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Floods & storms, 1934

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Danger Is Now Acute Floods Over State

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 5

WITH further heavy falls of rain and a continuance of gale conditions, the flood danger in the eastern half of the State is now intense. Already miles of land is submerged at Richmond, Camden, and Windsor, where homes of Chinese market gardeners are being…

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Hawkesbury Floods Are Rising All Roads To Windsor And Richmond Blocked Danger on Coast Is Slowly Abating Sick Man Held at Richmond

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

WHILE serious flood danger has abated on the North and South Coast the situation…

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Approach of the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 16

On the top of the new wheat silos, at White Bay, the "Herald" photographer was outside the storm area and gained a remarkable im pression…

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Mountain Crashes in Storm Millions Of Tons Of Earth Choke Valley South Coast

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 5

WEAKENED by the cyclonic storms of the past few days, huge landslides have occurred near Moruya. on the South Coast…

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The Fury of the Seas — The Week-End Gale Wild Weather on the South Coast at Bermagui

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 46

Cyclonic conditions along the eastern coast of Australia were felt most severely north and south of Sydney at the week end. The wind reached a velocity of 40 miles an hour and was accompanied by torrential rain. Shipping had to run for shelter or stand well out to sea, and most of the coastal rivers rose so rapidly that floods occurred in many areas. Crashing Seas at Schnapper Rocks, Point Danger, Near Tweed Heads…

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World's Earliest Civilisation Treasures from City of Abraham—and Traces of the Flood

The World's News · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

ON their way to America to-day are stone vases, copper bowls, beads of lapis lazuli and carnelian, crystal shell, marble, and…

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Floods. Critical Stage Passed. Towns Still Cut Off

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 13

The Hawkesbury River was falling slightly yesterday, and the possibility of a dangerous flood seemed to have passed. Wide stretches of the Hawkesbury Valley were still under…

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Flooded Molonglo at Canberra and Floods at Camden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 16

At top: The low-level bridge at Acton, Canberrra under water on Monday, when debris threatened to carry it away. Below: a flooded farm at Camden, at sunset, yesterday…

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Falling Flood Waters Sunshine Hope "In Day or So"

The Sun · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 15

ALTHOUGH the flood waters were receding to-day, Windsor is still isolated, there being four feet…

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Floods Still Dangerous

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 5

Reports received late last night from all affected areas indicate that floods have now eased considerably except in the Windsor…

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Man Held Under Flooded Creek

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 5

Attempting to straighten out some wire-netting fence which had been damaged by the flood, Victor Cassmeno. an Italian market gardenor of…

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Peril of Floods Going Windsor May See Its Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 7

FLOOD danger on the Hawkesbury abated last night. It is expected that the bridge at Windsor will appear above the…

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Lang Shakes His Fist Over Gag Assembly Storm Lodger Vote Spooner's Case

The Sun · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 17

JUMPING to his feet when the gag was applied to Mr. Shannon during the debate on the Legislative…

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Floods Subside. Little Rain Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 9

Compaiatiiely fine weather continued in New South Wales yesterday, and falls were reported in all the flooded rivers. Except in the Hawkesbury Valley, conditions are rapidly…

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Boy's Escape. Caught in Flood Waters. Through Pipe Under Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 9

William Barcodos, 12, of Walker-street, Merrylands, was walking on the concrete part of the weir across the Parramatta River, near Parramatta District Hospital, yesterday, when…

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Bishop Stranded In Flooded River. QUEANBEYAN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 9

While a congregation waited patiently at Jerangle, Bishop Burgmann and Archdeacon Pike were stranded in the flooded Anembo River…

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Floods Recede Hawkesbury Near Normal

The Sun · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 16

Conditions are now almost normal in the Hawkesbury district, the flood having receded, leaving only a few isolated patches of water on lowlying…

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Brought Down by Flood Waters Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 8

Newcastle Harbor resembled a mini ture vegetable market to-day, when a quantity of pumpkins and melons, etc., brought down by the…

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Flood Waters Almost Cleared

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 5

Flood waters in the Windsor and Richmond districts are receding fast, and should be practically, cleared to-day. Although further showers are…

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Scratching Wire Not Forwarded to Kensington Lancaster King Case Horse Not on Course Floods Prevented Arrival in Sydney Outback's Win

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 2

INABILITY to get Lancaster King through from Men angle because of floods, and the nondelivery of a telegram to the…

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