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Floods & storms, 1934

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Flood Relief. South Coast Districts. Premier's Inspection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 9

The Premier (Mr. Stevens), after a personal inspection of the flood damage caused by the recent rains on the South Coast, announced yesterday that the Government had…

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Flood Damage. Lockhart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 10

Lockhart Shire Council has decided to apply to the Government for a grant of £3000 to repair flood damage to roads and bridges. An increase in the general rate or the striking…

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Flood Damage. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 10

The Dalgety Shire Council, after considering the damage caused by the recent flood, decided to increase the rate by ¼d to 1¾d and also to ask the Government to grant £1000…

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Government To Aid Flood Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 7

AFTER having visited districts on the South Coast affected by the recent floods, the Premier (Mr. Stevens) announced…

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Ship Drifting Minus Rudder In Fierce Gale PORTLAND (Oregon)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

HER rudder washed away, the American steamer Kentucky has sent. out an S.O.S. for help. Battered by a gale which is raging off the coast, known throughout the world as the "graveyard of the…

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Queensland Floods Railway Services Affected TOWNSVILLE

The Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 15

Cyclonic conditions have been responsible for torrential rains, and indications, are that train services will be disorganised…

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Flood Damage Grant

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 5

The Local Government Department has approved of a grant of £250 to repair storm damage done to the Newnes- Wallerawang Road The…

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Ran Into Cyclone

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 24

A tropical cyclone was encountered by the Brisbane Maru on her trip from Yokohama after she left Thursday Island. The Barrier Reef…

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Cyclone Hits N. Q'land Tully Has 22 Inches of Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

ATHERTON, Tuesday. -- A severe cyclone struck the North Queensland coast last night and raged fiercely until early this morning. Eight inches…

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Q'land Is Lashed Cyclone R'way Washaways Hold Up Train Boat Missing Brisbane, Tues

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

A FIERCE cyclone, accompanied by torrential rain, struck Northern Queensland last night and raged until early this morning…

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India's Calamity: Earthquake, Fire, and Flood Scenes in the Area Affected

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 17

Cable messages received from Calcutta indicate an appalling death roll as a result of violent earthquakes and floods last week,…

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Industry Survived the Storm Dried Fruit Men In Conference PREFERENCE

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

"THIS industry has been very successful in weathering the storms of the depression, and, to a large extent, the activities of the…

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Flood Damage South Coast Farmers can Replace Ruined Crops

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 14

FARMERS on the South Coast who had their crops washed out by the recent floods, particularly make, sorghum, and beans, will welcome the…

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Heat Wave Real Summer Follows Floods and Cold Days

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

THE heat wave which developed in Western Australia early this week and has been steadily moving eastward, reached the New South Wales coast on…

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Flood Relief Government will Aid Stricken South Coast Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

AFTER a personal inspection of the damage caused to South Coast farms by the recent floods, the Premier (Mr Stevens) announced that the…

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A Terrible Flood

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 15

PHYLLIS SMITH (Bermsgul).—There was a terrific good on the South Coast recently. It was the biggest flood known since about 1919. and did a great amount of damage. It began…

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Queensland Floods. Water Over Railway Lines. Horseman Drowned in Creek. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 10

Heavy rains continue to fall in north Queensland, and railway traffic north from Townsville has been been disorganised. This morning flood waters were 16ft deep over the rail…

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Bread by Boat Floods in Q'land Ingham (Q.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

THE Herbert River overflowed to a depth of three to four feet in the centre of the town last night, but this afternoon the rain ceased, and…

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Man Drowns in Floods Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

A MESSAGE from Innisfall states that the floods have claimed one victim. David Woods, manager of Mellick's…

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Disappeared in Flood Police Search for the Body

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

INNISFAIL, Wednesday. -- David Woods, a married man who manages a farm at Upper Daradgee, Innisfail, was crossing the flooded stream to an…

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