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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

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Terrific Storm Sweeps "Worst in Living Memory" Trail of Destruction Caused by Lightning and Floods Hail Damages Wheat Crops London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 1

A thunderstorm of exceptional intensity, moving slowly over southern England from west to east, left a trail of destruction, due…

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War in China 95 Japanese Warships Preparing to Defy Floods Progress Towards Hankow Hankow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 2

Ninety-five Japanese warships are concentrated at Kiukiang, apparently preparing to defy the floods and force their way up toe river In order to…

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British Air Manoeuvres Affected by Storm London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 1

Adverse weather conditions led to the suspension of large scale air manoeuvres to-day, in some cases the bombers being ordered to return home when in the…

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Rain Storms Thunder and Lightning 152 Points in Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 2

Heavy rain tell throughout the district late on Saturday evening, and it was as welcome as it was unexpected. The temperature on Saturday…

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Gliders in Storm Man Killed in Mid-air Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 1

A glider pilot named Blech, while participating i the famous Wasser Kuppe competition, got Into difficultes in a thunderstorm and Jumped out in…

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Floods in Junee Portions Op Street Under Water Motor Cars in Trouble

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

After a sultry night in Junee at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning heavy rain was heralded by thunder. For some hours It continued, and at 7 a.m. a…

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Storm in New Zealand Suspension Bridge Broken Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 3

The suspension bridge over the Grey River was lifted six feet by a violent gale, which swept the South Island. The bridge was seriously fractured…

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100 Persons Drowned Floods in India CALCUTTA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 1
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More than 100 persons and 1100 cattle were drowned in the Nonda district, near Lucknow, in floods which cover 400 square miles…

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Floods in India Death Roll Three Hundred Allahabad

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

Neatly 10,000 villages in the United Provinces are flooded or marooned, and the known death roll is 300, while thousands of homeless and starving…

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Hotel Sewerage Mr. Heinecke's Scheme a Question of Creek Flooding

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 2

Before resuming their meeting after lunch on Wednesday last week the Shire Councillors inspected the site for a sewage disposal area…

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Final Test Heavy Rain at the Oval England Without Ames and Wright London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 1

England's misfortunes in losing Ames and Wright rob the Test of much of its interest. A. Wood, of Yorkshire, will replace Ames, whose…

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Cyclone Fencing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 10

In these days of intense culture and pasture improvement, the demand for fencing and gates is even greater than before, and the display of…

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Heavy Rain at Goulburn Traffic Stopped Between Moss Vale and Bowral

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 1

Heavy rains were also reported at Goulburn, Braidwood, and Milton, while the Bong Bong river, between Bowral and Moss Vale, is reported…

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Heavy Rain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

83 points of rain were registered at Leeton on Wednesday night…

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Newcastle Races Postponed Owing to Heavy Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 8

Owing to heavy rain which flooded the course, the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting which was to have been held today was postponed until…

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Bong River in Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

Phenomenal rains at Bowral, on the south fringe of the catchment area, have caused the Bong Bong river to burst its banks and drive residents…

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Torrential Rain. Floods on South Coast Sheep Drowned at Robertson SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

Torrential rain on the South Coast caused all creeks and rivers to become flooded. Large areas are inundated. Many homes at Bowral were flooded…

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Torrential Rain Floods on South Coast Sheep Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 4

Torrential rain on the south coast has caused all creeks and rivers to became flooded and large areas of country are inundated. Many homes at Bowral were flooded…

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Terrific Hail Storm at Tumblong 140 Points Recorded in Half Hour Saturday Night’s Gale

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 2

A terrific hail storm struck Tumblong early Saturday night last, and in less than half an hour, 140 points of rain were…

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