Local Floodings Central and North Coast Rain SYDNEY
The Weather Bureau reported to-night that heavy falls were expected in the next 24 hours on the Central and North Coast, causing local floodings…
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Floods & storms, 1937
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Flood Prospects Recede Cyclone Moves East Sydney
The cyclone that was responsible for the rain that fell yesterday has moved eastward and is now over the Tasman Sea. To-day there were more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rough Coastal Trip Nieuw Holland in Cyclone SYDNEY
Steamers coming along the coast from Brisbane at the week-end experienced the force of the cyclone which prevailed in the northern coastal area…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tropical Storm Is Coming Likely to Make Weather Unsettled Sydney
The fine break in the weather, according to Mr. Mares, is not likely to lost long. A tropical disturbance is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Son's Death in Storm Father Awarded £80 SYDNEY
The violent storm Which caused a number of deaths and great damage at Botany on January 25 was recalled to-day when, before the Workmen's Compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Match to Be Played in Storm Centre Clergyman Will Be Watching "Quite "Safe," Say League Officials Sydney
When Bathurst plays Western Suburbs (Lithgow) in a Rugby League football match at the Sunday sport…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament Floodgates Opened Politicians Break Long Silence Canberra
With the majority of politicians inquisitiveness is a prominent feature of their make-up. Their reasons for asking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain Over an Inch in Newcastle
Heavy rain fell in Newcastle yesterday afternoon. City and suburbs were deluged between 2 and 3 p.m., and sharp showers fell intermittently. In the 12…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods Are Likely Heavy Rain in Hunter Areas Sydney
Floods in Hunter areas and in areas between Sydney and Newcastle are expected by the State Meteorologist (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Heavy Rain Car Smashes on Bridge Three Men Injured Sydney
Two motor collisions occurred on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in blinding rain about the same time last night. Three men were taken to hospital. Two cars…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone Centre Approaches Barometer Drops Lower
The barometer at the Weather Bureau has been dropping steadily since 9 a.m. to-day, indicating the approach of the centre of the intense cyclone,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gale to Continue for 24 Hours Sydney
No break in the weather is expected by Mr. Mares during the next 24 hours. Further heavy rain is forecast for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ships and 'Planes Held Up by Gales in Sydney Manly Ferries Stop Sydney
Fierce gales, whipping up big seas, played havoc with sea and air transport schedules to-day. The seas were turbulent inside the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ships Held Up Big Seas: 70-mile Gale "Bar Dangerous" Wires Down : Window Smashed
Big seas and a wind which reached a maximum of 70 miles an hour at 10 o'clock yesterday morning brought two coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Lashed by Fierce Gale Hazardous Crossing at Swansea Bar Two-ton Boulder Crashes 150 Feet Near Beach
A hazardous bar crossing by a small steamer at the entrance to Lake Macquarie, a crash by a pleasure yacht into the pier at Speer's Point, the grounding of a launch and a punt at Stockton and the spectacular 150-ft. fall of a two-ton boulder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria Park Tracks Flooded SYDNEY
From Friday morning until 6 a.m. to-day more than 600 points of rain were registered at Victoria Park racecourse. Sheets of water were on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Warning Sydney
The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following flood warning: Due to heavy to very heavy rain on the Central and South Coasts and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fury of the Storm
The fury of the storm, crashing big seas against the coast. One of the most turbulent spots was near the Bogey Hole, where spray was thrown high into the air…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stayed in Port Ships Affected by Gale Southern Floods Forecast Sydney
Because of the gale which raged outside the Heads, no ship could depart from Sydney from midnight last night until 6.5 p.m. to-day, when the interstate vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Seas Moderate Four-days' Gale Ends
Most of its fury wag spent last night by the gale that has swept Newcastle and pounded the coastline for the past four…
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