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Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 83

Splendid Rain. Riverina Benefits. Flood Danger Less Acute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 10

Reports which reached Sydney last night indicated that excellent rains had fallen at the week-end throughout the south-eastern divisions of New South Wales. Falls were…

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More Rain Murray Flood Dangers Dam Safe Market Gardens Are Swept

The Sun · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 9

Extensive rains over the Murray River catchment area, and the reports that it was still falling to-day, have…

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Danger of Floods Now Past Albury Safe Beneficial Rains Over State Murray Falls

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 1

According to a message received from the police at Albury last night, the Murray has fallen considerably since Saturday, and…

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Fear of Hume Weir Collapsing Draws Fascinated Crowd to Spot Giant Structure Fights with Flood Waters Holding Mighty Strain Well, Say the Engineers Niagara-like Overflow Rush

Daily Pictorial · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 2

FASCINATED BY the thought that flood waters might batter down the giant Hume weir, hundreds of people last night flocked to the spot to watch the Niagara-like flood pouring over the…

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The "Platform" Is Flooded Campaign Is Held Up Many Candidates Marooned Farmers Happy

Daily Pictorial · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 5

Heavy rain is seriously interfering with the election campaign in the country. It has become a bigger problem than financial…

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Wheat Crops Go Down in Storms

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 15

WELLINGTON, Monday. -- During the week-end an additional 152 points of rain fell here, making a total of 2656 for the month. The latest rain…

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Flood Danger on the Murray Becoming Fine Inland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 1

More rain was reported from country centres throughout the State yesterday, and large falls are still being recorded along the Murray…

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"Spend Less" "Borrowing Is No Remedy" Must Balance Ledger How Australia Can Weather Economic Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1930 · page 13

Election of men who will reduce expenditure so as to enable us to pay our debts. No repudiation. Less spending…

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Fight for Life. In a Flooded River. TAMWORTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 October 1930 · page 11

M. C. Woollett had a desperate struggle to save himself from drowning in the Warialda River at Bora Crossing to-day. The river is in flood, and before taking a…

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Something Like a Storm

The Land · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 11

Cowra (Reubenstein, 7/10/'30): We have had rain, Sins of it. Not many know what that rain meant to the farmers in the Cowra district. Last week the crops were literally…

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Stevens in Storm Disorder at Campsie

The Sun · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 10

Because they objected to a woman heckler being asked to leave, 400 hooted and abused the Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) at…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE & WEATHER Looking Back Nine Lost When Barque Sank Schoolboy Caught in Gale

Daily Pictorial · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 11

A severe gale along the New South Wales coast accounted for the coastal barque Schoolboy in 1881, with a loss of nine lives…

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Terrible Snow Storm. On the Canadian Prairies. VANCOUVER, Oct. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 11

At least 10 people are dead, and heavy damage has been caused, particularly through millions of bushels of grain being abandoned in the fields, in the worst snow storm that has…

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Sudden Understanding Floods Sea Lions' Brains! Backward Pupils Clap Fins at Last

Daily Pictorial · Monday 20 October 1930 · page 8

"BILL" MEEKAN, educator of seals and sea lions at Manly, will take a lot of beating for patience. Ten months ago he started to…

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Gale Waring to Shipping

Evening News · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 1

THE following warning to shipping was issued from the Weather Bureau to-day:—"A cyclonic depression has developed…

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Storm Ahead Rain and Hail Likely

The Sun · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 6

BAROMETER 29.98 INDICATOR Stormy City Forecast,--Cloudy and unsettled, with a thunderstorm and rain, probably…

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Wide Rain Mr. Mares's Promise Squalls for Sydney Cyclone Threatens Coast

The Sun · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 9

Rains throughout the State, particularly east from the Darling are forecasted by Mr. Mares as the result of a cyclonic…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE&WEATHER Looking Back Battered by Gale Ship Went Down Off Newcastle

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 11

BACK in 1880 sudden disaster overtook the full-rigged ship Susanne Godeffroy, off…

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"Would Have Wrecked Reform'" Says McELHONE "Finance" Aldlermen Tear Into Mackay Storm That Broke Not Yet Ended "Electrical Mussolini"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 5

SOME bitter criticism of Mr. Forbes Mackay, general manager of the city electrical undertaking was indulged in at the meeting of the finance committee of the City Council yesterday. It all arose out of Mr. Mackay's handling of the re-employment of…

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THUNDERSTORM. Lightning Strikes Wireless Mast. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 10

During the thunderstorm last night, lightning struck the top of a wireless pole at the home of Mr. G. E. Langdon, of Goodwood Park. Mr. Langdon was standing near the…

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