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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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Mail 'Plane in Storm Forced Landing Near Darwin Pilot's Graphic Story

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 14

The Imperial Airways mail 'plane, Athena, made a forced landing 60 miles east of Darwin on Wednesday morning, after battling against a…

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Murrumbidgee Floods Proposal for Flood Gate at Dukes Bridge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., who recently made personal representations to the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission on behalf of Mr…

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Floods in the North Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

The MacIntyre River is now falling at Boggabilla, which has been flood bound for almost a week, and a mail train to Sydney was able to pass over…

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Queensland Floods Family Has Narrow Escape Rockhampton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 1

A family named Smith, at Emerald, had a narrow escape from drowning to-day -when flood waters rose to the seats of the car in which they were…

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Brave Aborigine Attempted Rescue and Lost Life Plunge Into Flood Waters BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 2

Tommy, an aborigine well known at Camooweal, lost his life yesterday in a gallant attempt to save an old-age pensioner, Patrick M'Namara, who was…

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The Weather Canadian Storms Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

The Canadian mainland has been swept since Sunday by heavy snows and six inches of rain, paralysing communications by the railway…

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Severe Storms Snow and Intense Cold in North America Deaths in New York New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

Two-thirds of North America was gripped in one of the severest snowstorms and cold waves in the history of Western Canada. It is feared that…

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50 Years Ago Disastrous Flood Town of Cootamundra Partially Submerged Railway Line Broken in Three Places Frightful Railway Accident Another River Tay Disaster Six Bodies Recovered From the Wreck One Man Cut Almost in Two the Flood

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 8

Sunday, the 25th, and Monday, 26th January (Anniversary Day), in the year 1885, will not be forgotten for many years to come. It will be…

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Cream Lorry Overturns £50 Worth of Cream Floods Road Gilmore Suppliers' Loss

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

Coming to the Tumut Butter Factory yesterday morning, Mr. Jack Carroll, contract carter for the Tumut Butter Factory of cream from the Gilmore Valley suppliers, had an…

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Cloncurry Storm Homes Blown Down Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

The most disastrous storm in the history of Cloncurry caused great damage yesterday afternoon. The wind attained a velocity of 60 miles…

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Disastrous Storms in America Severe Winter Causes Many Deaths Damage by Blizzards Floods in South New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

More than 13 inches, and in some instances 17 inches, of snow have fallen from Norfolk (Virginia) northwards, The temperature has dropped…

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Fifteen Perish Avalanches and Snow Storms in Canada Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

Six men have been killed by avalanches, and nine deaths from exposure are reported. Continued rain, and snow slides on…

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Damage at Cloncurry Disastrous Storm Many Lives Imperilled Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

Several persons narrowly escaped death and many thousand pounds worth of damage was done to property by a storm which struck Cloncurry on…

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Destructive Gale Britain Swept by Snow and Sleet Enormous Damage Bravery of Doctor and Nurse LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

A furious gale, reaching 90 miles an hour, accompanied by storms of snow sleet, is sweeping the British Isle. The gale started yesterday…

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Storm Unabated in Britain Gales Follow Snowfalls Boats Driven Ashore and Railways Dislocated LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

The icy, stormy weather now prevailing throughout Great Britain is a remarkable sequel to one of the mildest winter in living memory…

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Vancouver Floods Seventeen Deaths Many Farms Inundated Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 1

Flood conditions on the lowland are still, serious and more than 400 farms are inundated, the occupation using small boats…

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Man Drowned Cab Swept Away in Flood Evidence at Inquest Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 2

How a car was overwhelmed by flood waters was told at the inquest to-day into the death of Ernest Flynn, aged 32 years, who was swept to his death…

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N.z. Volcanoes Renewed Activity After Storms Peat Fire Still Burning

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

Following a terrific thunderstorm and forked lightning over the mountains, Mt. Ngauruhoe (N.Z.) began erupting smoke at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon…

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Junee Storm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

Yesterday at 3.30 a heavy dust storm approached Junee from the west. Soon the buildings were enveloped in a pali of dust. Indoors it was oppressive and…

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Thames Flood Underground Railway Threatened London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 1

The Thames River was higher to-day than since the floods in January, 1928. The water has been pouring over the embankments four feet above…

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