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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

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Heavy Rain in North Three Inches at Casino Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 December 1936 · page 6

Thunderstorms early this morning resulted in heavy rain over Sydney and suburbs. Hail fell in places…

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Storms in Atlantic Getting Worse Every Year Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 December 1936 · page 6

After a stormy voyage from Liverpool, during which it was twice necessary to heave-to for 12 hours, the New Zealand…

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Fierce Storm Rakes Brisbane Suburbs Roofs Ripped Off Houses Heavy Damage to Property Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 December 1936 · page 7

A cyclonic storm swept through the suburbs in West Brisbane late yesterday afternoon, causing hundreds of…

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Trail of Damage Thunderstorm in Brisbane WIND 50 Miles an Hour Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 December 1936 · page 5

Considerable damage was caused by a thunderstorm which swept the Northwestern suburbs of the city this afternoon. The wind reached 50 miles an…

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Another Cyclone on the Way Warning to Shipping Heavy Rain Is Predicted Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 5

A cyclonic disturbance over the North Tasman is likely to influence coastal weather, said Mr. Mares to-day…

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Rough Trip Wallsend Party's Experience Launches Tossed in Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 4

It was on by then careful m1noeuevrin of the launches between which they had been divided that members of a Wallsend holiday-making party escaped disaster…

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Drought Broken Heavy Rain in Clarence District Five Inches in Many Places Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 7

Magnificent rain throughout the Clarence watershed since Saturday has effectively put an end to the drought. Heavy rain again fell last night, and Grafton…

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Sudden Gale Sweeps Victorian Town Severe Damage Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 7

Great damage was caused at Gisborne, a small town 30 miles from Melbourne, this afternoon, when a violent windstorm swept over it…

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Sudden Gale in N.Z. Coal Truck Swept From Ferry Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 5

Small craft were pounded to matchwood and yachts and launches driven ashore in a terrific easterly gale, which…

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Miniature Floods United States Experiments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1936 · page 3

In various sections of the United States, in Oregon in New England at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in Virginia, vital studies of flood, control,…

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Hardships Mar Tramp's Voyages Cyclone Adventure Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 8

Hardship has dogged the British tramp steamer. Eastmoor, since she left Sydney last April. She returned yesterday to Sydney…

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Two Lives Lost Gale Havoc in New Zealand Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 5

Two lives have been lost in the sudden gale which pounded Auckland. Athol Gordon, 20 and James Clark were…

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Snow Over Hills of Galilee Arabs Use Storms to Attack Jews Jerusalem

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 1

Six days of storms and biting gales have caused heavy damage to property. It is estimated that 1,000,000 cases…

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