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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 94

Those Terrifying Skids Storm in Motor Speedway World Wentworth Park Speedway Secretary Declares Dirt Track Safe

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 May 1928 · page 12

Experts from England, and America have acclaimed Australian motor cycle riders as the greatest in the world They have developed a daring method and style of cornering at high speed which is peculiarly their own Their remarkable skill in this direction helps them to overcome to a large extent, the dangers that exist in racing on short, narrow tracks…

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Wife-watchers' Night Raid Stormy Doings in a Storm—Hubby Says He Made Big Discoveries Mary Tells Tale of Big Bottle

Truth · Sunday 13 May 1928 · page 23

THE lady in the case was apparelled in a neat navy-blue crepe de chine, with white facings, a Bangkok hat with a narrow ribbon of baby pink, silken hose and beige shoes. She looked young and timid, but is the mother of four bouncing babies…

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N.Z. Floods Cyclone on the Way Auckland

The Sun · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 9

Torrential rain is falling, and floods are feared. Warnings have been issued to shipping…

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E. R. STERLING. Fighting the Gales. Wireless Operator's Story

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 11

A dramatic story of the sea and the wonders of wireless Is related by Mr. M. B. Anderson, the nineteen-year-old radio operator of the barque E. R. Sterling, which was…

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Floodgates in Woodburn Shire. Cobaki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 12

The country is waterlogged here as a resuit of rain. So far tills year nearly 31 inches have been recorded at Cobaki. Woodburn Shire Council has accepted the…

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Four Men a Storm Centre

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 13

IT appears that a certain verbal offer was made to the players mentioned to turn out for Kurri. This was before the season commenced,…

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Torrential Rain. Storm at Auckland. People Marooned. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 12

A moderate easterly gale, accompanied by torrential rain, was experienced last night and early this morning. The rain was the heaviest experienced for four years, more than three…

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N.Z. Floods Prime Minister Marooned Abandoned His Car Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 10

During the floods in the north, the Prime Minister (Mr. Coates), who was motoring, was marooned by the rising waters, and abandoned the car…

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'Phones Out of Order Goulburn Post Office Flooded Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 4

When water entered the telephone cables at the Goulburn post office, too Goulburn and trunk line subscribers found their telephones out of order, and…

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North Queensland Floods

Italian Bulletin of Australia · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 11

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Defied Storms

Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 1

General Nobile, in his airship Italis, Rew over the Arctic seas in the teeth of raging snow storms…

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Golf From Victorian Side Bunch of Club Championships: Hail Storms During' Final Round

Referee · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 17

Excitement at the clubs is over championships have been decided and in the majority of cases the 1927 defenders carry the title for at least another year. SEVERAL of the rising stats made a…

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Arctic Adventures Gen. Nobile's Flight Soared Through Storm Wilkins Plans Another Trip King's Bay

Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 1

DESPITE the fact that another snowstorm last night weighed down the hangar, smashed its canvas roof and bore down the Italia to the ground, General Nobile got away in the airship late this afternoon for the first of…

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Senatorial Storm "Freedom of the Press" Govt. Tries to Use a "Dirty Left" What Does "Offensive" Mean? Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 5

IN that tranquil place of monastic-like peace which is called the Senate, a storm is gathering which soon will sweep over into the House of Representatives, with the shattering violence of a hurricane. And it all started over on innocent little thing called "An Act to Amend…

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Droughts and Floods

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 9

THE dam constructed by the Queensland Government for the purpose of irrigating the Dawson Valley is the second largest in the world, and if it fulfils…

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The Queensland Floods: Scenes at Rockhampton

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 13

THE recent floods in the Rockhampton district did a vast deal of damage to many properties, and several lives were lost. In the Dawson Valley particularly the flood waters rose to an abnormal height…

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Flooded Roads Crushed Gravel Not Favored

The Land · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 4

The roads in parts of the Orara Shire suffered considerably during the recent floods, and it was found that the roads of crushed gravel were…

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My Hat! Local Industry Dying Flood of Imports

The Sun · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 17

From December to March last, nearly 100,000 dozen-women and children's wool felt hats were imported into Australia. "This was a prosperous industry up to August of last year. The damage has been done since then, and now, unless we gel…

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WHIRLWIND. In New Zealand Valley. Remarkable Storms. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 May 1928 · page 17

A settler in a valley, 20 miles from Morrinsville, relates a story of a whirlwind which swept through the district on Monday. He says that the wind attained a velocity…

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