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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Menangle To-day More Heavy Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 6

The postponed Menangle Park race, meeting which was to have been held to-day has been further postponed until to-morrow (Friday), owing to…

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The Weather Coastal Rain Flood Danger Passed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1932 · page 4

Although further heavy rain fell on the coast yesterday, conditions in the rivers have improved, and there is now little likelihood of flooding…

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The Weather Saturday Nights Storm 71 Points at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 2

Towards sundown on Saturday the gathering clouds heralded the approach of a storm, and about. 6.30 o'clock the rain began to fall heavily…

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Cruiser in Storm Mountainous Seas Seaman Drowned Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 1

The New Zealand cruiser [?], which was in Sydney in counsction with the opening of the Harbor bridge coremona[?] encountered such…

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Worst for Fifty Years Tasmania Storm Damage in Towns Bridges Washed Away Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 2

The north-west coast was swept by the fiercest storm for 50 years yesterday. Huge ware battered the waterfront at many towns, causing severe…

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Epsom Races Off Heavy Rain in Melbourne Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 15

Owing to heavy rain the races at Epsom set down for to-day were abandoned…

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Heavy Thunderstorms Half Inch at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1932 · page 2

Vivid lightning accompanied storms at Wagga last night, and to 9 a.m. this morning 56 points were registered, Coolamon had 79 points,…

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Heavy Rain Epsom Races Abandoned Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1932 · page 4

The race mooting at Epsom to-day has been abandoned owing to heavy rain…

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Storm in Victoria Factory Destroyed Struck by Lightning Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1932 · page 1

During a severe storm at South Yarra this afternoon lightning struck a box room at the Australian Jam [?]'s factory in which 14 men were…

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Local and General Heavy Rain

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 2

A heavy storm yesterday, afternoon, just before tea, was followed by another, more heavier and more prolonged at about midnight. The total…

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Storm Near Sydney Rain and Hail Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1932 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

A fierce electrical storm swept Windsor, Richmond and surrounding districts, which are approximately 30 miles from Sydney, shortly after 5…

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Torrential Rain in Sydney. Suburbs Flooded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 1

Torrential rain fell in Sydney this morning accompanied by a severe electrical storm In a few minutes the low-lying areas of many suburbs…

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Honeymoon in Flooded Motor Car Victorian Couple Have a Night Out Washed Away on Jugiong Road

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 April 1932 · page 2

Love may be blind, but a honey moon couple had to keep their eye. open on Monday evening last, as they motored along the jugiong…

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Hail Storms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 5

Hall storms have made their appearance on the area this year much earler than usual. Last year the disastrous storms did not occur until…

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Honeymooners Flooded Couple Have Night Out Washed Away on Jugiong Rd. GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Tinkler, a Victorian couple, who had only recently been wed, left Jugiong a little after 4 p.m. on Monday last. When they came…

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Thunderstorms Valuable Rains

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 2

We noticed in a contemporary that a certain district has lately been receiving “constant showers.” In [?] Coolamon district, although showers…

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Man Drowned in Storm Water Channel Toowoomba (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1932 · page 1

While crossing a road during a heavy storm last night Da[?] Claycough, aged 28 years, fell into a storm water channel. His companion, J…

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Hitler's Storm. Troops. to Be Disbanded German Decree. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 3

A sensation was caused by the issue of a decree signed by President von Hindenberg and Dr. Bruening, ordering the dissolution of the Hitler Storm…

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The Weather Moderate to Heavy Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 2

Further moderate to heavy rain was recorded during the 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning on the far north coast, while scattered light…

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