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Floods & storms, 1937

292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 15

Canadian Floods Thousands Leave Homes Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 4

Thousands are fleeing from their homes and industry has been paralysed by floods in Ontario cities. A train plunged through an undermined…

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Leeton Inter High School (Examiner A. G. Storm)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 3

On Friday last the vegetable projects of Donald and Duncan McLeish were visited. Although only cabbages are in their garden so far, the…

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Air Plane Returns Storms Near Canberra

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 14

Severe storms near Canberra caused an interruption to the Sydney to Melbourne air service on Thursday, The Dragon Rapide plane which…

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Rotary Wheel Blamed for Cyclone

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

When the steamer Taiping was carrying the Rotary goodwill mission to the East, a big Rotary wheel was hung at the entrance to the lounge…

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"It's Dreadful" Dismal Weather Prospects Heavy Rain in London Yesterday London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 1

For the moment the people have forgotten transport problems to contemplate the weather outlook. Heavy rain set in at breakfast time to-day…

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Drought & Flood Relief

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Buttenshaw, invites attention to the fact that Crown settlers who desire to apply for relief under the provisions of…

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Mr. F. Gale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

The death occurred at Wagga yesterday of Mr. Frederick Gale, of 29 Flinders-street, after a prolonged illness, at the age of 73 years. Mr. Gale…

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Funerals Mr. F. Gale

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. Frederick Gale, of 27 Flinders-street, Wagga, whose death occurred at Wagga on Thursday after a prolonged Illness, took place…

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Canada's Wheat Crops Swept Disastrous Storm Regina (Canada), May 19

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 14

A sandstorm has damaged thousands of acres of growing wheat Saskatchewan. A strip of country 300 miles in length and 450 miles…

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International Yacht Race the Endeavor Drifts in Gale Newport

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

Britain's challenger for the International yacht race against United States, the Endeavor, which broke away to a gale, was found drifting aimlessly…

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Polish Floods Death Roll, 50 WARSAW

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

The flood death roll is 50,120 houses were wrecked, and 300 damaged…

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Floods in Poland Heavy Deathroll and Damage Warsaw

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 1

There is a heavy deathroll and hundreds have been, injured by floods which are sweeping central Poland-Fifty villages are submerged and others…

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Interesting Case Twelve Mile Creek and Flood Prevention Corowa

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 6

A case of considerable interest to farmers along the course of the Twelve Mile Creek came before the Local Land Board when the Hume Shire Council…

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Severe Gales and Snow Blizzard at Orange Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 4

Severe gales from the west to the south, with rough seas, were forecast to-day by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). Snow was reported at Mt…

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Big Austrian Trial Conspiracy to Abduct Chancellor Organised by Storm Troopers London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

The Prague correspondent of the "Daily Herald" says that 30 Austrian Nazis will shortly be tried on a charge of conspiring to abduct the Austrian…

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Floods Expected On the Coast SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 1

Mr. Mares to-day issued a warning that floods, are imminent on the North Coast as the result of torrential rains during the week-end. He also warned…

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Mrs. C. Gale

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

The death occurred in Wagga yesterday morning of Mrs. Catherine Gale, widow of the late Frederick Gale, after a short illness, at the age of 70 years…

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Floods Predicted on Coast

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 2

There has been heavy rain in Sydney and many parts of the country. Mr. Marcs issued a warning that floods were imminent on the North…

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The Weather Flooding Danger Lessened SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 1

The cyclonic conditions which prevailed along the New South Wales coast yesterday moved eastward, and are now over the Tasman Sea. There…

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Flood Warning to North Coast Towns Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) issued a warning to-day that floods were imminent on the North Coast as a result of torrential rains during the…

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