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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Flood Damage. Heavy Losses in Queensland. Bridges Swept Away. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 11

Much damage was caused in South Coast districts at the week-end by torrential rains which flooded the watercourses, sweeping away several bridges, flooding farms, and causing…

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Floods Feared on Tweed Murwillumbah

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

Following very heavy rain last night, especially in the high country, the Tweed River at Murwillumbah rope about ten feet during the night…

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Malta Storms Labor Anger Against Archbishop LONDON

Evening News · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 1

ALTHOUGH Malta, of which Lord Strickland, formerly Governor of N.S.W., is Premier, does not occupy a large space on the map, it has room for…

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Cyclone Sweeps Nor-east Vic. "Worst for Years" ISOLATED : Toll Unknown

Evening News · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 7

WHAT is believed to have been the worst cyclonic disturbance for many years swept across the north-eastern portion of Victoria…

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Wind Up Melb.'s Wild Night 64 M.P.H. Gale Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 15

Melbourne experienced one of the most boisterous nights for years last night, and even late this morning the storm had not abated to any…

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'Phones Off Melbourne Is Isolated Fierce Storm Communication Started by Wireless

The Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 15

Somewhere on the Victorian side of the border, a terrific storm last night put telephone and telegraph wires out of action. As a result, the southern capital was for a while to-day isolated from the other States…

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Man Drowned. Crossing Flooded Creek. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 12

While crossing the flooded Callide Creek on Saturday, George Watson was swept away and drowned. Two men make unsuccessful efforts to rescue…

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Wall of Water Feverish Race to Beat Flood Menace

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Grave alarm has seized Inglewood township to-night owing to ominous cracks in the retaining…

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Welcome Falls Heavy Rain in Tasmania Hobart

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 10

Heavy rain fell throughout Tasmania last night. From half to three-quarters of an inch fell in most places, but the Swansea and Cambridge districts…

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Gale Damage in Melbourne New Presbyterian Moderator

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 20

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE caused by the fierce hurricane in Melbourne yesterday. Above: (1) Heavy seas breaking over [?] Albert Park. (2) The vacht Forluna ash ore at St. Kilda Pier. (3) One of the dozens of nubrellas lost [?] AFTERMATH of terrific storm in Melbourne yesterday.--One of several…

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Walker Cup. Playing in a Gale. Bobby Jones's Impressions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 15

In the following article, the third of a series, of which the "Sydney Morning Herald" has acquired the New South Wales rights, "Bobby" Jones, the famous…

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Calm After Melb. Storm Much Damage Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 6

The violent storm which raged over Melbourne on Monday night, and reached its climax yesterday morning, when the wind blew at…

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Fierce Storms In Victoria. Reservoir Bursts Banks. Widespread Damage. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 15

Considerable damage was caused throughout southern Victoria by a storm which broke early this morning. The maximum velocity of the wind was 64 miles an hour, only seven…

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Victoria's Worst Storm for 20 YEARS 64 M.P.H. Gale Drives Biting Hail Waves Sweep Up Street Reservoirs Burst Huge Seas Dared by Steamer Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 9

NOT for 20 years has there been such a storm as that which swept across Victoria yesterday…

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Battered by Storms Sea Baths Collapse Caretaker Has Narrow Escape Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 1

BATTERED by heavy seas, the Williamstown sea baths were practically demolished this evening and the dressing boxes and…

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Raging Gale in Victoria Shipping Held Up Fishing Craft Blown Ashore Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 1

DURING the night and early morning a severe gale, accompanied by heavy rain, caused much damage, especially in the…

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Pilots Carried On. Storm in Bass Strait. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1930 · page 15

A twisted companion-way, ventilators missing from the decks, and splintered awning spars on the new motor vessel Fresno City, which berthed at North Wharf to-day, told of…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Schooner Rode Gale to Heads Huia's Arrival Was Unexpected Brought Explosives From Tasmania

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 15 May 1930 · page 13

Driving through big seas off Jervis Bay, then riding the gale to Sydney Heads, the small auxiliary topsail schooner Huia…

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Dam Bursts. Many Houses Flooded. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1930 · page 12

In spite of efforts throughout the night to stem the flow the bank of the reservoir at Korongvale burst early this morning. Low-lying parts of the town were flooded, but the…

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Cyclone at Carramar

The Biz · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 1

Strolling through Carramar the other evening I stood entranced by beautiful musical melody coming from a distance, when suddenly…

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