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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

9 stories in South Coast's papers

Sailing Race Sailed in Severe Storm

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 1

Massed Mack clouds in the western sky heralded something out of the ordinary when the two Vee Jay boats set out on the start of Saturday's…

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Fierce Store in Sydney. Appalling Gale Damage

The Bega District News · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

The most disastrous storm in Sydney’s recent history occurred on Monday afternoon, causing the death of four persons, injuring soured of…

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The Big Storm. Greenwell Point Hotel Struck by Lightning

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 1

Shoalhaven district experienced a very heavy thunderstorm on Monday last but, fortunately, it was not of the tornado element as they had in the…

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Held Up by Storm

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

As evidence of the difficulty confronting motorists in the storm on Tuesday night last, Mr. J. Blow, who is recognised as one of Berry’s…

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Torrential Rain Fears of Flood

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

Rain began to fall on Sunday night at Berry, and continued incessantly until Tuesday night; at times it fell torrentially, through at other…

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Heavy Rain Hampers Traffic

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 3

Rain began to fall on the 17th instant at Berry, and it continued almost incessantly for nearly a week, the heaviest fall being on the 20th,…

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Terrific Hail Storm Hits Berry Hard Damage to Flowers and Vegetables

The South Coast Register · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 2

On Sunday morning Berry experienced one of the severest hailstorms in its history, which did considerable damage to flower and vegetable…

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Big Storm

The Bega District News · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 2

Following upon intense heat in the forenoon, a big storm broke over the district on Saturday afternoon, and in places heavy rainfall Bega…

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Welcome Break Great Storm

The Bega District News · Monday 13 December 1937 · page 2

After a few weeks’ dry spell a very welcome break occurred on Friday night, when the district was drcnched. [?]‘ a storm, a. Bega…

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