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Floods & storms, 1934

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Brisbane Cut Off Floods Inundate Northern Roads

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 12

HEAVY rain for 15 hours have quickened fears of floodings in the Richmond River districts and reports received by the…

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80 DEAD Mounting Flood Toll Los Angeles

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 16

With those still missing, after two days, added to the number of bodies recovered, the death roll in the Los Angeles flood disaster is 80…

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Train Just Clears Northern Rivers Flooding

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 8

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday. -- The Herbert River this morning was only eight inches under the bridge, but at 2 p.m. began to rise slowly, and…

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Violent Storm. Damage in North. Cyclone at Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

Further violent storms which occurred late on Wednesday night in the northern coastal tablelands districts, continued yesterday. Torrential rain and severe hall fell at several…

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In Cyclone Carroo's Long Tow To Sydney

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 11

After a journey of 11,000 miles, the 36-year-old steamer Carroo arrived here to-day in tow of the Momba, from Townsville, for overhaul…

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Lightning Fires Hay Stack Storm Stops Traffic at Deepwater

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 7

GLEN INNES, Thursday. -- Three inches of rain, one of the heaviest falls in recent years, and some hail flooded the waterways at Deepwater…

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Roofs Fly in Raging Qld Storm Sheds And Fences Swept Away Towns in Dark Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

FOLLOWING light showers yesterday, there was heavy rain with thunder over the metropolitan area, Darling…

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Birth of Child. In Car in Flooded Creek. Escape From Rising Waters. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 9

A baby was born in an ambulance car, which had stalled in a flooded cr[?] crossing at Upper Tallebudgera, on the South Coast, during a heavy storm early this morning. The…

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More Flood Victims Los Angeles

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

At least 100 people, it is now known, perished in the Southern California floods. Forty-five bodies have been…

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Flood Toll Is Eighty Los Angeles New Year's Eve Disaster Los Angeles

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

The known roll of dead, and of missing who are presumed to [?]as a result of the flooding [?] Los Angeles on New Year's Eve, is now…

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"Deluge" (Rko Radio)

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 17

OPENS impressively but dwindles rapidly away to a wearisome anti-climax. The fantasy…

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Narbada in Cyclone. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 14

A cyclone was encountered off the Queensland coast by the Narbada on December 28 and 29. It the height of the gale a heavy sea broke on the foredeck, and three Lascars were thrown…

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Cyclone Centred Over Inland N.S.W.

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning:-- A cyclone is centred over inland New South Wales; heavy rain is…

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Inspired By "Sun" Smile in Poetry Deluge of Praise Big Prizes Happiness Quest

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

"They are smiling in the country. They are smiling in the town. Where it now becomes effron[?]ry To attempt to wear a frown."…

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Five-inch Hail Violent Storms in New Zealand Christchurch

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

The worst hailstorm for 30 years swept the country between Ashburton and Rangiora yesterday, destroying thousands of acres of wheat and oats…

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Heavy Storm. Damage by Lightning. Electric Light Cut Off

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 13

A heavy thunderstorm broke over parts of the city and suburbs shortly before 6 o'clock last night. Electric light wires at Manly and Chatswood were struck by lightning, and the…

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Nth. Coast Floods Motorists' Many Troubles GRAFTON

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

TORRENTIAL rain in the Rappville district (between Grafton and Casino) has resulted in considerable…

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Almost Cut Off by Water Roads From Brisbane Are Flooded Heavy Rains Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

AS a result of heavy rains, many arterial roads from Brisbane to country centres have become impassable. The North Coast road…

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Sheep Survived Flood How Did They Cross the River?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.--When the flood waters from the Loddon River receded at Fernihurst, 288 valuable sheep belonging to Messrs. Makin…

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State Is Swept By Gale Death : Fireball and Floods

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1934 · page 1

Rising in the inland areas, a cyclone, carrying with it devastating rains, yesterday swept the eastern half of the…

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