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Floods & storms, 1935

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Disastrous Storm Flood Havoc at Inverell Homestead Burned To Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 11

THE Inverell district was yesterday visited by a cloudburst, followed by continued violent storms, and disastrous…

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More Storms Heavy Losses in the Country Districts

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 3

THIS summer has been remarkable for the number of severe storms that have caused hav[?] in different parts of Australia, resulting in heavy losses of…

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36-Hour Battle Gale Damages Ship DARWIN

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 20

After a 36-hour battle with a cyclone, described by Captain Donaldson as the worst he had experienced, the Marella berthed in…

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Air Mail's Dramatic Dash Save Day? Racing Clock Storms Ahead on Saturday?

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 19

A DRAMATIC race against time, across Australia, is being made to-day, in an endeavor to…

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Mail Plane in Storm Crossing Timor Sea. Forced Landing on Coast. Pilot's Graphic Narrative. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 11

The Imperial Airways mail 'plane Athena made a forced landing 60 miles east of Darwin this morning, after battling against a fierce monsoonal storm over the Timor Sea. It successfully took off again late this afternoon, and arrived at Darwin at 5.45 p.m. The 'plane was undamaged…

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Out of Mud, Mail Plane Safe at Darwin Bogs Again On Landing Worst Storm Ever Met Could Not Keep In Radio Touch

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

DARWIN, Wednesday.--Sighted dimly in the north-east at 5.35 p.m. to-day. the Imperial Airways…

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Serious Floods Likely in Northern Areas. Rivers Rising. More Rain Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 11

Continued rain is causing fears of serious floods in the northern inland rivers. The Macintyre River at Boggabilla rose 16 feet in 24 hours, and the Namoi River at…

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Isolated Town's Plight Flood Waters Rivers Rising

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 28

BOGGABILLA, a township of 300 people on the banks of the flooded Macintyre, is cut off from its…

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Flood Danger Not Past Further Rises in Rivers Heavy Rainfall Expected STATE-WIDE

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 5

PAR from being past, the flood danger has been accentuated by further heavy falls of rain, and reports indicate that rivers…

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Severe Storms at Wagga. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 11

Disastious rainsforms have caused great damage to property, fencing, and roadways. A survey of the southern portion of the town to-day. after the storm had abated, revealed…

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Terrific Storm Off Northern Territory Coast. Huge Seas Sweep Marella. Passengers Injured. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 11

The worst storm in the memory of all the officers was experienced off the coast of the Northern Territory by the Burns, Philp steamer Marella, which arrived at Darwin this…

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Marella Battered by a Terrific Cyclone Governor Nearly Drowned Officer, Passengers Hurt 36-Hour Ordeal In 70-Mile Wind

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

DARWIN, Thursday.--Almost two days overdue, the Marella berthed here this afternoon on her way to Singapore,…

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FLOODS In the North. Boy Drowned at Gunnedah. Boggabilla Inundated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 11

Although the northern rivers were very high yesterday, the cessation of the rain prevented any intensification of the floods. Large sections of the…

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Victorian Flood Relief. Leiter of Thanks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 10

The Lord Mayor (Alderman Parker) has received a letter from the Lord Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor A. G. Wales) acknowledging receipt of £750 as a progress…

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Cut Off Boggabilla by Floods

The Sun · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 7

THIRTY miles of countryside covered by the flood waters of the Macintyre, the ballast under the rail track…

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Flood Danger Not Past Northern Inland Rivers

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 7

"Northern inland rivers are still high, and a considerable volume of water has still to pass down before the danger of floods…

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Boy's Vain Fight For Life Death in Flood Waters Country Deluged With Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 7

AT the very moment when his life appeared to have been saved, a 12-year-old Gunnedah boy, John Allen, lost the grip…

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Floods Receding In Northern Rivers. But More Rain Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 16

Although more heavy rain is likely, the conditions in the flooded areas on the northern inland rivers improved yesterday owing to the light and scattered nature of the…

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Race Against Time To Save Man's Life. 'Plane's Dash Over Flooded Area. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 15

The life of a man suffering from tetanus was the stake in a race against time when Captain L. J. Brain flew in a Qantas Empire Airways 'plane to-day to a town isolated by…

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Victorian Floods Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 16

The Victorian Floods Belief Fund yesterday reached a, total of £1033/12/6. Additional subscribers were: William Arnott, Ltd., £5; the Australian Gas Light Company, £50,…

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