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Floods & storms, 1934

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WARNING. Flood Danger. Heavy Rain Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 15

Further general rain, with heavy falls, is likely to cause flooding in both coastal and inland rivers within the next few days. Most of the rivers of New South Wales are…

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Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 11

Driving its force gainst the window, torrents of wind-driven rain, Heavy, the darkened landscape, storm-tossed the mighty main!…

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Storm Damage Brisbane Stores Suffer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.--Stock worth thousands of pounds was damaged in several stores by a storm which swept the city late this afternoon…

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Storm Sweeps Brisbane. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 15

Damage to the extent of thousands of pounds was done to stock in several business houses by a storm which swept over the city after 4 o'clock this afternoon. Tram traffic…

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Obituary. Mr. C. E. Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 12

The death has occurred of Charles Edward Flood, in his 70th year, at his home, Glenorie, Garnet-street, Dulwich Hill. Mr. Flood was the assistant permanent-way…

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Flood Advice More Rain Expected

The Sun · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 8

General rain, with heavy falls, is expected over New South Wales during the week-end, and conditions should still be watched in districts…

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The Fury of the Storm

The Sun · Sunday 26 August 1934 · page 55

LIGHTNING crackled, then thunder boomed and shook the walls of the house like a threatening army. Trees bowed down in…

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Thousands in Peril of Floods Indian Rivers Break CALCUTTA

The Sun · Sunday 26 August 1934 · page 5

Thousands of lives are endangered in Bihar Province through the flooding of the three huge rivers, Ganges,…

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Furious Storm Telegraph Poles Snapped

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--A bitter southerly storm swept over Canterbury, seriously damaging telephone, telegraph, and power lines…

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Snow and Rain. Heavy Storm in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 10

A heavy southerly gale, accompanied by rain, and in some cases snow, resulted in bitte[?] week-end conditions in Otago. Canterbury, and Wellington provinces…

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Floods in India. Villages Inundated. Loss of Ufe Feared. Calcutta, Aug. 36

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 9

[?] heavy monsoon rainfall for serve[?] days has caused serious floods in the Gange,[?] and [?] Rivers. The Ganges rose to a record level at Patna,…

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SUBMERGED Monsoon Floods CALCUTTA

The Sun · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 10

THE most disastrous floods for many years have put hundreds of square miles in the [?]ibar province under…

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Sunshine After Storm, But Worse To Come

The Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 7

"A BIT of a hellstorm," said an old gentleman from Ayrshire, who got under a street awning to the windward of the squall that struck Sydney shortly after 2 p.m. to-day. With a suddenness that sent…

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Corowa Land Board. Applications for Flood Relief. COROWA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 7

At a meeting of the Corowa Land Board there were 35 applications for relief on account of flood and drought, and in particular the flood damage of 1931 and 1934. Most of…

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Floods in India. Thousands of Refugees. CALCUTTA, Aug. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 9

Although the flood level of the Ganges fell 30 inches yesterday, some, of the embankments protecting Patna have been demolished, and portions of the city in the European quarter…

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Ganges Floods Take Heavy Toll Of Life CALCUTTA

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 August 1934 · page 1

HEAVY loss of life is, feared as the result of serious floods in areas adjoining the River Ganges and its tributaries. Thousands are fleeing to safety…

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Floods, Cyclone, Snow In Store For N.S.W.

The Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 13

HEAVY falls of rain, with colder conditions and southerly winds, are predicted to-day. The rain, said Mr. Mares, should be practically State-wide, and rivers, already rising might be flooded. A cyclone may develop on the South…

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The Storm--And A Little Blue Frock Did Weather Pick on One Girl?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 1

THERE is not the slightest doubt that whoever arranges the leather was picking on someone in particular yesterday--else why hail…

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Lightning Flash Stunned Six Hurled Off Feet And Blinded For Moment Blue Fire Over 100-yd. AREA Electric Storm Hits Five Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 1

SIX persons were stunned when a vivid flash of lightning struck Lyons Road, Five…

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Floods Threaten £3,000,000 Bridge CALCUTTA

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 1

FIFTY villages in the Sahabad district are now submerged by the Ganges floods. Thousands are fleeing to safety. Anxiety is felt for the £3,000,000…

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