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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Constable Flooded Out

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

Reports from Boree Creek state that heavy rain continued throughout Monday. The police station was flooded. Three feet of water lodged…

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Orbost Floods Dangers Now Past Belief Relief for Marlo Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

Flood dangers at Orbost have now passed. The river fell quickly last night and to-day was confined to its banks in several places. The river is…

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South Coast Flood Waters Falling Bega

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

The flood waters are now falling on the South Coast and many roads will be impassable for some time. Travellers to Melbourne have to go by way of…

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No Flood for Gundagai Corn Cockies Can Now Cheer

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

Yes, Tom Hainsworth, George Elliott, “Terrific” Jones and all the other corn men can cheer now—we won’t have a flood, and they’ll have…

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No Flood for Gundagai Corn Cockies Can Now Cheer

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 4

Yes, Tom Hainsworth, George Elliott, “Terrific” Jones and all the other corn men. can cheer now—we won’t have â flood, find they’ll have…

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Terrific Storms Five Lives Lost

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Five persons lost their [?] during last week-end. Mrs. J. Nooman, of Hampton, near [?] white standing on her [?], was…

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Local Storms. Torrential Rain Hail and Thunder

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The [?] January rain on record in this district fell during last week-end, 125 points being registered in Coolamon, North of the town,…

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The River in Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The Gundagai Flood Warning Association reported on Wednesday night last that the peak at Gundagai was reached at 3 o'clock on…

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Ganmurra News Rain and Flood

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

Rainfall guagings at Ganmurra up to Monday night amounted to four and a half inches, but on Saturday night the gauge overflowed, so I think we are…

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Serious Riots in Paris Sequel to Stavisky Scandals Mob Storms Parliament Bitter Debate in Chamber of Deputies PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 4

Seven hundred rioters were arrested in the streets of Paris when huge crowds attempted to break their way into the Chamber of Deputies to hear the debate on the Stavisky scandals. Several hundred police and…

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Devastation in Lockhart District Storm Damage Heavy Losses Sustained by Farmers Sheep Drowned and Horses Killed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 1

Belated reports from outlying districts indicate that the recent cyclonic rain storm wrought much greater damage than at first…

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South American Flood Scores Believed Drowned Buenos Aires

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 1

Several scores of persons, it is feared, were drowned during the worst catastrophe in the history of Mendoza province when a wall of water 125…

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Flood in Bidgee Peak 22ft. 6in. at Wagga No Danger From Spectacular Flood Waters

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 3

By a lucky turn of nature Wagga this week escaped a repetition of the rumous floods of 1925, when the flood waters at 33ft 3in…

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South American Floods 50 TO 60 Deaths Buenos Ayres

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 13

The death toll following the floods which roared over South America's low lands, in the past few days is estimated at between 50 and 60,…

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The Weather Storm Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1934 · page 3

Reports are slowly coming to hand of the damage sustained by country resident in the Dlabo, Yathella, Strathmore, and Dirnaseer districts as…

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The Weather Heat Wave Sweeping From West Hot Winds and Dust Storms Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 2

The Weather Bureau stated to-day that the metropolitan and coastal areas would shortly be under the spell of the most severs heat wave since…

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Lockhart Shire Council. Flood Damage Causes Much Concern

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held on Monday, when Councillors J. J. Nolan (President), W. K. Day, C…

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More Flood Losses. a Hectic Night at Bedgeemia

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 2

Our report in last issue of the cyclone which did so much damage in this Shire was necessarily incomplete. Indeed, it seems certain that…

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Lockhart Shire Council. the Engineer's Report. Flood Damage

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 6

The Engineer (Mr. W. L. Hurd, B.E.), submitted a lengthy report on Shire matters, and also on the great damage done by the floods…

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Flood Waters Cover Yanco Creek Weir Should Soon Recede

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1934 · page 1

The river readings at Yanco Creek Weir are nothing alarming. Being a summer flood much of the water had been absorbed between Wagga and…

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