Tasmanian Flood Scenes at Launceston. Eye-witness's Account
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 18
A graphic description of the havoc which the flooding of the Tamar and Esk Rivers caused in Launceston is given by Mr. Montgomery Stewart, who has just returned to…
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The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 7
The King has sent the following message to the Governor of Tasmania. Sir James O'Grady: "I have learned with deep regret of…
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The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 8
The "Mercury" and 7ZL flood relief fund now totals £10,123…
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The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 8
The Chief Engineer of the Postmaster-General's Department (Mr. Crawford), said to-day that the steamer Wareatea, which struck a submerged…
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The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 2
Measures for the relief of Tasmanians rendered destitute and homeless by the floods of last week, were discussed last…
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The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 5
THE spontaneity in the respon for relief to flood sufferers in the shape of money and kind has been [?]irularly pleasing…
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The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 5
Striking a submerged object two miles from the town pier, Launceston, the Holyman steamer Wareatea was badly damaged in the lower portion of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 5
A vivid picture of the appalling devastation caused by the Tasmanian floods was given last night by Mr. Montgomery Stewart at a…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 14 April 1929 · page 25
VIVID motion pictures of the devastation caused by the recent floods in Tasmania were secured by the Paramoun Newsreel cameraman at considerable…
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Truth · Sunday 14 April 1929 · page 1
RECONSTRUCTION is following fast on the wreck and ruin which was caused by the great floods of last week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jonah's Torn Now. While Science Seeks Proof of the Story of the Flood the Sea Offers Evidence of the Story of the Whale
The Sun · Sunday 14 April 1929 · page 23
NOAH'S ARK has been a byword a among the sceptical for a highly improbable tale, second only for its unlikeliness to the story of Jonan…
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The Sun · Sunday 14 April 1929 · page 3
AN Easter moon, clear and bright in the frosty night air a few scattered clouds not a breath of wind and, around you, almost as far as you can…
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The Labor Daily · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 1
WHAT Mr. Mares calls a natural outcome of a series of tropical depression paid a swift and uncomfortable visit to Sydney during the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2
A Washington message states that Lindbergh is so fed up with adulation and publicity that he is again showing signs of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Happened in Big Fokker Before Forced Landing in Storm Awful Moments in Leaving Stranded Crew Feared Heath's 'Plane Would Plunge Into Slush and Water
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 15
Pilot Heath had great difficulty in getting into the air again after reaching the Southern Cross, for the tide had come up and the mudbank was becoming soft. The machine raced forward, and,…
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Evening News · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 7
LOSSES staffered by potato growers as a result of line flood will be heavy, and it is predicted that 25 percent of the crop will not reach the…
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Evening News · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5
A MEETING will be held at [?] at 5 o'clock the afternoon, when measures [?] relief of [?] who suffered in the[?]…
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The Sun · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 16
A SUDDEN FLOOD on the Leith River caused many thousands of pounds worth of damage in and around Dunedin (NZ). A goods train w s overturned when the line, washed away. A firemen was killed THE ROOF HAD TO BE CUT AWAY on this engine cab to enable the body of the fireman, Charles R. Tuck, to be recovered. He was drowned when the engine…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2
A public meeting, presided over by the Chief Civic Commissoner (Mr. Garlick) will be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the Town Hall, to…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2
The King has sent the following message to the Governor of Tasmania, Sir James O'Grady:--"I have learned with deep regret of the…
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