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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Violent Storms Heavy Japanese Death Roll Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 6

Violen storms and tidal waves have been experienced off the coast of Japan during the last two days. The death roll is close to 100, while the damage to…

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Floods in Queensland Railway Traffic Held Up Innisfail

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

Heavy rain is falling here, 1490 points having been recorded. A wash-away occurred at Liverpool Creek, and considerable damage was done to…

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Foot of Rain Flood Follows Deluge at Tully Cairns

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

A veritable deluge descended on Tully yesterday when 12½ inches of rain was registered in 24 hours. Innisfail registered 10 inches and 65…

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Queensland Floods Marooned Train Safe Rockhampton (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

The train which was marooned at Creek has managed to get to high ground. The train is now safe, and there is plenty of food on board…

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Dust Storm at Geelong Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

A severe dust storm at Geelong caused much damage to hoardings, fences, wireless masts, and trees in gardens to-day. Shipping in the bay…

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Hail Storm at Molong Molong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 4

Hail the size of hen's eggs fell in the town yesterday afternoon, and caused great damage. The storm lasted for over 15 minutes…

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Queensland Floods Rivers Rising Again Cairns (Q)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

The Herbert River is again rising and is almost at the height which it reached on Sunday. The Tully River is 8 feet over the railway line, and…

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Queensland Floods Cairns (Q.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

The Herbert River is again ris[?] and is almost at the height which it rached on Sunday. The Tully River is, 8ft. over the railway H[?], and…

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Queensland Floods Man's Body Recovered Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The body of Henry Zeilke, who was washed off the Herbert railway bridge by flood waters on Monday, was discovered yesterday four miles from the…

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Cyclone Disturbances Fiji Visited SUVA (Fiji)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

During the last two days there have been cyclone disturbances in Suva Yesterday a cyclone approached the islands from the New Hebrides. but…

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Severe Storm New Zealand Coast Visited Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

Widespread damage was done in the Canterbury district last night, when a severe southerly storm with heavy rain occurred…

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Heavy Storm In Murray Valley ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 1

A severe storm broke, over the Albury district on Friday afternoon, but the rainfall which followed was disappointing, only 35 points being…

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Storm Hits Leeton Cyclone Effects Much Damage Done

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

Throughout Friday last there was a spirit of unrest in the air: Old ,man Nature seemed to be perturbed. The air was inordinately hot; the…

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The Weather Thunderstorms Experienced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

Several thunderstorms were reported in many parts of the State during the week-end. In one or two instances they were accompanied by heavy falls…

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Storm Water Drain

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 6

At the Council meeting on Friday night a leng hy discussion ensued in reference to the proposed drain from Lachlan Street to the river…

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Milk and Thunderstorms. the Real Cause of Souring

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 2

A Dutch milk supplying company recently investigated the subject of the influence of thunderstorms on the development of acid in milk in a…

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Heavy Storm Sydney Suburbs Suffer Houses Flooded Lightning Strikes Tram Cars SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

News from the suburbs revealed that last night's storm was more severe than was at first supposed. At Randwick more than four inches…

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Political Storm Breaks m: ST Nationalist Party Cave Dissociation From Country Party Sought Minor Outbreak Over Speakership Labor Members Prepare for Attack Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 3

The political storm which has been hanging over the Nationalist Party for some time, broke last night when the pre-sessional meeting of the party…

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