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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Heavy Rain in Junee District Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

Heavy rains have fallen all round the district during the past coupe of days. On Monday afternoon the fall was in places exceptionally heavy…

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Deluge at Bega Namoi River Rising

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

Light to heavy rain was recorded yesterday fairly generally over the eastern half of the State. There were very heavy falls on the far south coast, Bega registered 709…

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Latest City News. Floods in Gipsland. Sydney, To-day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

Torrential rains have fallen in the Gipsland district, Victoria. A large area of low-lying land is already submerged, and serious floods are…

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Floods in Vic. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

MANY TOWNS in the Gippsland district are in danger of flood. Heavy rain has fallen incessantly since Monday night. Unless…

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The Weather Floods Reported Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

Rain fell in the Gippsland district of Victoria throughout last night and one of the worst floods in the history of the district is expected to result…

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Eden Isolated Devastating Coastal Flood Eden

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

HEAVY RAIN caused the highest floods since, 1918. The Kiah river rose 25 feet above the bridge level, and flooded the riverain…

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Mitchell Shire. Recent Flood Damage

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 6

The president of the Mitchell Shire, Councillor E. T. Bartlett, presided over the monthly meeting of the council held yesterday morning. Others…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. Heavy Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

Following over 90 points of rain on Tuesday night, more very heavy rain fell in Coolamon and district on Wednesday night, Shortly before…

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Flooding the Carburettor From the Radiator

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 8

Many owners dislike having to lift the bonnet every morning when about to start off in order to flood the carburettor and for them the device here…

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Floods in Canada Vancouver

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 1

Floods took four lives in Canada during Easter. Two men were swept from a bridge, and drowned; and two others lost their lives when an engine…

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Distressing Scenes Mishaps Beset Funeral Floods Break up cortege GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 2

Poingnant incidents beset a funeral proceeding proceeding from Goulburn to Spring Valley. Flooded creeks broke up the cortege, and the hearse…

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Italia Storm-tossed Navigation Instruments Useless Airship Damaged London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

General Nobile's first flight in the airship Italia on his great arctic adventure, was Perhaps as thrilling as any he is dikely to make in th polar…

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Severe Snow Storm Resumption of Flight Means Suicide Quebec

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

A despatch from Seven Islands Quebec, stales that one of the heaviest allow storms of the season is still raging at Greenley Island, but it has…

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Bremen Airmen Trying Ordeal Compass Fails in Storm Further Details New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

Further details regarding the Sight, of the Bremen, with Captain Koehi, Baron, von Huenfeld, and Commandant Fitzmaurice of the Irish Free…

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Illabo Shire and Flood Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

At the last meeting of the above the president read a minute respecting his recent visit to Sydney, in company with the shire engineer. The…

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Queensland Floods Damage at Brisbane Two Men Drowned Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

It is estimated that £50,000. damage has been caused to roads, foot paths and drains in the Greater Brisbane area by the heavy rains of the…

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Floods and Storms Five Deaths in Queensland BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 April 1928 · page 1

Five are dead as a result of the floods and storms. Up to 25 inches have fallen in three days. The Fitzroy river rose to 22 feet, and some…

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Queensland Floods Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1928 · page 3

Reports from the upper reaches of the Brisbane River show that the water is falling. The flood danger is now believed to be over…

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Arctic Flight Wilkins's Graphic Story Storm and Cold Explorer Injured by 'Plane New York

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 1

CAPTAIN G. H. Wilkins's story of his great flight across the Arctic region from Point. Barrow (Alaska) to Spitzbergen, north of…

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Arctic Flight North Pole Crossed Wilkins's Graphic Story Storm and Cold Explorer Injured by 'Plane New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

Captain G. H. Wilkins's story of his great flight across the Arctic region from Point Barrow (Alaska) to spitzbergen, north of Norway is as…

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