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Floods & storms, 1937

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Airport Wrecked by Cyclone Saskatoon (Canada)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 3

-A'cyclone and hall in the drought area wrecked the Saskatoon airport, and a number of farm buildings…

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The Weather Hail Storm in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1937 · page 8

Following bright sunshine yesterday morning the sky became overcast in the afternoon and a hail storm of short duration occurred at 5 o'clock in…

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Flood Warning Association

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 July 1937 · page 4

A meeting was held on Tuesday evening last for the purpose of reforming the Gundagai and District Flood Warning Association. The…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Protection Against Floods (To the Editor. "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 3

Sir,—Many suggestions have been made in the past through the columns of your paper for remedying or alleviating the flooding of Wagga by the…

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Mountain Storm Early Coaching Days Passenger's Miraculous Escape When Vehicle Is Hurled Down Ravine

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 7

This record of an accident to the Great Southern mail coach in the days of Cobb and Co. is taken from an old manuscript in the possession of a…

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Lull After Storm Countryside Deserted; Villagers Hiding London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 1

A full has followed the storm for the possession of Brunete, where there is now not even a flicker of civil life, states the Salamanca correspondent of "The…

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Local “Floods” at South

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 2

Cr. Chandler again brought up the matter of the serious position some residents of South Gundagai were in when rain fell. He referred to people…

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Flood Warning Association General Meeting of Members

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 4

Perhaps the most widely known Society of Gundagai’s public existence is the Flood Warning Association, principally so, because its…

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Storm in the Bight

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 2

On Page [?] is[?] a [?] of the [?] in a [?] the Great Australian [?] on Friday. July [?]…

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Gold Digging Days Before Sofala— and Later Turon Floods (Copyright)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 2

Let us look back at Sofala before it was Sofala, when the pellucid waters of the Turon glided over the smooth, round pebbles, unstained by the dyes of alluvial mining operations. The valley hills were there, but they were…

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Heavy Rain Over Inland Wheat and Grazing Areas SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 1

Mr. Mares stated to-day that further heavy rain had fallen over the inland wheat and grazing areas yesterday and last night, adding that falls…

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Junior Farmers Leeton I.H.S. CLUB (Examiner: A. G. Storm)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 3

On commencing his third tour, Mr. Storm noticed a remarkable improvement in the vegetable projects, one lad, Jim Bell, having doubled…

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Storm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 4

Showers fell yesterday afternoon at Junee and at about 6 o'clock a heavy rainstorm occurred…

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Seas Batter Awatea Gale in Tasman Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 1
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With heavy fog hampering navigation and huge seas pounding her from stem to stern, the Union liner Awatea' to-day picked up a radio bearing beacon…

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Heavy Rain in Hills

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

Speaking by telephone from Tumut early last night, a tourist said that it had been raining all day in Tumut and district, and indications pointed to…

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Planes Battle Through Storms Two Trips Cancelled

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

Tempestous weather conditions over the mountains with rain and low cloud caused the cancellation of the air mail service from Sydney…

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Floods Cause Havoc to South Australian Farms Worst for Fifty Years Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

Enveloped by the rushing waters of floods which are believed to be the worst for 50 years, havoc is being wrought in the lower part of South…

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Heavy Rain Wagga and District Benefit 130 Points Since

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 8

There was a continuance yesterday of the splendid rain which began to fall on Thursday. Showers fell at intervals during the day until early…

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South Australian Floods Waters Sweep Through Town Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 8

About 35 residents of Port Wakefield, evacuated their homes at 3 a.m. to-day, when the flood water of the Wakefield river swept through a…

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