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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

313 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 16

Chops Destroyed by Storms

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. for Corowa, has been advised by the officer-in-charge of the Rural Industries Board relative to those farmers…

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Flooded Roads Why Don't the Council Take Action? (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 March 1935 · page 2

SIR,—Having failed in my attempts through the Shire Council, may I take the liberty of using your esteemed journal…

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Concrete Wall Collapses During Storm at Newcastle Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 1

About 50 yards of a huge concrete wall, portion of the recently constructed beach drive from Newcastle Beach to King Edward Park, collapsed…

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N.Z. Floods Auckland (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 1

Heavy floods are being experienced at North Auckland for the sixth time in the past twelve months. Many roads in Whangarei and Hokianga…

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SERIOUS N.Z. Floods Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1935 · page 3

Serious floods are being experienced in the north. Roads are under water, and stock losses are feared to be heavy. Many townships are isolated…

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New Zealand Floods Farmers Faced with Ruin Au[?]kland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 1

Floods which have occurred during the past few days illustrate the failure of costly Government drainage schemes which were designed to…

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Disastrous Dust Storm Heavy Damage to U.S. Crops Kansas City (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 1

The Middle West, which has been in the grip of a continuous dust storm since the beginning of the week, to-day awoke to find the situation…

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Terrific Cyclone Off West Australian Coast Loss of Life Feared Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 1

It is feared there may have been considerable loss of life amongst members of the crews of about 20 luggers in the vicinity of Cape Levique…

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Floods in New Zealand Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 4

For the third time in little more than a month Taranaki is suffering floods and terrific rainstorms, which have caused further damage to…

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Thursday's Cyclone 21 Yearling Luggers Missing Darwin

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 16

There are now gravest fears regarding the safety of the crews of 21 pearling luggers, which are still missing after Thursday's cyclone…

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Western Cyclone Rescue of Pearlers Fifty Men Not Yet Accounted for Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 2

The story of the cyclone which caused havoc among the pearling luggers on the north-west coast, and considerable loss of life, was told…

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Workers Storm Railway Station Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 1

A thousand sustenance workers paid to-day, and the remainder will be paid tomorrow, although the former Government had declared the…

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Storm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 2

A heavy dust storm from the west enveloped Junee yesterday and lasted a quarter of an hour, conditions being very unpleasant. A little rain then…

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General Booth in Rain Storm Car Trapped in Floods

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 6

General Evangeline Booth had an unenviable experience on Wednesday night when she was caught in a storm. Accompanied by her personal…

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Club House for Bowling and Tennis Clubs Tumut Shire Council Received Grant of £300 Additional Grants for Road Repair and Flood Damage Anticipated

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 6

The joyful news that the Government had made a grant of £300 to the Tumut Shire Council under certain labour conditions, for the…

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Aquitania Aground During Heavy Gale Tug's Efforts Unavailing London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 1

During a gale the cunard . White Star liner Aquitania, which was due to dock at Southampton yesterday afternoon on her return from a…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Council Meeting £1442 For Flood Relief Works Tenders Tp Ne Called

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 2

A meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council took place on Monday when, with the president (Councillor J. H. Balfour), there were present…

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Victorian Shipping Buffeted by Gale Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 1

A violent gale whipped up high seas along the Victorian coast line last night, and several small fishing vessels foundered. The…

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Violent Gale Lashes Victorian Coast Fishing Ketch Wrecked Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

From one a.m. until after dawn today the south-western coast of Victoria was lashed by a violent storm which appeared to reach its maximum…

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