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Floods & storms, 1934

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Flood Warning

The Sun · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 17

A pronounced tropical depression is now affecting the weather in New South Wales and heavy to very heavy rain is indicated about the…

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£10,000 Relief Is Asked Hawkesbury Farmers Suffer in Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 5

A deputation yesterday told the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Spooner, that 120 farmers in the Hawkesbury district had lost £40,000…

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Heavy' Rain Anticipated

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 5

FURTHER rain is forecast to-day Generally squally conditions should prevail with heavy snow…

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Onslow Cyclone. Residents' Experiences. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 12

The mail aeroplane which was marooned at Broome as a result of the cyclone last week, arrived in Perth this afternoon. Landing at Onslow yesterday afternoon, the…

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Over the Sliprails. Storm and Calm

The Land · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

"IT'S gettin' that way a man can't call his soul his own," growled the Burr cutter. "I don't want the marks of your…

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Maitland Gale. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 8

Sir,—Mr. Gow's letter to you published on March 24, 1934, under the above heading, is right enough as far as it goes, but without wishing to detract from the courageous…

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Flood Damage. Shires Seek More Help

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 15

Details of the damage done in the Monaro district by the floods in January and February were given to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) yesterday, when a…

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Warning Floods Forecast on North Coast May Come South

The Sun · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 11

FEARS of floods on some of the north coastal rivers have been increased by further downpours last night. The State Weather…

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Flood Feared Heavy Rainfall Expected

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

A continuance of, the general rain over, the Southern action of the State and an the coast la expected ' by Mr Mares'to-day…

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Watch Rivers For Floods, Warns Mares General Rain Yesterday

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

WHILE rain in some quarters is benefiting farmers, to many others it threatens ruin. At Bathurst Grafton…

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Heavy Rain in Q'land Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 5

Further heavy general rain fell last night and this morning in the south-east. On this occasion the rain penetrated inland over the…

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Upper Air Cyclone Origin Tests

The Sun · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 8

Physicists interested in meteorological phenomena are paying increasing attention to the details of the mechanism by which interchange…

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Flood Danger on Coast

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

Exceptionally heavy rain was recorded in coastal areas and subjacent highlands yesterday, 8.58 Inches being recorded at…

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Floods Hold Up Motorists

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 7

Local floodings at Pambula yesterday marooned visitors to the Sydney Show, who were returning by car to Melbourne…

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Making a Storm

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 2

What two little chaps do when they want some leaves to rock their boat. Second prize of £1 Is is awarded to George Oyston, 57 Kenny-street, Wollongong…

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Poles Bent Like Candles Fury of Cyclone at Onslow Perth

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 3

"Iron telegraph, poles bent like candles, and seawater, blown inland, spoiled the contents of the fresh water tanks 200 yards…

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Everybody's Sons Flood of Pictures for New Contest

The Sun · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 6

Hundreds of photographs of the sons of proud parents flooded into "The Sydney Sun" last week in answer to the "My Son" competition…

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Cyclone Cost £80,000 PERTH

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 1

MORE definite news of the disaster which struck the small coastal town of Onslow, during the cyclone a few dads ago was forthcoming…

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Randwick Training Notes. Heavy Rain Again Experienced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 16

Shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday the rain poured down at Randwick[?] and considerably hampered training operations. The [?]an track became so sodden that very few horses…

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Brain Storms. Accused Man's Defence. Alleged Armed Assault. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 13

Loss of memory and "brain storms" was pleaded as defence in a case in the Perth Police Court, which followed a hold-up of a taxi-driver in the bush near Perth on March…

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