavy rain on the north coast of New South Wales. He said that a cyclone of exceptional…

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Hinkler at Camooweal Forced Down by Dust Storm Camped in 'Plane For Night Arrival at Bundaberg To-day Camooweal (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. Bent Hinkler arrived at Camooweal at 12.45 o'clock this afternoon, after what he described as a "most trying time" in the Northern as a "most trying time" in the Northern…

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Flood Damage to Illabo Shire Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. E. F. Crouch, supervising engineer from the Main Roads Board, made a thorough inspection, in company with Mr. W. Bell, Illabo Shire…

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Junee Again Flooded Torrential Rain

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 6

Torrential rains flooded the town of Junee again on Thursday. A dangerous current, four feet deep, rushed down the streets of the…

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Drowned in Flooded Creek

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Wattamondra on Sunday, when Noel Bryant, a schoolboy, aged 13 son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bryant, was…

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Floods in Brazil Twelve Persons Drowned Rio De Janeiro

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

Twelve persons were drowned as the result of heavy rain on Sunday. More than four inches fell in a brief time. The water poured down from the hills…

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Heavy Storms at Nundi

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

A heavy rain and hail storm, accompanied by a violent electrical disturbance, swept the Tarcutta Valley, above Oberne on Wednesday…

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Storm at Tarcutta

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

A heavy hail and rain storm occurred in the Tarcutta district early yesterday afternoon and continued for three-quarters of an hour, 44 points of…

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Queensland Floods Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

Owing to the flooded state of the railway bridge near Ingham, no mail trains from Townsville have reached Cairns since Friday. Cairns has so…

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Flood Experiences. of Leeton Show Exhibitor

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

Mr. Stan Harris was staying at the Union Club Hotel, Junee, after coming from the Leeton show, and had a very trying experience. He put…

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Flood Waters Too Dirty for Washing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

Although a fortnight has past since the tropical downpour of rain fell over the Riverina, Indications of the consequent flood waters may be…

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Storm in Tumut District

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock a ainstorm marred the Tumut Show, where 2½ inches fell in 35 minutes. It was worse in the…

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The Weather Saturday's Storm Eleven Points of Rain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 2

Following a sultry day a thunderstorm passed over Wagga late on Saturday afternoon. The rain was preceded by a…

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