Heavy Rain in West Sydney
The Weather Bureau reported to-night that heavy rain fell during the day at Walgett, Dubbo, and Forbes, about the Blue Mountains, and on the Central Coast…
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Floods & storms, 1936
512 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 26
Heavy Rain Falling Will Continue, Says Mares Macksville's Record Sydney
With a record for February of six inches of rain at Macksville, the whole of the State east of a line from Griffith to…
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The down Sydney-Wallangarra express train was delayed 35 minutes last night by an electrical storm which blew down an electric light pole. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Storm Mishaps on the Harbour SYDNEY
Many harbour craft were overturned this afternoon when a severe rain and hail squall swept the city. Four boys were thrown out of their 12ft…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm Influences Still About Mares Reviews the Week-end Weather Sydney
The tropical influence responsible for the thunderstorms yesterday is still present, Mr. Mares said to-day, and there is a tendency to some further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ships Battered Koyo Maru Develops List Violent Storm at Sea Sydney
Extensive damage was done to the decks and fittings of the Japanese freighters Koyo Maru and Seisho Maru by a violent gale which enveloped them…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storms in Britain Gales, Heavy Seas and Cold Services Held Up London
Gales swept Britain to-day. Some of the gusts blew at 70 miles an hour. EXTREME cold prevails, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →OFF 12 HOURS Electricity Failure Storm at Singleton Singleton
A storm yesterday afternoon caused interruption of the electrical service. Singleton was plunged into darkness last night, and kerosene lamps and candles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thunderstorms Predicted High Temperatures Sydney
High humidity, increasing temperature and absence of wind made for uncomfortable conditions to-day. Owing to the tropical influence still…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scattered Rain Some Heavy Falls Further Storms Likely Sydney
Rainfall reported at 9 a.m. in New South Wales consisted of chiefly light falls, fairly generally over the north-west slopes, Tablelands, and scattered falls on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclonic Storm Damage in Queensland Confined to Narrow Path Brisbane
A local cyclonic storm, which lasted only 20 minutes, and appeared to be confined to a fairly narrow strip, swept through Leyburn, on the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tragic Voyage Ulysses Reaches Perth Three Seamen Die in Storm Perth
On the arrival of the Blue Funnel liner Ulysses to-day, passengers told graphic stories of the killing of three seamen, and the injuring of four others during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale Damage Extreme Cold in England Heavy Seas in Channel (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, February 10
Winds of gale force swept the country to-day, gusts of 70 miles an hour being reported. Extreme cold prevails, and weather forecasts predict its continuance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lifted by Gale 'Plane Damaged After Landing Dropped on to Fence Sydney Pilot's Experience BRISBANE
During the storm at St. George yesterday, a monoplane flown by Mr. R. Hall, of Sydney, was carried by a high wind on to a fence, after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Trans-Atlantic Flying Boat Missing In Storm Six Aboard 'Planes and Steamers in Wide Search Slender Rescue Hope Dakar (Senegal)
An aeroplane, patrol boats and steamers are searching the stormy Atlantic for the four-engined flying boat Ville de Buenos Aires, which is missing on a non-stop flight from ;Natal (Brazil) with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Delays Air Mail Severe Storm at Alexandria Harbor Closed to Shipping Alexandria
A 70 mile an hour gale damaged Imperial Airways flying boat station, including the slipways and buoys…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Storm in Sydney House Struck by Lightning Sydney
Accompanied by strong winds, lightning and violent thunder, a severe storm swept over the metropolitan area this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lost in Storm Atlantic Flying-boat Regular Mail Service Dakar (Senegal), February 11
An aeroplane, patrol boats, and steamres are searching the stormy Atlantic for the four-engined Air France flying-boat Ville de Buenos Aires, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain Falls in Queensland BRISBANE
Heavy rains are reported from parts of south-westen Queensland. In the Ada Vale area, several stations received from three to four inches, and others as many…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Heavy Rain Gutters Fill in City 55 Points in Two Hours
Heavy rain which began at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon filled gutters in the city and suburbs. Water flowed on to the footpath at Union-street, Newcastle,…
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