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Floods & storms, 1934

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Factory Damaged by Flood

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

A letter was read at Redfern Council last night from a firm in Burke Street complaining that the recent heavy rains had caused great…

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Menace of Floods Is Passing Rivers Nearing Peak Level, But No Lives Imperilled

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 8

EXCEPT at Narrandera, where waters are expected to reach peak height on Saturday, and on Gundagai lowlands…

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Life Battle in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 1

WAGGA, Thursday. -- Leo Morris, 27, who had been believed drowned in the flooded O'Brien Creek, was found to…

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Floods. Settler Drowned In Swollen River. Mountains Searched for Body

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 13

William Murphy, 65. a settler, was drowned near his farm at Utopia, 40 miles from Bodalla. a fortnight ago. Nothing was known of the tragedy until…

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Flood Waters Backing Up Behind Burrinjuck Dam

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 14

At Taemas, 25 miles above the wall of the dam, where this picture was taken on Wednesday the river is reported to have reached a higher level than in the disastrous flood of 1925…

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Floods. Settler Drowned In Swollen River. Mountains Searched for Body

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 11

William Murphy, 65, a settler, was drowned near his farm at. Utopia, 40 miles from Bodalla, a fortnight ago. Nothing was known of the tragedy until…

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Gale's Aftermath. Ravaged Port Pirie. Governor's Appeal. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 16

After visiting Port Pirie, which was flooded when tidal waters broke through an embankment on Tuesday night, the Governor (Sir Winston Dugan) issued the following special…

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Killed by Lightning Under Tree Sudden Storm

The Sun · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 5

DURING a severe thunder storm which burst over the city early this afternoon, a man, who has not yet been…

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Flooded Houses At Port Pirie

The Sun · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 1

Almost the whole of the municipality was inundated when the tidal waters swept info Port Pirie. This graphic picture of same of the flooded houses was taken from a lowf-lying aeroplane…

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Harrowing Pt. Pirie Floods Distressed Family Victims' Plight Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 3

HARROWING stories are still being told of the flood disaster at Port Pirie, unparalled in the history of the State, which has left…

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Flood Danger

The Sun · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 5

Variable weather during the weekend is predicted by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). Winds should be squally, chiefly…

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River Overflows Campers Flooded Out LEETON

The Sun · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 5

The Murrumbidgee River overflowed its banks at Yanco this morning, flooding out unemployed campers, who were compelled to shift to…

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£150,000 Damage by Floods Hundreds Homeless In S. Aust. Trenches Dug Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 5

THREE HUNDRED families ore still homeless through the floods at Port Pirie. Trenches have been dug and the flood…

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Flood Killed Rabbits, Anyway Rivers Receding Now Renewal of Rain Forecast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 9

WHATEVER most people may think of floods, farmers in the Tumut district are all in favor of floods such as that…

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FLOODS. Position on Murrumbidgee. Mr. Mares's Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 15

A bright, sunny flay was welcomed throughout New South Wales yesterday, after a week of unsettled weather, with gales, storms, and floods…

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Fleurette Is Hoping for Heavy Rain

The Sun · Sunday 19 August 1934 · page 12

Mary Darling, Poor George looked rather wan after a week of high temperature and low diet, but he…

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14 Victims Of Flood In Hospital Port Pirie

The Sun · Sunday 19 August 1934 · page 3

Fourteen persons are in hospital with shock and the effects of immersion from the recent tidal wave which destroyed two…

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Overboard in Gale Fisherman Drowned in Gippsland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 August 1934 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--When the barracouta fleet was caught in a westerly gale off Lakes Entrance, Gippsland, this morning, Sydney…

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Aid for Victims. Port Pirie Floods. Young Mother's Misfortune. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 August 1934 · page 12

Money, clothes blankets, boots, and shoes are pouring in from all parts of the State for the relief of the Port Pirie flood victims It is now estimated that nearly 2000 people…

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FLOODS. Wagga Grazing Land Covered. Murrumbidgee Falling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 August 1934 · page 11

The crest of the flood in the Murrumbidgee River passed through Wagga on Saturday, and yesterday the level had fallen more than a foot. The flood is expected to reach…

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