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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

316 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 16

Dust Storm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 4

Following the rain at the latter end of last week, Lockhart and district were visited by a violent dust storm on Tuesday evening, after…

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Local and General Floods and Droughts Are All Forgot!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 2

The rain has fallen on the earth; The crops are coming on apace; A load is off the farmer's back; A smile is on the Bquatter's face…

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Heavy Rain in Wimmera Railways Get Good Reports Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 2

The Railways Department announced this afternoon that heavy rain has fallen over a vast area of cultivation in Winners…

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Violent Storm at Wagga

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 2

A violent wind storm struck wagga at 7 o'clock last night. but after an hour it aborted and was followed by a good [?]…

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Race Held Up Storm in the Wimmera

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 1

The fliers reached Nil, Victoria. to-day after a hard fight against stormy elements. So bad are the conditions,…

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Air Race Storms Interfere Many Planes Forced to Land Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 1

The second day's stage of the east to west air race commenced at 8 o'clock this morning, when the competitors hopped off from…

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Gale at Wagga High Wind Brings Dust and Rain Electricity Service Interfered With

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 October 1929 · page 3

A gale of almost hurricane force swept across Riverina yesterday afternoon and last night. At Wagga the gale blew from the…

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Storm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1929 · page 2

The wind storm which passed over Junee on Tuesday night was accompanied by dust and followed by rain. Sheds were unroofed and outhouses…

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Joburg Swept by Cyclone Capetown, Oct. 7

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 4

A cyclone swept the southern suburbs of. Johannesburg, demolishing Mr. Joel’s stables. Two race horses, [?]oureen and Tetrema, were so…

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Johannesburg Cyclone Damage Estimated at £100,000 a Few People Injured Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

A cyclone swept over the southern suburbs of Johannesburg demolishing Mr. S. B. Joel's racing stables. Two racehorses, Toureen and Tetratema,…

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Storm Wreck Off Norwegian Coast Forty Lives Lost Oslo, Oct. 7

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

During a furious storm the coastal steamer Heakon travelling at 12 knots, was speedily sunk at Florue owing to crashing into a half-tide…

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An Old-time Memory Great Race in Terrible Storm

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 5

Much water has run under the Union Bridge at Albury on the Sydneyside since Jack Barnett, the well-known owner of racehorses…

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The Weather Light to Heavy Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 4

Light to heavy rain fell fairly generally yesterday in the coastal district north from Jervis Bay. There was light to moderate rain on the central…

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Glen Innes Voters Held Up by Floods Glen Innes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Flooded rivers prevented voters in a number of places from recording votes yesterday, and the poll at two polling stations has been postponed to a date…

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Voting Postponed Flooded Rivers Glen Innes

The Daily Express · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 2

Flood rivers prevented voters in number of places from recording their votes yesterday, and the poll at some polling places has been…

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Gale on Coast Forerunner of Big Storm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

The signal-master at South Head, reported that a strong easterly gale is raging, the wind having reached a velocity of 48 miles an hour and it is…

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Wheat Crops Safe Light to Heavy Rain General Over State SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

Light to heavy rain fell generally over the States except in the for north-west during the week-end. There were many good falls in the…

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Flood Dancer Extremely Serious Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

The assistant State Meteorologist, Mr. Cann, said to-day that the flood position in New South Wales was extremely serious as more rain is…

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