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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

1,949 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 98

An Out-size Storm

The Sun · Sunday 19 May 1929 · page 2

DEAR Chief.--While Sydney was sweltering in the heat one torrid January, I was spending a cool holiday in Hobart…

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How Airship Broke From Storm King's Grip Rode Gale Zepp.'s Safe Landing Superb Air Skill London

The Sun · Sunday 19 May 1929 · page 1

A vivid, and hitherto unpublished, story of the daylong battle waged with the elements by the giant airship, the Graf Zeppelin, after she was compelled to abandon her attempt to fly over the Atlantic, comes from the…

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Men We Meet In the Motor Trade ALLAN W. S. GALE

Truth · Sunday 19 May 1929 · page 22

GERALDTON, the seaport town for the Murchison Goldfields in Western Austrlia, was the birthplace of Allan W. S. Gale, who received a college education…

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A Trio of Recent Brides Country Nuptials Bouquet of Roses NORTHEY—GALE

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 May 1929 · page 20

THE wedding of Miss Mona Gale, eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. E. Gale and Mrs. M. H. Gale, of Queanbeyan, and Mr. Arthur Francis…

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Arts Club Ball to Aid Flood Victims

The Sun · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 17

AT the Arts Club, in Pitt-street, on Juno 1, a ball in aid of the Tasmanian Flood Relief Fund will be held…

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Tasmanian Floods Relief Fund Grows

Evening News · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

MUNICIPAL and three councils are responding to the Citizen's Committees appeal for funds to aid the 3000 Tasmanian flood [?]…

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School Children's £3000 for Flood Fund Hobart

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

The Minister for Education, Mr. H. S. Baker, has written to the Victorian Minister thanking him for the very generous response by the Schoolchildren…

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Steamer in Cyclone's Track--a Long Tow for a French Vessel--"civic" Bowlers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 18

GOLF STEP BY STEP, in "slow motion" pictures, is demonstrated by these two strips by the "Pictorial" movie camera. The upper picture shows Mr. H. L. M'Donald (85 for 18 holes) on the hill, and in the lower series Mr. D. A. Lowndes is getting out of the rough. Both snaps were taken during R.A.C.A. Cup play at Kensington…

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Tasmanian Flood Fund

Evening News · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 5

When an a[?] was made to Kuringa Council last night for the alleviation of distress as a result of the Tasmanian [?] it was decided to open a local…

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Tasmanian Revenue. Floods Cause Decrease. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 17

Chiefly because of floods in Tasmania last month, the railway revenue for April shows a net decrease of £2l,990, in comparison with that for 1928. The figures for April, 1929, were…

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Tasmania. a Gloomy Picture. Damage Over £1,000,000. Flood-stricken Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 19

Slowly the people of Tasmania ara bringing something like order out of the chaos wrought by the floods. But unless transport is available for the country's produce, the…

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"All Bucking In" Tas. After the Floods

The Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 11

"Things are going on all right in Tasmania. Everybody's bucking in." The Premier of Tasmania (Mr. McPhee) does not minimise the…

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Tasmania Recovering From Flood Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 7

The Tasmanian Roods devastated 70 per rent, of the producing area of the State. said the Premier of Tasmania. Mr. J. McPhee. who passed through…

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Northey—gale

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 21

The wedding of Miss Mona Gale, eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. E. Gale and Mrs. M. H. Gale, of Queanbeyan, and Mr. Arthur Francis Northey, second…

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Flood Waters Rise Again in the Land of Noah's Deluge Heavy Loss of Life British Aerodromes In Danger LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 4

Both the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in the land of the Biblical flood, are overrunning their banks, and stilt rising, says the…

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Celebrities of Stage and Screen the Theatres "The Baby Cyclone"

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 7

Reduced prices' alone would justify Sydney playgoers' interest in "The Baby Cyclone." at the St James But the…

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Flood Havoc Tas. Premier Tells

Evening News · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 8

THE urgent need for funds to relieve the distress of the Tasmanian flood victims was emphasised by the Premier of Tasmania Mr. M'Phee, on this arrival…

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Tasmanian Floods. Relief Fund Growing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 8

Gratitude for the response by New South Wales to the appeal for flood relief funds was expressed by the Premier of Tasmania, Mr. McPhee, on his arrival in Sydney…

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Cold Week-end Gales in South May Reach Sydney

Evening News · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 12

HIGH SEAS accom[?] by southwest gales, prevall over the south-west section of the Tasman Sea as a result of the in[?]cuincation…

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