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Floods & storms, 1934

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Boisterous Day; Storm Likely

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 10

BOISTEROUS winds should tend to make the weather generally uncomfortable to-day, while a passing…

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Ship Peril Newcastle Gale NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 11

Reaching 70 miles an hour in squalls, one of the most violent westerly gales for years swept over Newcastle district to-day…

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Havoc Is Caused by Gale £100 In Notes Blown From Hand Wall Crashes

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 5

AS the result of the gale which swept the metropolis for a brief period yesterday, portion of an attic bedroom wall crashed to…

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Voce Bumps Into New Storm; His Shin Mystery To Play For County Again To-day Our Men Hooted Wild Outburst Telegram Puzzle Nottingham

The Sun · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 1

NEWSPAPERS throughout England emphasise that the "mystery" surrounding Voce's withdrawal from the Notts match to-day, for which the crowd so obviously and loudly blamed the Australians…

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Southern Rivers. Flooding Extends. Murrumbidgee Rising. More Rain Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 13

The Murrumbidgee River continued to rise yesterday, the Tumut River had borken its banks, and the Murray River was approaching a high level. Heavy rain was still falling over…

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Port Augusta Flooded Mullet Swimming in Streets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- A record high tide, swept up by the storm, flooded the main shopping centre of Port Augusta to-night…

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On With "Give It A Name" Game! Flood of Requests Acceded to No. 34 Starts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 7

THERE WILL be another "Give it a Name" Contest. "The Telegraph" is acceding to hundreds of requests from…

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Storm's End Icy South Fizzling Out

The Sun · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 26

WHERE will be the finish of the storm, which has left a trail of destruction in Australia, and has now raced across the…

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Misery In Calm Of Storm S.A. DESOLATION Fish In Houses Flood Peril Here

The Sun · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 18

HAVING battered this and other States with a fury of wind, rain, dust, hail and snow, the disturbance, which yesterday threatened to cause further havoc, has raced across the Tasman and is bringing to New…

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Yacht in Cyclone. Crew's Night of Terror. Terrific Seas. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 11

The auxiliary yacht Derwent encountered terrific seas shortly after leaving Ballina for Brisbane yesterday. and was forced to put back to port at 11.15 this morning. Members…

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Floods in the South. Large Areas in Danger. Drowning Feared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 11

The flood position in the Murrumbidgee River intensified yesterday. Settlers for days have been making preparations to withstand the floods…

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The Flooded Murrumbidgee River at Gunda[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 12

This photograph, which shows the railway bridge in the background, was taken when the river was 24 feet above normal on Tuesday. A further rise has since been recorded…

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From Flood Man Escaped Found by Farmer Wagga

The Sun · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 18

POLICE today traced the man who, it was believed, had been drowned yesterday in a flooded creek at…

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Tempestuous Weather Gales, Storms, & Heavy Rain Sweeps Country

The Land · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 34

TEMPESTUOUS weather conditions, accompanied by fierce gales, violent storms and torrential rains, ruled over a…

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Dust Storm at Cairns Bad Visibility Delays Shipping

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 4

CAIRNS, Thursday.--The dust storm extended to the Cairns district to-day, and when the sun rose it looked like the moon, giving a dull…

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Some Storm Sent Out at Cessnock Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 16

Because he fought with other dogs in the 660 yards event at Cessnock tin hares last night, Some Storm was to-day suspended from racing for one month…

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Tick Storm Clarence River Cattlemen Voice Protest Against Board's Edict Monthly Treatment

The Land · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 10

A RESOLUTION viewing with alarm and dissatisfaction the decision of the Tick Board to compel stockowners "to treat their…

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Port Pirie Flooded

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

Considerable destruction has occurred at Port Pirie owing to tidal waters which swept over and destroyed the embankment…

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Worst Past Floods In South

The Sun · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 10

The swollen waters of the Murrumbidgee still menace low-lying areas, and much land is under water, particularly near Wagga, where the river…

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Flood Danger Is Past All Rivers Falling

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

A rapid clearance of unsettled weather conditions was reported from all flood-affected river districts yesterday, and the danger has now…

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