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Floods & storms, 1934

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Floods, in Poland. Part of Warsaw Inundated. 200 Lives Lost. Warsaw, July 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 12

Two hunderd lives have been lost in floods which have devastated a vast area of Poland. The Vistula early this morning broke through the earth works which protect the populous…

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City Street Flooded

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 7

Photograph taken in Ultimo-road when to-day's downpour was at tis heaviest.-- Motor delivery van passing along the street with water up to tis axles…

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Warsaw's Flood Peril

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 1

Approach arches of the Ponialowski Bridge in the heart of Warsaw. The foreground is now under water. It is feared that the bridge, a huge steel structure will be carried away by the floodwaters of the Vistula…

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600 DEAD Polish Floods Typhus Fear Warsaw

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 1

THE death-roll in the Polish floods has reached 600, whole families having perished in the wreckage of their…

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City Flood Many Shops Suffer

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 8

Many houses and shops in East Woolloomooloo were flooded about 10 a.m. to-day, drains being inadequate to cope with the water that cascaded…

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Flood Menace Growing Feared Earthworks May Collapse 150 Drowned Warsaw

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 1

IT is now feared that the earthworks that so far have prevented the complete flooding of the low-lying districts of Poland may…

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Will Flood Air With Party War-Cries Propaganda Is Planned on Big Scale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 5

ALL parties will use the air more extensively than ever before for propaganda during the Federal, election campaign…

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Many Perish In Floods: Warsaw Peril Big City Is Menaced by Vistula Warsaw

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 1

IN floods that have devastated Poland, there have been 200 victims, and, fearing the deluge, residents of Warsaw are fleeing…

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In South Flood Danger Heavy Rain More on Way?

The Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 9

WITH heavy rain on the South Coast yesterday, some falls exceeding four inches, there is a grave…

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Junk in Gale Washed Ashore Port Moresby

The Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 10

The Frenchmen, Eric de Bishchopf and Joseph Tatibouet, who previously were alleged to have found an unknown island in the Arafura Sea,…

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Heavy Rain Fallen For Two Hours In Leeds Cart It Save The Englishmen? Trouble Likely From Batsmen HENDREN & Leyland Leeds, Tuesday, 5.40 a.m

The Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 1

HEAVY rain has fallen here since 3.45. a.m., on the vital last day of the fourth Test. Showers had begun to fall soon after midnight. WHILE realising that Hendren and Leyland might…

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Risked His Life for Dog Policeman's Fight In Raging Storm Channel Terrier Saved

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 1

TO save the lift of a fox terrier which had fallen into a stormwater channel at Alexandria during the height of yesterday's storm…

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DISASTER. Floods in Poland. Great Loss of Life. Whole Families Perish. WARSAW, July 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 9

An area exceeding that of Wales has been inundated by the disastrous floods in Poland. Six hundred lives have been lost, and…

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Polish Flood Relief

The Sun · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 6

Warsaw, Monday.--All military and civilian aeroplanes are being utilised to supply food to districts isolated by miles of flood waters. Members of…

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17 Villages Wiped Out By Polish Floods WARSAW

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 1

FIFTY THOUSAND residents of Warsaw, the Polish capital, fled from their homes as the River Vistula rose to the danger point…

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Poland Doubly Stricken Floods and Fever Kill Hundreds Warsaw

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 8

Floods in the Vistula and an outbreak of typhus have caused 650 deaths in Poland. Whole families have perished in the wreckage of…

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South London Flooded Basements Submerged in Thousands London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 July 1934 · page 8

Severe thunderstorms with torrential rain occurred in South London and the adjoining counties last night, causing extensive flooding and the…

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DELUGE Storms In England LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 13

Violent thunderstorms, accompanied by torrents of rain, occurred in many parts of the country today. In London and its southern…

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Cyclone Off Coast Serious Flood Menace

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 8

DUE to the presence of a cyclonic storm which has developed off the coast, a grave danger of serious flooding now exists in South Coastal districts. "Floods are now indicated on the coast from Moruya southward, and in the Snowy River Valley, and…

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Storm Clouds Over The Harbor Giant Liner In Construction

The Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1934 · page 18

Above: WHILE storm clouds bank overhead, sparkling sunshine and tremulous shadows play softly on the waters of Sydney Harbor. A view from Vaucluse Park. At right: ONE celebrity comforts another.-- Overcome by the attention he is receiving, "Master Paris 1934" turns for sympathy to "Little Miss Paris, 1934." Prize-winners in a Paris competition. DEBUTANTES…

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