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Floods & storms, 1934

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"The Deluge" -- Inside and Out Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

WHILE theatre patrons were witnessing tho screening of "The Deluge" at the Crown Theatre on Saturday night…

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Harvesting Is Delayed Storms Damage Wheat

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 8

Harvesting operations in the northwestern section of the wheat belt were considerably delayed last month by heavy rains, reports Mr…

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Through Storm by Plane Pictures of S. Coast Flood Areas

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 7

Baden Mullaney, "Telegraph" cameraman, said yesterday after his return from an air trip to Moruya, that the storm over' the South Coast…

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Storms in Queensland. Wind Lifts Man Bodily. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

A violent storm late on Sunday night cut a huge swathe through the Moggill district, nine miles from Brisbane. Roofs were lifted, windows broken, haystacks razed, farm…

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Cyclone Warning Is Issued Terrific Damage In Three States Revealed Roll of Death

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

ACCORDING to a special flood warning issued late last night by the Weather Bureau, a cyclone is still located…

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Flooded Areas Yesterday Near Moruya, on the South Coast, As Viewed From the Air

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 12

A VIEW OF THE COUNTRYSIDE UNDER WATER. CROPS OF CORN SUFFER AS A RESULT OF THE FLOOD. A SCENE NEAR MORUYA…

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Plane's Flight Over Flooded Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

The aeroplane Miss Southern Cross, which flew over parts of the flooded South Coast yesterday, encountered gale winds and driving rain…

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Extensive Floods. Towns Isolated; Settlers Marooned Two Men Drowned. Lives Endangered by Snowy River Torrent. Burrinjuck Dam Overflows

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

Two more deaths and damage estimated at thousands of pounds have occurred as a result of the terrific storms which have ravaged the southern half of the State. Unprecedented downpours, ranging in south-coastal areas from five to…

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Floods in Riverina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

Widespread damage was reported throughout the central and southern areas. In Riverina all low-lying areas are flooded The Murrumbidgee River is dangerously high…

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Victorian Floods Orbost Isolated. Snowy River Above Danger Level. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

Te[?]rential rain which fell in Victoria at the week-end and to-day has caused floods in many places, particularly in East Gippsland. The township of Orbost is experiencing the…

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Floods in South Africa. Capetown, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 10

The Minister for Lands (Colonel Reitz). after an aerial reconnaissance of the flooded south-west area, stated that the damage in the riverside settlements was enormous. He…

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When The Flood Waters Rose Maneaters Of Australian Coast

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 16

WAITING for the flood-waters to recede, about three miles on the Sydney side of Bateman's Bay. Roads were inundated, and creeks, converted into muddy torrents, marooned many travellers along the Prince's Highway. Photographed by "The Sun" special photographer…

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Many Faced Ordeal In Floods At Bega Police Rescue 20 From Bank Couple Escape As Car Is Swept Away

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 9

WHEN uninterrupted communication was restored with Bega to-day, it was learned that the present floods were more disastrous than the big inundation of 1917. Campers on the Bega River were rescued by police on…

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Flood Damage Many Roads Still Impassable

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 11

The flood position on the South Coast has improved slightly in parts and traffic is now able to get through as far as Moruya, reports the…

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Water Overflows Burrinjuck Cars Lost on South Coast: Bega Cut Off Miles-wide Floods in Riverina Towns on River Are Ready

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 1

BEGA is cut off, cars and bridges have been washed away on the South Coast, and late last night water was pouring over the spillway of Burrinjuck Dam, with grave danger of…

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Moving Pictures of Floods Cinesound Man's Plane Trip

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

To take motion pictures of the floods at Moruya, the Cinesound cameraman, Mr. M. F. Nichols, made an adventurous trip yesterday in the…

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Heavy Rain in Tumut Tumut

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 6

Over three and a half inches of rain have been registered Since Saturday morning, and it is still raining…

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Disastrous Rain-storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 12

What the State Meteorologist describes as "an inland tropical cyclone" lashed all eastern and south-eastern Australia during the week-end. In places it…

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Storm Passing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 14

The centre of the cyclonic disturbance has moved in a south-easterly direction, and the Weather Bureau reports that improved conditions will result. In coastal areas the…

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Storm Delay

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 11

Having been delayed by a storm which she struck after passing Spencer Gulf, the City of Kimberley arrived here to-day under the…

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