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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Early Days in Junee and Gundagai Districts Old Letter Mentions Flood and Darbalara

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 3

Do Gundagaites know that once the famous Darbalara Estate—then extending over many more acres than at present—was…

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Fourteen Dead Cyclone in Japan Tremendous Damage Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 1

Fourteen are dead and hundreds of homes were demolished yesterday in the severest cyclone which has ever swept the Gumma and…

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Relief for Settlers Adversely Affected by Flood, Fire, Etc

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1933 · page 4

Mr. W. F. M. Ross, M.L.A. for Cootamundra, draws the attention of landholders to the fact that under the Crown Land Amendment Act 1932,…

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Severe Thunderstorm. Three Killed in London London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1933 · page 1

During a severe thunderstorm over London and most parts of England this afternoon, three persons were killed in London by lightning…

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Flood Danger in Gippsland Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1933 · page 2

Exceptionally heavy overnight rain on the eastern Alpine slopes and in East Gippsland resulted in official flood warnings being issued at…

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Items of Interest Floods in India

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1933 · page 2

Widespread floods have occurred in Upper Central India. Villages have been destroyed and and many people are homeless. The Ganges…

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Floods in India Villages Destroyed Over 50 Drowned Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1933 · page 1

Widespread floods and havoc followed the crash of two monsoonal currents is upper Central India. Villages were destroyed and thousands of…

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Japanese Floods Mounting Death Roll Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1933 · page 3

[?]val assistance has been invoked [?] thousands of persons maroon[?] by the Rekutoko floods. The death is mounting steadily…

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Taree Floods Detectives Marooned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1933 · page 2

Four detectives, two of them Sydney officers, have been marooned for two days in a farmer's hut in the Bulga district, 50 miles from Taree, owing…

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Alleged Attempt to Poison Mother of Eight Arrested Police Marooned by Floods Taree

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1933 · page 2

There was a dramatic development in the police inquiries into the alleged attempt to poison Thomas Kebster, when a woman, the mother of eight children,…

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Calm After the Storm Court Only Lasts Few Minutes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 July 1933 · page 5

The police magistrate, Mr. D. F. Parker, on his fortnightly visit, found tilings very much easier for him com pared with the record established at…

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Flood and Drought Relief Application by Settlers Time Limit Extended Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1933 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr Buternshaw) stated to-day that the Government had decided to extend the time for the lodgment of applications for…

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River Erosion Serious Position Reported Condition of the Murray Increasing Danger of Floods

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1933 · page 3

Serious erosion affecting the supply of water to the Murray River is faking plate in the mountainous part of the catchment in New South Wales,…

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Dust Storm Stories

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 5

The annual spring dust storms in the high pla[?] country have been unusually frequent this year, and the [?] of stories, consequently, is larger,…

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Storm at Wagga Whole District Benefits

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1933 · page 5

Further Splendid rainfalls were recorded in the Wagga district on Wednesday night and yesterday. According to "The Daily Advertiser" gauge 93…

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River Still in Flood Shepparton

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 July 1933 · page 1

The Goulburn river at Shepparton (Victoria) is still in flood as the result of recent heavy rains. Two families have been marooned there…

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The Weather Flood at Shepparton Families Marooned Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1933 · page 2

The Goulburn River at Shepparton is still in flood as the result of the recent heavy [?]ains. Two families have been marooned since Thursday…

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Drought & Flood Relief Time Extended for Applications

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 6

Mr. Buttenshaw, Minister for Lands, invites attention to the fact that the Government has decided to extend the time for lodgment of applications for…

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Death of Miss Margaret Reardon Survivor of 1852 Flood Passes Demise Recalls Early Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 July 1933 · page 6

Gone from this earth—another of those of the Pioneering stock, and one that was born in Gundagai before the devastating flood of 1852 brought havoc on this township. The death of Miss Margaret Reardon, on Monday last, [?] a link which…

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Death Oe Miss Margaret Reardon Survivor of 1852 Flood Passes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 July 1933 · page 4

Gone from this earth—another of those of the pioneering stock, and one that was born in Gundagai before the devastating flood of 1852…

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