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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

1,949 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 98

Flooded Railways. North Queensland. Serious Damage. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 11

The Commissioner for Railways was advised this morning from Townsville that the Herbert River bridge was 12ft 3in under water, which was failling slowly. The bridge…

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Flood Victims. Benevolence of Country Town. Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 12

A public meeting last night decided to regard the wives and families of the Maria River farmers, who were forced from their homes by the floods, as guests of the people…

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The Daily Weather Chart Warm to hot and sultry conditions, culminating in scattered rain and thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 15

Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Wednesday. -- "A remarkable feature in…

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Flight to London on March 18 Wyndham Ground Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Instead of hopping off from Richmond Aerodrome to-day for Wyndham (WA) in the "Southern Gross" on the first stage of their flight to…

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Cyclone at Lismore

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 11

LISMORE, Thursday.--Cyclonic weather struck Lismore and district to-day and torrential rain fell most of the afternoon and night. The gale…

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Floods? on N. Coast Warnings Issued Gales Forecast, Too

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

JUST recovering from the devastating effects of the recent inundations, the North Coast received torrential rainfall yesterday, and…

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Storm and Fire

The Land · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 7

"Joyful Girl," Ungarie, 19/2/29: The weather is very cool here at present. Last Saturday we had one inch of good, heavy rain, and on Sunday we had a…

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Warning to Shipping Cyclone Moves South

The Sun · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 11

The severe cyclone has moved southward since 9 a.m. on Thursday, and this morning was centred at Clarence Heads. East…

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Arafura. in a Cyclone. Tug Breaks Down

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 13

The moderate south-easterly gale reported by the Eastern and Australian liner Arafura to have been retarding her progress on Wednesday night, proved to be the approach of a…

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Shipping Warned. Cyclone Moving South. North Coast Affected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 13

A warning to shipping was issued yesterday by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Maras). It was to the effect that a cyclone had developed off the coast of southern Queensland,…

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Liner in a Cyclone. Crippled and at the Morey of the Sen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

During a storm on the count north of Brisbane lunt weak-end, the Arafurn, a large steamer engaged In the Australian and Eastern trade, was…

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Sea Epic Tug Forceful's Fight in Fierce Gale Stuck to Arafura All the Time

The Sun · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 11

Pounded by terrific seas, the tug Forceful, while the shipping world has been thinking that she made for shelter, has been gallantly sticking to her task. A message to Sydney this afternoon advised that the…

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Ran Into Cyclone Arafura's Woes Tug Disabled and Forced to Shelter Vessels Stand by Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

Battling south in tow of the tug Coringa, the disabled steamer Aratura struck a heavy cyclone last night…

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Labor Stonewalling Calm Before Storm in Parlt. Guillotine As Govt. Counter Canerra

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

IT would appear from the week's gossip in the Federal lobbies that the Ministerial parties—tails as well—have definitely joined in an offensive against the common enemy…

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Calm Before the Storm? to Gag Everything Nats. Sure of Majority Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

(From Our Federal Representative.) With Mr. W. M. Hughes absent, the Nationalist and Country Parties met jointly this morning to discuss plans…

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Flood Victims Assistance from Funds of Primary Producers Union

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 12

The Berry branch of the Primary Producers' Union has recommended to the executive that, in view of the serious lessons caused to dairy-farmers…

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A Gift Bull For Flooded Settlers

The Land · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

The communal bull principle has been introduced into the Port Macquarie district in order to tide settlers over their flood losses. Upon reading of the…

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Relieving Flood Sufferers

The Land · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 3

The Primary Producers' Union has funds invested, and the Berry branch has decided to recommend that the Central Executive make a special…

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Waters Fall Cairns Flood Railway Position Cairns

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 13

AS a result of clearing weather railway communications between Cairns and Innisfall were resumed yesterday, and it is hoped that trains…

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Floods Again Lismore Threatened Cattle Removed

The Sun · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 11

The Richmond and Tweed Rivers are rising rapidly, following very heavy rain, according to telegrams received…

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