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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Widespread Rain. Floods Possible. On Coastal Rivers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 12

Present weather indications favour widespread rain in New South Wales, and, according to the forecast of the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares), falls on the central and…

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Cloudburst Causes Flood

The Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 13

PARKES, Tuesday.--All fears of a town water shortage vanished last night when Bumberry water reservoir was filled in half an hour! Water in…

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Country News Heavy Rain in North-west Nearly Three Inches at Gowang

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 15

COONABARABRAN, Tuesday. -- Thunderstorms were experienced throughout the district yesterday afternoon, and rain fell throughout the…

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Big Storm Near Parkes

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 15

PARKES, Tuesday. -- A disastrous storm was experienced at Bumberry last night. Residents state that it was the…

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West Meets "Cyclone" Mookey at Wentworth

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 23

Reg. West, the Victorian dirt-track champion, will meet "Cyclone" Mookey at the Wentworth Speedway to-night in a challenge match. The meeting is…

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Welcome Rain. In Country Districts. No Immediate Danger of Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 16

A number of welcome falls of rain during Monday night and yesterday morning are reported from country districts. The highest fall was over five inches at Wyong, whilst…

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Leichhardt Flood

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 8

Leichhardt Council last night referred to tits engineer a complaint that houses in Kalgoorlie-street were being hooded by the overflowing of a drain. It was…

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S.O.S. Calls Came Fast in Terrific Storm Berwickshire's Battle With Gale "Sparks" Was Busy

Daily Pictorial · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 7

With ships all around her in distress, the Berwickshire, which arrived yesterday, battled, for two days for her life in the Bay…

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Rain Test Watertight Bodies Artificial Gale

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 11

A TERRIFIC wind-[?]tural in every tha[?] rept som[?] is the p[?] by the De Soto Motor C[?]…

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French Floods Fears Revived Paris

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

HEAVY takes in the Princes l[?]ve urged to[?] of fresh foods in [?] in F[?]a All the [?] are swollen again and…

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Australians Rescued From Midnight Fire On Liner Outbreak on Comorin at Colombo Passengers Are Safe on Shore Hold Flooded Colombo

Daily Pictorial · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

A fire broke out at midnight aboard the P. and O. liner Comorin, which arrived from Australia yesterday, while the steamer was anchored in the harbor. All the passengers from Australia were landed, and…

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Flood Fears. Further Heavy Rain in France. LONDON, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 15

Incessant rains in the lowei Pyienees hnve caused fears of fresh floods in the south of France. All the rivers have swollen again and many torrents have broken their banks…

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Terrific Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 15

"CANTERBURY BELL" (Kunghur)—I thought I would like to write to you again now as we are having such lovely weather. It was so dry and hot before Christmas. I…

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Collier Heckled But Quietens the Storm Perth

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. P. Collier, opened the Labor campaign last night before the largest crowd which ever attempted to jam itself into the Unity The…

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Severe Damage Mail Room Was Flooded Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 7

The damage done to the Australian mails for London in the Comorin has proved to be much more severe than at first thought. The mailroom…

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Seats of the Mighty How the Storm Was Defied

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1930 · page 5

You can't beat the veterans of the Lane Cove ferry run for ingenuity! After yesterday's heavy rain the outside…

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Streets Flooded Tamworth

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1930 · page 2

Light to heavy rain fell intermittently during the afternoon in Tamworth and district. A cloudburst in West Tamworth, caused many streets to be…

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Flood Warning Heavy Rain in North-east

The Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 11

The Weather Bureau advises that during the past week heavy rain has been frequent in the north-east quarter of the State…

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Blizzards and Storms Damage in Britain London

The Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 13

The unusually mild winter throughout Britain has ended in a bout of wintry weather when spring ought to be coming in…

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Storm's Fury Los Angeles Scared £200,000 Damage Los Angeles

The Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 1

A tornado, which left a swathe of destruction 70 feet wide, swept n from the ocean just north of. San Pedro, at noon, yesterday, and…

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