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Floods & storms, 1931

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Wide Rain All Australia May Be Floods

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 13

The most extensive rains for 50 years are being experienced throughout Australia, and as a result the State Meteorologist…

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May Be Floods

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 13

The Weather Bureau advises that heavy to very heavy rain has fallen over most of the inland parts of N.S.W., and indications point to…

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Heavy Rain. Danger of Floods. Railway Washaway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 11

Widespread rains of a heavy nature have fallen over the greater part of inland New South Wales. Indications point to further heavy falls, and there is an increasing danger…

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Ominous May Be Cyclone Low Barometer

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 9

There is a possibility of a cyclone sweeping down on Sydney to-night, and bringing showers for the holidays…

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The Forecast Southerly Gale and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 12

Mr. Mares is still doubtful about favorable Show weather. He thinks that to day should be cloudy and unsettled, with…

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By Air and By Land Defied Storm Pilot Allan Sets Out Plane Search Flying Over Mountains Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 10

Piloting the Southern Star, Mr. G. U. Allan left Essendon this morning in the thick of a blinding hail-storm to make a general…

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Flood Warning

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 9

The State Meteorologist reports;--Except on the Murrum bldgee River further heavy rains have fallen during the past 24…

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Floods Are Predicted State-wide Rain Drought Ended at Broken Hill Wet Easter?

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

The joy of the man on the land, following torrential inland rains, which have broken a serious drought is likely to turn to…

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Worst Flood in 50 Years Tornado at Katherine Darwin Suffers Darwin

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 5

During the last 86 hours cyclonic winds and heavy rains have caused extensive damage at Katherine, which has experienced its worst flood in 50…

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Grave Fears of Floods River Towns and Ships Warned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

MORE general rain, floods in the inland rivers, and a cyclone off the coast are forecast by Mr Mares. He has issued flood warnings and warnings…

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Gales, Snow, and Hail Winter Whips the State

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 7

GALES, rough seas, snow, hailstorms, and heavy rainfalls, followed by a sudden coldness in the air, were only a few of the vagaries of…

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Southerly Gale and Showers Again To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 9

Mr. Mares anticipates an unsettled day to-day, with cool southerly winds, developing to gale force, and showers Some heartening news, however, is…

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Rangi Here Many Days Becalmed Great Storm

The Sun · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 12

With a storm sail set, and her occupants in oilskins that dripped pools of water, the overdue Auckland yacht Rangi found her way…

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Luggers Founder. in Terrific Storm. Coloured Crews Lost. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 7

A message from Broomo to-night states that in a storm which started last Saturday afternoon and continued all night, three luggers were sunk and the coloured crews lost, while…

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The Rains. Widespread Benefit. Isolated Floodings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 7

Splendid rains have been reported from all over New South Wales, except in the Riverina and North Coast divisions, where falls were practically negligible. Most of the…

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Rangi Rode in on Gale Calms and Gales On Run From N.Z.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 11

Nineteen days at sea on the run from Auckland to Sydney, the New Zealand yacht Rangi, a semi-official competitor in the Tasman race…

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Storms and Floods in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 1

WELLINGTON. Friday.--A northerly gale of great severity ushered in Easter for Wellington and the great part of the South Island The wind sometimes…

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Adrift in Storm. Fishermen's Ordeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 11

After being adrift for several hours in a disabled open boat, four fishermen were rescued by the steamer Bermagui early yesterday morning…

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Gales on Coast. Several Ships Sheltering. Heavy Seas Running

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 11

The cyclone, which has been operating off the Now South Wales coast, has moved to the south of New Zealand. Strong southerly winds and gales were raging generally along…

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Gale-swept Lives Lost in N.Z. Car Falls 300Ft. Floods : Landslides Wellington

The Sun · Saturday 4 April 1931 · page 3

During the gales and heavy rain which swept New Zealand on both sides of Cook Strait yesterday, a car went over a sleep…

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