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Floods & storms, 1936

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Joseph Conrad's Voyage Gale on N.S.W. Coast Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 1

The sailing vessel Joseph Conrad, which reached Melbourne to-day, experienced worse weather on the voyage from Sydney than on any other…

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Floods in England Crops Damaged London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 1

Rain fell heavily to-day over most of England, and general flood condition prevail. The rate of the the flow of the Thames increased by 700,000,000…

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Thames Floods River a Mile Wide at Windsor Many Roads Impassable London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

Floods due to recent heavy rain, are still increasing in seriousness and extent. The Thames continues to rise all along its course from Oxford down…

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Cyclone Removes Church Casing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 4

During a severe storm at Clovass, the Anglican church was lifted off its blocks ana deposited on the ground eight feet away. The wind reached…

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Storm At Mildura Hail Two Feet Deep

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 4

A cyclone with torrential rain and heavy hail has done great damage to a large area of the Mallee from Curyo to Berriwillock, about 75…

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English Floods Thames Continues to Rise London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 1

The weather forecast of continued heavy rain for the next 48 hours gives cause for fear that the present extensive floodings in many districts in…

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Thames a Mile Wide Flood Danger In England

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 January 1936 · page 1

London cables state that loads due to the recent heavy rains are till increasing in seriousness and extent. The Thames continues to rise…

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Heavy Rain Fall of 85 Points in Less Than an Hour Over an Inch Altogether

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 2

After having rained lightly and steadily at Wagga early on Saturday morning when 32 points were registred up to 9 0'clock,a torrential…

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English Floods Abate Windsor Castle Grounds Under Water London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

With prospects of & relatively dry Week-end throughout Britain, the floods are expected to subside consideralby. The waters are further…

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Widespread Floods Damage in France PARIS

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 1

Widespread floods in the south and south-west of France have wrought untold damage. Thirty streets in Nantes are under water, and all…

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French Floods Cause Extensive Damage Thousands Workless Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

Widespread floods in the south and south-west of France have brought un-told damage. Thirty streets in Nantes are under water, and boats are the…

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Cyclone on W.A. Coast Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The cyclone which the Weather Bureau predicted several daye ago is now moving along the coast. Its full force will probably be felt near Port…

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Floods Threaten Dykes French Villagers Awakened by Drums Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

Recalling stories of the bursting of dykes in the Netherlands in the Middle Ages, the inhabitants of the village of La Ronde, near La Rochelle, were…

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Queensland Floods Woman and Children Marooned Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Mrs. Dickenson and her three children have been marooned in a car on the bank of a flooded creek in the Townsville district for three days…

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Sixteen Lives Lost Gales Off English Coast London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 14

The death-roll in a great gale which swept the British Isles last night numbers sixteen, of which seven were lost at sea. The sole…

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Storms In Five States Damage in Wheat Areas

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 3

Exceptionally heavy rain storms, which included three cloudbursts, have swept five States--New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia…

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Severe Storm at Liverpool Shop Verandah Wrecked Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 2

A severe storm struck Liverpool and district this afternoon. Torrential rain fell and there were terrific claps of thunder. Portion of the roof…

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Railway Washaways in Northern Riverina Temora-Wyalong Line Partly Submerged Storms in Various Localities Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 2

Further heavy thunderstorms occurred today in Northern Riverina. According to advice received by the Railway Department, traffic is liable…

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Floods In France Widespread Damage Paris, Jan. 4

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 2

Widespread floods in the south and south-west of France have wrought untold damage. Thirty streets in Nantes are under water, and boats…

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500 Points Worst Storm for Years Half Canberra Flooded Canberra

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 January 1936 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at many hundreds of pounds was caused at Canberra on Saturday night, when the worst storm experienced, for…

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