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Floods & storms, 1939

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Floods in China Tientsin Threatened with Inundation London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 4

As the result of the beginning of the monsoonal rains, Tientsin, and other, centres in North China, are threatened with floods. The Halho is rising…

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Murrumbidgee Rising Floods Unlikely Added Discharge From Burrinjuck

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 4

Although the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga rose 10ft. 10in. during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday, and more than three feet during the day,…

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Liner Suffers in Cyclone Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 8

Three big seas crashed aboard the Dutch liner Nieuw Holland, smashing windows and flooding cabins in a cyclone off the Queensland coast…

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Chinese Floods Million People Homeless Chungking

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 4

More than 1,000,000 people have been rendered homeless as the result of the flooding of 22 districts in Hope Province. The Chinese say that…

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Floods at Balranald Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 4

A report from Balranald says that although Balranald Hospital is partly isolated by flood waters, there has been no damage in the town…

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The Weather Heavy Floods in Northern Tasmania Launceston

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 4

All rivers in northern Tasmania are in flood following a week of steady rain. Falls in some districts totalled six inches, and at Latrobe, where the flood…

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Flood Fears in Victoria Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 2

Further heavy rain fell in the north and north-eastern parts of Victoria to-day and indications point to a continuance of wet weather for some time…

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Heavy Rain in Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in the metropolitan area throughout the night, causing flooding of low-lying areas in the southern suburbs. No great damage…

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Warsaw Press Comment Arouses Storm in Berlin Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

An article published in the Warsaw paper, "Czar." threatening that Poland would blow Danzig to bits if she united with Germany, has provoked reactions…

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Floods in Northern Victoria Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 4

Flood waters have inundated hundreds of acres of land, and many wheal crops are flooded in northern Victoria. So far there have been no stock losses…

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Jindalee Shire Flood Waters Damaging Roads

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 4

Crs. W. Smirl (president), A. Donaldson, C. Morrow, L. Bennett, R. Ward, C. Manwaring and J. Moore attended the ordinary monthly meeting yesterday morning…

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Flood Damage in East Wagga Effect of Railway Line Engineer's Report

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

In accordance with instructions from the Wagga Municipal Council, the engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) conferred with the resident engineer for…

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Big Flood Grant Application

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

THE Council endorsed the action of the Shire Clerk and Shire Engineer in making application for a grant in respect of…

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Storm in German Press Violent Attacks on Poland Atrocity Allegations Britain and France Criticised LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

The German press has opened the floodgates of anti-Polish propaganda and released all the atrocity stories which have been…

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Storm Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 4

A violent storm struck twice in the Mullengandra district, about 20 miles from Albury on the Hume Highway, yesterday afternoon. Huge…

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Snow at Kiandra Heavy Rain at Cootamundra Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

Snow continued to fall at Kiandra to-day. Light to moderate rain fell over most of the State, the best falls being 85 points at Cootamundra, 54…

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N. Z. Floods Auckland

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 1

Floods continue in many parts of the North Island of New Zealand. Police and volunteers are out in boats today rescuing families who…

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Flood Grant Application From Shire Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 6

Mr. R. H. Hankinson, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Under-Secretary for the Department of Works and Local…

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The Weather N.Z. Floods Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 6

police and volunteers were out In boats to-day at Shannon and Levin, north of Wellington, rescuing families marooned by the biggest floods in 40…

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