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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

335 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 17

Boree Creek Violent Storms

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

Terrific thunderstorms occurred throughout the district on Wednesday last. The storms were accompanied by vivid lightning, gale force wind,…

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District News Matong Severe Storm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

Although Matong missed the storm on Wednesday evening, it was not so fortunate on Thursday evening, when a severe storm—wind, rain…

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Cowabbie West Last Week's Severe Storm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

A storm of terrific force passed over Cowabbie West on Wednesday night last about 10 o'clock. It came from the south and south-west—the…

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Cyclone at Ballina. Houses and Cars Unroofed Ballina

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

A cyclone here last night unroofed houses and motor care, uprooted trees, and destroyed fences and telegraph and light lines…

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Floods In New Zealand

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 5

A serious flood crisis occurred in the Northern and mid-Canterbury districts when rivers burst the banks over a wide area…

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Storm at Moss Vale Telegraphic Breakdown Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 2

A storm in the Moss Vale district to-day uprooted a telegraph pole and caused a stoppage in the telegraphic communication between Sydney and…

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Alice Springs Flooded Four Inches in Four Days

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 1

Two hundred and fifty points of rain have fallen in Alice Springs making four inches in a little more than four days. The Todd River…

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The Rains Floods in Hunter Valley SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

Rain fell during the week-end practically over the whole of the northern half of New South Wales, being so heavy in the Hunter River Valley…

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Trots Postponed Owing to Heavy Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 6

Heavy rain to-day made the Harold Park course unfit for racing, and the trots were postponed until Thursday…

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Passengers Stranded Through Floods Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 1

The passengers who were stranded at the Flnke River crossing In Central Australia, owing to heavy floods, will probably be transported across the…

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Gundagai Visited by Bishop Before 1852 Flood. Bishop Broughton and Southern Visitations

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 6

ON February 14, 1836, the Van. Archdeacon Broughton was consecrated Bishop of Australia. Although there it no record in his officials “Acts and Proceeding,” in January of the following year, He visited Goulburn, then the most southerly point of hit diocese…

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The Weather Heavy Rain in Queensland Districts Mails Delayed by Floods Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 10

Further heavy rain in the Townsville district has again disrupted the railway services. The Burdekin and Herbert River…

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City Storm Sports Postponed Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 14

Ones of the heaviest downpours for years deluged the metropolitan area to-day. Many low-lying areas were flooded and property damaged. Many…

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Tropical Storm Lashes Sydney and Suburbs Houses Struck by Lightning Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 1

Phenomenal rains—up to 4½ inches an hour—over the metropolitan area from early to-day caused severe flooding, and heavy damage to property…

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Central Australian Floods Alice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 1

Mrs. Price, of Woolla Downs Station, who is seriously ill and whose journey to hospital here was interrupted by floods, reached Alice Springs…

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The Weather Thunderstorms Expected Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that the depression which was advancing from South Australia should reach the western areas of New…

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Flood—miller

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Mel's R.C. Church, Narandera, on Saturday evening, 29th February, by the Very Rev. Father Hartigan,…

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Twenty-eight Deaths Icy Floods in U.S.A. 200,000 Workless New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 5

At least 28 people have perished in floods which swept over the northeastern States during the last 24 hours, as a result of the combination…

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Serious Floods in Northern Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 2

The flood position in north Queensland is still serious, and many centres are isolated except by air. Washaways in the country nave disorganized…

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