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Floods & storms, 1929

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Hawkesbury in Flood Windsor in Danger River Rises 27 Feet Sydney

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

One of the worst floods in the Hawkesbury River for two years is anticipated at Windsor. Already the water is six inches over the bridge, and…

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Flood Danger Extremely Serious Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

The assistant Stato Moteorologist, Mr. Canny said yesterday that the flood position in New South Walos was exteremely serioug as more rain…

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Wheat Assured Further Good Rains Floods in Coastal Areas Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 1

Light to heavy rain fell over the State, except In the far north-weat, during the week-end. There were many heavy falls on the central and…

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Nepean Rising. Flood Not Antictpated Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 1

A message from Wyong states that the local racecourse is a Sale. Although there is a tremendous volume of water coming down the Nepean…

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Hawkesbury Floods Danger Abating Windsor District Desolated Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 1

The assistant State Meteorologist, Mr. M'Cann said this morning that the flood danger in the Hawkesbury district was abating. If there is further…

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Floods Abating Windsor Road Closed Bridge Eight Feet Under Water Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 2

Mr. Camm, Assistant State Meteorologist, stated this morning that the flood danger in the Hawkesbury district was abating. Although there…

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Flood Damage Approximately £100,000 Potato Crops Ruined Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

A survey of the damage caused by floods in the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers show that is amounts to approximately £100,000. Between £40,000…

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Floods Abating Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 2

It was officially stated to-day that the food waters in the Camden [?] and Richmond areas have fallen sufficiently to allow the train…

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Flood Damage £100,000 Damage Done Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 2

A survey of damage caused by the floods in the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers shows it amounts to approximately £100,000…

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The Weather Quick Storm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 4

A rainstorm, accompanied by lightning passed over Junee on Thursday The fain was of short duration, 15 points tieing recorded…

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Car Ferry Wreck Storm Sweeps America Wisconsin, Oct. 24

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 1

Hope that the grand trunk car ferry, Milwaukee, with 52 persons aboard, had weathered a 48 hours’ storm on Lake Michigan, faded…

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Storm Victims Bodies Found Why Big Ferry Sank Milwaukee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 2

Twelve bodies of the crew of 54 of the car ferry Milwaukee, lost in Thursday's storm between here and Grand Haven, have been found…

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City Dust Storm Clouds From the West Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 1

The city and suburbs were shrouded in a thick pall of dust to-day. The weather man .stated that the dust came from the dry central west of…

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Air Liner Wrecked. Swallowed Up in Mediterranean Sea Forced Down in a Terrific Storm Tug Made Unsuccessful Effort to Tow Toe Liner , Ten Miles to Land London, Oct. 27

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 1

Reports regarding the fate of the Indian air liner, which was forced down in the Mediterranean in a violent gale, are somewhat conflicting…

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Another Liner in Storm Makes Emergency Landing London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 1

An Imperial Airways liner ran into a severe gale over the English Channel and was forced to land at an emergency aerodrome in Kent…

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Night of Horror Ship Sinks in Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 1

KANOSMA (Wisconsin), Wednesday . Between 10 and 15 members of the crew were lost when the lake steamer Wisconsin sank in a storm on Lake…

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Night of Horror Ship Sinks in Storm Members of Crew Lost Kanosha (Wisconsin)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 4

Between 10 and 15 members of the I crew were lost when the lake steamer, Wisconsin, sank, in a storm on Lake Michigan to-day. More than 60 were…

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Cyclone at Auckland Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 4

Considerable damage was caused by a severe cyclone which swept Auckland to-day. Many houses were blown down…

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India's Status Political Gale Ends in Zephyr London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 2

The present political gale over the Indian question died more or less in a zephyr. The week-end threats of a censure vote and the view that the…

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