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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

9 stories in Illawarra's papers

The Storm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

This district was fortunately outside the area of the terrible storm which caused so much damage during the week-end, and the only inconveniences…

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Fury of Storm. South Coast Deluge. Sad Fatalities at Stanwell Park and Helensburgh

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 20

Never in the history of the South Coast has a storm wrought such havoc as that which occurred on S[?]day night…

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The Storm Big Land Slide at Mt. Pleasant Miraculous Escape

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 14

As u result of a big land slide on Sunday night—or early on Monday morning—Mr. james Buckley and his family had a miraculous escape…

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Flood Waters

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 14

The creak at Balgownie, which crosses the School Lane, was running a banker on Sunday afternoon. There was easily a foot of water covering…

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"Tess of the Storm Country."

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 2

As the flery-tempered daughter of an elderly sea captain Janet Gaynor presents a brand new type of characterisation in "Tess of the Storm Country,"…

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The Storm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 2

The storm of thunder and lightning which broke over Kiama and district shortly before eight o'clock on Thursday night was one of the heaviest for…

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Flood Ruminations

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1933 · page 3

With Christian resignation a correspondent writes to the "P.P. News":— "Just read the gauge—we have had 17½ inches since Sunday. Most of Raleigh…

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Bulli Floods

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 7

Mr. SWEENEY (In Parliament)—I desire to ask the Minister for Local Government if he is aware that great damage was done in the…

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Around the District. Corrimal Damage by Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 6

The thunderstorm that broke over Corrimal, Tarrawanna and Bellambi just after 7 o'clock on Wednesday night left its trail behind. In quite a…

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