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Floods & storms, 1932

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 52

Flood Danger in South Swollen Rivers And Creeks

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 6

SERIOUS floodings of the southern rivers may follow the heavy falls of rain. Reaching Sydney yesterday…

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Flood Rains at Wagga Fears Along the River

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 7

WAGGA, Tuesday. -- With the register showing 17 feet, and rain still falling over the whole watershed, fears were held at midnight of floods…

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FLOODS. Rivers in the South Rising. Widespread Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 9

Fears of floods in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers have increased as a result of further rains. Upper tributaries of the Murray were in heavy flood yesterday, and…

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Flood Feril Southern Towns In Danger Wagga's Boats

The Sun · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 15

A NIGHT of anxiety, with police at all stations ready to act, was spent throughout the Murray and Murrumbidgee…

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Murrumbidgee Is Still Rising Flood Water 4Ft. at Tarcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 7

WAGGA, Wednesday. -- The Murrumbidgee, still rising, is expected to reach 27 feet by Friday at Wagga. Traffic through Tarcutta and…

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Receding Floods Show Losses Worst N.z. Deluge in 26 Years

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 13

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.-- As Wairarapa floods recede heavy stock losses become apparent. One station-owner, who went over…

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Storm of Fury at Fed. Govt. Treachery Hole Wise Is Seething at Pension Cut Memorable Scenes As Lyons Outlines Budget "It's Murder!" Sweeping Reductions Contemplated on All Sides Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

A CHORUS from Labor and Opposition of, "And they call this 'Prosperity!' " followed Mr. Lyons resuming his seat after his…

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Spotlight On Grave Problem of Australian Wool-men wide field of inquiry Flood of Expert Evidence

The Land · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 12

ALTHOUGH the Committee appointed by the Federal Government to inquire into methods by which the Australian wool industry…

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Great General Rains Benefit to Wide Inland Area Floods in South

The Land · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 5

THOUGH the rains of last weekend and the present week have caused some flood damage, and are likely to cause more, wheat crops…

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FLOODS. Murray Tributaries Overflow. Serious Position

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 13

An official statement by the Weather Bureau last night indicates that, although the floods on the Murrumbidgee River are not expected to be very severe, the position on…

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In Tree Marooned By Flood For Six Hours River Thrills

The Sun · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 11

When the floodwaters were at their height last night, Mr. Burnham Fraser, grazier, of Clear Springs, Tatonga, was marooned in a tree for…

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Menace of Floods in South May Be a Crisis To-day

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

Swollen rivers, rapidly becoming rushing torrents by the augmentation of further rain and melting snow, are menacing…

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Murray in Flood Torrent From Weir Menaces Wide Area

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 9

Pouring over the Hume Weir flood waters on the Murray River were reported late last…

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Striking Flood Scenes on Banks of Maribyrnong

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 10

THERE WERE remarkable flood scenes within five miles of Melbourne when the Maribyrnong overflowed its banks. (1), Water two feet deep in the kitchen of the Anglers' Arms Hotel. (2), Braving the floods with baby, near Footscray Park. (3), Moving a canoe to safety. (4), Flemington race course, with starting posts a foot under water…

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Gale Swept Hall Wrecked at Emu

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 1

The C. of E. School Hall at Emu was demolished by the severe gale that swept over the district on Tuesday night…

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Floods At Wagga

The Sun · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 3

The flooded Murrumbidgee River at Wagga.-- The boat in the picture is floating over the natural amphitheatre where the big Riverina Movement rally was held in February, 1931,…

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Trout In Floods

The Sun · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 7

Trout fishermen's catch in the flooded areas of Victoria-- Messrs. J. and C, Hewill, with their string,…

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The Flood Peril Not Now Acute Critical Period Passed

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 1

With the exception of Albury and parts of the Murray, the flood position in the south is becoming easier. Rain was not…

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Still Flood Peril Big Spill at Hume in Alarm, Murray Settlers Seek High Ground a Record?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 5

RISING an inch an hour, flood waters which are pouring over the Hume Weir in millions of gallons are…

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The Floods. No Serious Damage. Waters Slowly Receding. (From Our Special Representative.) Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 13

Unless further rain falls the floods on the Murray and the Murrumbidgee rivers are not expected to cause serious damage. There is some prospect, however, of the flat country…

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