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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 83

Effect of the Floods Collier Arkaba Again Becomes One of Idle Fleet

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 11

The Adelaide Company's steamer Arkaba, recently re-commissioned, has again been laid up. Maitland floods are given as the reason for the…

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British Team's Dramatic Last-moment Defeat of N.Z, First Test Starts in Snow Storm and Ends in Sensational British Try British Team Scores Two Tries to One To Win By 6 to 3 Winning Backs Brilliant in Combination; New Zealand Forwards at Their Best Full Backs Play Wonderful Football

Referee · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 17

HISTORY was made in New Zealand Rugby at Dunedin on Saturday. For the first time a British team defeated the full strength of New Zealand in a Test match. The crowd of 27,000 was the biggest that ever gathered at the Carisbrook Ground to see football and the gate of £4300 is the biggest taken in New Zealand…

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Who Will Pay? Storm Water Channels

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 4

The Water Board again hod before it yesterday the question of payment for storm-water channels, particularly those works transferred to the board…

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Flood-stricken Mine Glen Greta Machinery Escapes NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 15

AT inspection of Glen Greta Colliery, where there have been numerous falls of earth during the past with, has revealed that none of surface workings…

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Flooded Greens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 16

The members of the New South Wales team held up at Taree for some days on account of the flood report that the green was ten feet under water. As they could not play bowls, they did…

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Relief Measures. for Flood Victims. Ministers Visit Maitland. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 12

The State Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) visited the district to-day to inspect areas affected by flood. They received a number of…

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Oyster Leases. Destroyed by Floods. Jones Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 12

Oyster lessees on the Manning River suffered heavily from the floods. After losing their stocks twice in l8 months many of them are not disposed to risk any more money in…

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South Coast Traffic. Flood Causes Blockage. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 12

Continuous rain has made many roads impassable. To-day traffic was interrupted on the Prince's Highway at Fairy Meadow, owing to the flooding of Cabbage Tree Creek…

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Flood Relief Generous Public Aid Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 15

Generous public, support continues to be given to the four funds in Newcastle, West Maitland, and East Maitland for flood relief and the…

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Saw for Themselves Flood Ruin State Ministers' Tour Six Per Cent. Loans Promises Maitland

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

A tour of the flood-ruined areas of Maitland was made today by the Treaserer, Mr. Stevens, and the Minister for Agriculture…

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Floods Down South Much Traffic Held Up Bulli

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

On Monday, the torrential rains on Bulli Pass caused two large boulders, approximately 25 tons each, to tumble on to tho road…

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Australia-wide Appeal for Those Who Lost by Floods Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 5

The seriousness of the plight or farmers and their families living in the flooded areas around Miller's Forest and Raymond Terrace was…

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Produce Markets. Floods Depress Markets Bacon in Favorable Demand Vegetables and Fruit Dull

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 7

THE continued wet weather is having disorganising and depressing effects on alt the markets. Supplies are arriving irregularly, and in unequal volume. On the other hand, the rain restricts buying to such an extent that the failure of supplies is not greatly felt…

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Flood Control Vast Problem Will be Tackled

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- "We were impressed not only by the need for making good the flood damage, but also for preventing a…

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Lost Fortunes in Floods Ministers Inspect Wide Ruin

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 10

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--Two State Ministers, who to-day, inspected the flooded areas, said that they were…

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Showers Inland More Heavy Rain on Coast

The Land · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 13

ADDITIONAL heavy rain was recorded on many parts of the Coast during the seven days to 9 a.m. yesterday (Thursday). For the last six…

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Australian Flight Delayed by Storms and Customs MELBOURNE, [?]

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 9

THE [?] Oil Co. to-day [?] a cable from Bushire, Persia, that Eric Hooke, the young Sydney airman who is flying with [?] mechanic…

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Coastal River Floods Fund for Hunter River Sufferers

The Land · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 3

The State Cabinet has decided to assist financially through the local governing bodies, the victims of the Northern River floods, particularly the…

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"Same As Nottingham" Is England's Tip Thunderstorms Possible, Says Weather Report Allen's Chances Favored London

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

TO-NIGHT'S weather forecast for the second Test to begin at Lord's to-morrow is "Some rain or showers, perhaps local thunderstorms. Warm and unsettled generally." FINAL touches [?] given to the wicket…

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Flood Damage. Mines in Danger. Millions of Tons of Coal May Be Lost. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 11

Unless the Government assists the mining companies at East Greta, Glen Ayr, and Glen Greta to establish a central pumping station at East Greta, millions of tons of…

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