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Floods & storms, 1929

1,949 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 98

"Baby Cyclone"

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1929 · page 30

"Baby Cyclone" was produced at Newcastle last night (if all went well) by the company which Introduced us to "The Family Upstairs"…

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"Meni[?] Gale At Midnight"

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1929 · page 5

Much interest is being taken in the exhibition in the Aeolian Hall, 264 Pitt-street (next to the Criterion Theatre). of the painting by Mr. Will…

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The Flood

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1929 · page 2

WE were Surrounded, With Water, Our little pot pony Was in the fowlyard, up to her stomach in water, I had six little chickens, and five got…

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Flood Trail State-wide Devastation Tasmania Suffers Hobart

The Sun · Sunday 7 April 1929 · page 5

Death and devastation stalk in Tasmania Never in its history have such disastrous Hoods. been known…

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Three Lives Lost. Drowning Accidents. Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 12

Heavy rains have occurred in many districts, and during the week-end three deaths from drowning were reported. At Inkerman bridge on Saturday a railway…

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Potato Prices Soar Effect Of the Floods

Evening News · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 5

POTATOES [?]to be in short supply, as a result of the devastating [?] in North Tashmania, the main production area of the Island State…

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No Abatement of Danger in Tasmanian Flood Position Heavy Loss of Life Districts Isolated Launceston's Refuge Army Hobart

Evening News · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 5

ALTHOUGH the death roll of the Tasmanian floods is known to exceed 20, the true position will not be revealed until telegraphic and telephonic communication has been restored…

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The Floods. in Tasmania. Water Reaches Housetops. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 11

It is still impossible to estimate the damage caused throughout Tasmania by the recent floods. Many of the smaller towns are known to have suffered from the overflow from the…

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Flood Waters at Nepean Dam

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 14

Following on the heavy rain last week, the Nepean River has risen over the wall and construction work has been suspended. Similar conditions caused a delay of a fortnight in February…

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Floods Wreck Telegraphs Tasmania Isolated Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 6

The Postal Director. Mr. H. P. Brown, stated to-day that the latest advice from the Deputy-Director for Tasmania showed that serious damage…

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Families Wiped Out Tas. Floods Twenty Lives Lost at Derby Death Roll Grows Hobart

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 1

HAVING washed a path of desolation and death across the northern half of the State, the flood waters are abating…

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Twenty Believed Drowned in Tasmanian Floods Many Rescued by Boats Night Alarm Given at Launceston Appalling Havoc

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 3

HOBART, Sunday.--At least 20 people are believed to have been drowned in the floods in the Derby district…

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Manuka in Storm Welington .Nz, Thesday

Evening News · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

The Tasman's storm was ercountered by the Manula. Which arrived at wellington 24 hours last from Melboure, out the vesld did not suffer any damage…

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Many Have Close Call Tas. Deluge Devotion and Courage Federal Help Bobart

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

HAIRBREADTH escapes from death, heroic devotion and great courage in the face of the gravest peril were but incicents…

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Counting the Cost of Tasmania's Flood Devastation Four to One Cowardly Attack on Timber Worker

Evening News · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

ANOTHER cowardly attack was made on a Umber worker at Balmain yesterday, the victim, Alfred Grace, 45. of White-street,…

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£1,000,000. Flood Damage. In Tasmania. Four Thousand Homeless. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 11

Further graphic details of the bursting of the Cascade Dam, which served the Briseis mine, are given by Mr. Charles Lucas, of Derby. He said that he is afraid that Derby…

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Widespread Floods in Tasmania Cause Enormous Damage and Render Thousands Homeless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 14

The Albert Hall, Launceston, which has been converted into a temporary home for refugees, many of whom have only the clothes they are wearing. "Washed away by the flood waters. The city council's power station on the South Esk River. Electricity was supplied by the station for the trams, industries, and lighting, in Launceston…

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Flood Ruin Estimate £1,000,000 Railway Delays Stock and Homes Go Hobart

The Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 15

Belated reports from the Great Lakes district, on the central plateau, which may . best be likened to the roof of…

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Famine Prices Potatoes at £22 a Ton Effects of Floods

The Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

Twenty-two pounds a ton for potatoes! The price is almost unheard of at this time of the year…

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Baby Washed Front Mother's Arms in Big Floods Men and Horses Caught by Huge Wave Cloudburst Principally Responsible for £1,000,000 Damage Eyewitness Tells of Awful Time

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 3

HOBART, Monday.--A terrific cloudburst at Barren Tier, on the central plateau, which is virtually the roof of Tasmania, is believed to have been mainly responsible for the floods, which have caused an estimated damage of well…

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