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Floods & storms, 1931

1,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 75

First Sun for Whole Week Floods in North Subside River Falling Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

FURTHER flooding of the Hunter River districts ceasod late yesterday afternoon. Very little rain fell during the day at…

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Flood Relief Demanded Cessnock Meeting Victims' Indignation Gessock

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

VICTIMS of the Cess nock fined held an in the Parish Hall yesterday. and protested against the Inutility of the…

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Waters Fall Slowly Danger Has Passed Floodgates Opened Maitand

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

ALL Sanger or tne Tiooae in oreasing in Maltland has pasesed, Sinco last night the. the river has fallen slowly, and to-night has…

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Floods Recede in Maitland Farmers Have Lost Most Heavily

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 7

MAITLAND, Sunday.--In the bright sunshine this morning the district about Maitland presented a desolate picture of broad expanses of water…

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Deluge at Lithgow Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 1

Particularly heavy rain has deluged Lithgow during the past week. Since April 17 nearly 7 inches has been recorded. Friday was a particularly…

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Political Storm Brewing Rank and File's Voice (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 8

Sir,--Seeing that there is a possibility of a splits in the Labor Movement, I wish to point out that in the present circumstances it is imperative that an early…

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Bigger Stakes Flood of Prosperity Crooks Must Go

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 10

"THERE it a tide in the affairs of man which taken al the flood leads on to fortune" Thus old Bill Shakespeare, who was…

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Floods Recede In Lower Hunter. Richmond River Overflows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 9

The Hunter River has fallen still further, and there is no likelihood of further serious flooding. Railway traffic is still interrupted at Maitland. Residents of Miller's Forest,…

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A Flooded West Maitland Street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 12

Although this week's flood in the Hunter Valley district was not as severe as that in June of last year, West Maitland inhabitants were considerably inconvenienced…

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Fiji Floods. Stories of Heroism. SUVA, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 9

Splendid heroism displayed by rescuers during the recent floods is only now becoming revealed. The district commissioner at Ba has…

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Homes and Crops Are Ruined Destruction in Flood-wake Water Falling Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 1

EXCEPT in the low-lying areas, the flood waters everywhere are subsiding. Most of the roads are new open…

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Flood Grant Sought Damage to Farm Property

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 7

WEST MAITLAND, Monday. -- While flood refugees, who had been driven from their homes, occupied the main hall of the West…

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The Floods—The Hunter and Barwon Rivers

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 35

AS THE FLOOD-WATERS ROSE. Within five hours on Friday night the Hawkesbury River rose 15ft. The North Richmond Bridge was submerged. Our photo was taken at the foot of McGrath's Hill…

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Prominent Bankers—Aerial Mail—Floods

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 8

MR. E. C. RIDDLE, Governor of the Commonwealth Bank, who last week offered on behalf of his bank to assist necessitous depositors in the State Savings Bank…

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Anzac Day Pictures. Floods in the Country. Features of the "Sydney Mail."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 10

Many splendid pictures of the Anzac Day commemoration are included in this week's "Sydney Mall." A particularly impressive view shows the gathering of 80,000 people in…

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Storm Brews Civic Allowances Retirements

The Sun · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 14

Rationing, salary cuts, and even dismissals are overshadowed in the minds of senior officers of the City Council by the issue…

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"They Knew" St. Geo. Officials Union Storm Rosenblum at M'ville

The Sun · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 9

The admission of M. Rosensblum, captain of the St. George Rugby Union first grade team, that he had represented that club…

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Inland Rains. Thunderstorms Likely To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 13

Rain fell generally in the west and in southern and central districts of the State yesterday morning. The falls were of a light to moderate nature, the greatest being 75 points…

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Boy Drowned. in Flooded River. Gloucester

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 10

Arthur Freeman, 7, was drowned in the Gloucester River at Invergordon, where he was going to school. The river was in flood and the boy held by his father, was walking…

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Swept From Horse in Flood Rider's Close Call Dorrigo

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 5

Washed from his horse in an attempt to ford the flooded Boellsdown River, Rollie Edwards had a miraculous escape from death last night…

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