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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 67

Queensland Deluge Darling Downs Wheat Crops Suffer

The Land · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 6

Heavy rainstorms, accompanied in some localities, by hail, considerably damaged wheat crops in parts of the Darling Downs. The damage to wheat, barley and canary…

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Danger of Flood Increase Heavy Rains on Catchment Areas WARNING

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 13

WITH from four to five inches of rain recorded in the Queensland and New South Wales catchment areas of the…

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Flood of Japanese Imports Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 8

FIGURES released to-day by the Commonwealth Statistician, Mr. E. T. Mcphee, in[?]icate clearly the alarming…

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Flood Fears Alleviated After Fine Day in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 11

Fine weather yesterday alleviated flood fears in the north of N.S.W. The Macintyre River, which, was swollen by Wednesday's heavy rain,…

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Flood Advice

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 19

The following flood advice was issued by the Weather Bureau last night: -- The river at Boggabilia at 9 a.m…

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Our Short Stow STORM

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 12

STORM CAREW was tall above the average, with the physique of a bull--great bulging shoulders,…

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Inland Rivers Rise. Serious Floods Unlikely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 15

A sharp rise occurred in the Namoi River, at Narrabri and Wee Waa yesterday, but, although the stream was running strongly last night at both towns, no flood was…

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J. Beaton Again the Final Night Floodlit Football Competition Closes Early Start

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 2

ADDED to the spectacular presentation of football brightened by specially framed rules, the magnetic figure of…

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Anti-nazi Letters Flood Germany London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 1

Hundreds of thousands of bitingly sarcastic pamphlets, urging the nation to vote against the Nazis, have been distributed all over the…

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Storm

The Sun · Sunday 12 November 1933 · page 2

YES, I suppose I did see some queer things happen in France during the…

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The Cases Of Sir E. Marshall Hall, K.C. Beautys Riddled Corpse in Storm No. 11

Truth · Sunday 12 November 1933 · page 16

THE whole question of insanity in its relation to the law of England was raised by the terrible crime of Lieut. Fred. Rothwell Holt, whose desperate act in killing a beautiful woman may be attributed to some…

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Rogilla's Reversal Rouses Ire Of Flemington Crowd Fisher Plate Victory Storm of Hoots For Horse And Rider Outclassed Field

The Sun · Sunday 12 November 1933 · page 16

HOOTS from Flat, Hill and Paddock greeted Rogilla and his jockey D. Munro, as they returned to scale after winning the C. B. Fisher Plate at Flemington this afternoon…

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Heavy Rain In the North-west

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 12

According to reports received last night from country centres, heavy rain fell on Saturday evening in the north-west. Walgett police reported that an inch and a half was registered…

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Over Three Million Informal Votes In Germany Evaded Issue In All-Nazi Election Foreign Policy Is Endorsed Calm After Storm of Propaganda Berlin

The Sun · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 1

THE feature of to-day s polling in the Reichstag elections--in which all the candidates, with very few exceptions, were Nazis--and in the referendum on the Hitler Governments foreign policy was…

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Floodings in QUEENSLAiND Ships and Traffic Held Up Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 5

TERRIFIC rainstorms on the coast and over the northern districts have caused severe floods and washouts, resulting in a hold-up of…

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Storm Fury

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 6

MR. J. L. RATTRAY'S prize wheat crop at Bingara, flattened and tangled by wind and rain…

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Wheat May Cause Political Storm Grant and Tax Plan Cabinet Has Long Sitting Parties Wait Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 7

INDICATIONS are that the Government's proposals to deal with the problem of relief to the wheat industry,…

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Storm of Disapproval From P. Service Rebates Afford No Relief Had Been Delayed For Several Months Big Protest

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 5

A STORM of disapproval from all sections of the public service yesterday greeted the proposals of the…

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Flood and Drought Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 7

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw) stated yesterday that November 30 was the final date for receipt of applications from rural settlers for relief on account of losses…

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Who Pays for Flood Damage?

The Sun · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 13

BOWRAVILLE, Tuesday. -- Nambucca Shire Council decided emphatically to protest against the Local Government Department…

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