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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

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Tuesday Night’s Storm Over 3 Inches At Muttama

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

Torrential rain fell in the Gundagai district, on Tuesday night last, and at Muttama, in about three hours, over three…

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Flood Danger Passes Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 4

The danger from floods on the North Coast of New South Wales is now passing and rivers are falling. Traffic on the Pacific Highway has been…

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Storm Damaged Fruit and Minimum Size of Peaches Cannery Board's Decision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

THE Leeton Cannery Board at its meeting on Monday, gave consideration to the question of the possibility of…

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Heavy Rain Parched Paddock Besefit Heavy Wind Storm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 2

The Wagga district was again visited yesterday by a heavy summer storm, accompanied by heavy wind at night, and the official rain…

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Sydney Storms Houses Flooded

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 8

Enormous damage was done in Sydney and suburbs on Monday, when the highest one-day fall of rain in twenty years occurred. Most…

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Heavy Rain In Victoria Fire Danger Passes Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 2

Steady rain fell over Victoria yesterday and ended the bush fire danger. A cool change accompanied the rain…

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Irrigation Area Damage to Orchards by Storm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 6

The effects of the violent storm which passed over Leeton district last week are described by Mr H. J. Dargin, agricultural instructor, in…

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

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 2

A large part of New Zealand is experiencing terrible weather and floods are feared. Tremendous seas have damaged many boats, and a fierce gale…

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Buildings Destroyed by Storm Damage at South Gndagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 2

The fierce storm on Friday evening last, had disastrous resuits for several South Gundagai-residents.. In the path of…

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Storm Damage at South Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

The fierce storm on Friday evening had disastrous results for several South Gundagai residents. In the path or the fiercest blast of the gale brick…

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Men Sing As They Die in Storm

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

Nine trawlermen lost their lives recently—six when their ship was wrecked in a gale in the North Sea, and three in a channel collision…

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The Weather Heavy Rain on North Coast Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 4

Heavy falls of rain were again reported on parts of the North Coast to-day. Excessive heat prevailed in the western part of the State yesterday…

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Floods in U.S.A. Thousands Driven From Homes Detroit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

Early thaws have stirred up floods, across Michigan, Winsconsin and Ontario, inundating thousands of acres, filling basements, washing out bridges…

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Terrific Storm in U.S.A. Five Killed; Buildings Smashed San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

Five persons are known to be dead and property damage estimated at 1,000,000 dollars as a result of an 80 m.p.h. gale throughout…

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The Storm-tossed Oronsay 80 m.p.h. Gydone Some Passengers Nervy SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

The liner Oronsay, on the recent voyage from Sydney to Auckland, experienced a terrific cyclone, during which the wind blew 80 miles an hour…

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Passengers Don Lifebelts Oronsay in Tasman Storm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 3

The liner Oronsay, on a voyage from Sydney to Auckland, ran into a terrific storm which Commodore Sir Charles Matheson described as the…

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ANOTHER N.Z. STORM North Auckland District AUCKLAND

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 1

A fierce electrical storm in the North Auckland district caused great damage. Several towns were isolated, wharves were washed away, and…

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Elephant Saves Circus During New Zealand Storm Extensive Damage Caused Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 7

During a fierce storm in the North Auckland district, a circus near Wark-worth was saved by an elephant. The waters rose swiftly around the…

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Chinese Hopes Dashed No Assurance of Russian Intervention Defenders May Flood Country London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 1

According to Reuter's representative at Hankow, earlier Chinese hopes of, Soviet intervention on their behalf have been changed to disillusionment,…

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Drover Drowned in Flooded River Waggon and Horses Swept Away Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

William Cragg, aged 24 years, drover, was drowned, and a waggon and five horses were swept away in the flooded Thomson River, 100 miles south of…

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