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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

344 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 18

Heavy Rain Storm Damage To Crops Wagga Records 150 POINTS

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 December 1930 · page 14

Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and oppressive heat, tell in Wagga on Wednesday, and although the rain was of a patchy nature…

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Heavy Rain Melbourne Sport Off Races Postponed. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 December 1930 · page 15

Heavy rain fell throughout the night and again this morning. The race meeting at Moonee Valley in aid of the V.R.C. Benevolent…

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Storm at Broken Hill Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 December 1930 · page 2

A tropical storm passed over Broken Hill last night and 80 points of rain fell in, less than an hour. There was a was[?]way on the South Australian…

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Seven Inches Floods in Victoria Loss of Life Railways Washed Away MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 December 1930 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Following torrential rains throughout Victoria on Friday there are floods in parts of the state, and there has been loss of life and…

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Heavy Rain But Not Wanted Now

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

The heavy rain which set in on Saturday night following several days of depression, resulted; in 129 points being recorded up till nine…

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Victorian Floods Serious Position Heavy Rain In New-South Wales MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 1

So serious is the flood position in some parts of Victoria that the police are rescuing residents by means of hordes and boats…

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Heavy Rain All Over State 149 Points At Wagga Cool Change

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

The total rain registered from Saturday night up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning at Wagga was 149 points. A few showers fell later on the morning cooler. Last night the sky was cloudy, but no rain fell, and it appeared that the weather was clearing. The rain recorded at the Junee post…

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Australian Butter for Canada Market Not to Be Flooded Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 1

Referring to the Canadian trade treaty with Australia, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fenton) said to-day that it was not true that the…

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Flood Danger Passes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1930 · page 2

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that the depression which had caused heavy rain in most parts of Australia was now moving eastward…

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Domestic Service in Britain Miss Bondfield Arouses Storm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 3

Unemployed Lancashire girls, normally working in the cotton mills are indignant at the new ruling of the umpire under the Unemployment…

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Floods In Victoria One Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 10

Heavy rain fell throughout Victoria at the week-end, reports from many centres indicating extensive damage to crops and property. Stock was…

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Heavy Rain at Barellan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

Barellan suffered a torrential down pour soon after midnight on Sunday, 214 points being registered to 9 o'clock yesterday morning…

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Almost Drowned Mine Flooded Narrow Escape Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Laurie, a colliery proprietor, had a Sensational experience on Saturday when he was trapped in the. Ardath mine at Langfield, after…

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Yesterday's Storms Over an Inch at Wagga Hail at the Rock Good Falls In The West

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 2

Stormy conditions prevailed in Wagga and the surrounding district yesterday from early morning until sunset…

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Torrential Rain. Trail of Damage Floods and Washaways

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 2

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Italian Seaplanes in Violent Storm Four Machines Sheltering Rome

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 2

Bad weather was met by the Italian squadron of 12 seaplanes which left on a formation flight from Italy to Brazil. They encountered a violent…

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Week's Rain Heavy Thunderstorms 196 Points Registered at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 11

Rain fell practically throughout the week at Wagga, accompanied In some instances by heavy wind, thunder and lightning, which had a…

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Cyclone Hits Tumut

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 December 1930 · page 9

In a cyclonic storm which broke over Tumur district on Wednesday, about 60 points of rain fell in 20 minutes…

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The Weather Heavy Rain on Southern Tablelands Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1930 · page 2

Light to moderate rain was recorded over most of the State yesterday. Some heavy falls were reported in Riverina and in the Southern…

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