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Floods & storms, 1934

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Larwood a New Storm All Off Lancs. v. Notts. London

The Sun · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 1

The Lancashire-Notting-hamshire county cricket fixtures, which have been regularly held for 60 years…

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Liner Themistocles Damaged in Gale. FREMANTLE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 21

The liner Themistocles reached Fremantle to-day 12 hours late from Capetown, having been delayed by bad weather, which was encountered almost throughout the voyage…

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Gale Lashes Auckland Homes Abandoned in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Sunday. -- Another fierce gale has swept Auckland province, causing widespread damage. Six inches of rain fell in North…

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Along the News Trail Broke the Record Gale Wrecks Radio Line

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 7

Riding from Sydney in 3 days 1 hour 20 minutes, Miss Billie Samuel, 23, broke the women's cycling record by 6 hours 12 minutes, reaching…

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GERMANY. 255 Executions. Unofficial List. Graft of Storm Troop Leaders. LONDON, July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 9

The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" has received a confidential list, carefully compiled by unofficial observers, giving the number of executions in Germany as…

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Torrential Rain. Houses Flooded in Auckland. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 9

The long spell of squally weather culminated last night in prolonged torrential rain and a northerly gale throughout the province. There was considerable flooding, notably in…

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Heavy Rain Is Forecast Gales Off South Coast

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 1

Following the light rain in sections of the State yesterday, weather conditions have now become generally unsettled, heavy…

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Lyons Juggles with the Tariff Selection From 60 Reports To Be Presented To Parlt. Bows To Storm Of Criticism Election Window-dressing Facing Both Ways CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 1

AGAIN shifting his ground before the storm of criticism, the Prime; Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced to-night that the Federal Cabinet has decided to make a selection from the sixty…

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Heavy Damage in N.Z. Floods Wellington (N.z.). Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 1

HEAVY rain fell in the Kawakawa district during the week-end and considerable damage was caused…

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Floods India With Piecegoods Japan Evades Quota Agreement Eastern Ports Utilised Bombay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1934 · page 8

THE menace of imports into India of Japanese piece- goods in excess, of the agreed quota is very real, and is…

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Royal Wedding Stopped Flood of Japanese Immigrants Would Have Followed

The World's News · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 7

TEEMING with possibilities of war — industrial and otherwise — a…

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Burst Water Main. Melbourne Street Flooded. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1934 · page 18

Early morning traffic along a street in South Melbourne had to negotiate a quaking sea of woodblocks floating on water from a burst 9-inch main. Striking a hummock two feet…

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American Storms New York

The Sun · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 2

A tornado ripped across the Canadian prairies on a 400-mile front from Provost (Alberta) to Kamsack (Saskatchewan)…

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Ipswich Beaten at Night Game By Flood-light

Referee · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 18

NEW SOUTH WALES Rugby League side in Queensland opened the tour by defeating Ipswich under floodlight on Thursday night, July 5…

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Tragedy Hard Upon Fear Disastrous Floods in Droughty Japan Tokio

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 10

Following intense heat and fears of a drought, heavy rain fell in the Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures of Japan bringing disastrous floods…

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Rough Voyages. Storms in the Bight. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 12

With rough weather on the southern coast, shipping between Melbourne and Fremantle is being seriously hampered. Almost all ships berthing this week have arrived late…

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JAPAN. Floods and Drought. Thousands of People Homeless Tokyo, July 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 11

Swollen rivers have caused widespread havoc and inundations in the prefectures of Ishlkawa and Toyama, western and central Japan. The number of casualties is unknown. The…

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Trans-siberian Hold-up Heavy Floods Stop Rail Traffic Harbin

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

Traffic on the Trans - Siberian railway has boon suspend…

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In Storm How Australia Won Nine Wickets Chesterfield

The Sun · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 3

DERBYSHIRE was dismissed before lunch today, and Australia soon made the 30 runs wanted, winning…

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Gale for the Books Headgale Will Start At a Short Price Spearhead Filly Comes Into Her Own

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 2

WEATHER forecast for 2.48 p.m. at Canterbury on Saturday is that from a bookmakers' viewpoint it will be blustery. AT about that time the Flying Welter Handicap will have…

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