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Floods & storms, 1929

1,949 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 98

6000 Refugees in Wake of Indian Floods

The Sun · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Tuesday ("Sun" Special). -- Floods described as the highest within living memory have laid waste many districts in Assam and East Bengal. Considerable damage has been done…

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Cyclone Now Westport's New Danger Shocks Continue Preparations for Flood Warning Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 15

Earthquakes continue to be felt at Westport, several heavy and sustained shocks occurring in quick succession and causing people to leave their homes and camp in the streets, where they lit fires and had their food…

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N.Z. Disaster People Are Appalled Loss by 'Quake Toll of Dead Grows Now Heavy Rain Wellington (N.z.). Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

AS later reports come to hand, people are appalled at the magnitude of Monday's earthquake. Up to the present the death roll…

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Forty Drowned Floods at Sevilla Vancouver

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

FORTY people are believed to have been droned and more than 100 [?] by the practical destruction of the town of Sevilla Cauca. Colombo…

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Tasmania's Plight Floods : Shipping

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 22

"TASMANIA does not want to be a pauper State," said Miss Overell. a visitor from Hobart. who told the Women's League yesterday of the havoc…

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Floods in Assam Villagers Perish Calcutta

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

THE floods In Assam, caused by the abnormal breaking of tile monsoon, are spreading and now cover an area of 3500 square miles Many villagers have…

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40 Drowned Floods Destroy Town Bogota (Colombia)

The Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

Forty persons are believed to have been drowned and more than 100 injured in the almost complete destruction of the town of Seville, in the…

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In Trees Villagers in Assam Flood Havoc Calcutta

The Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 1

Unprecedented floods are causing great havoc in the Assam districts of Sylhet and Cachar. The railway…

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Manunda in Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 16

Passengers who reached Sydney early yesterday morning in the Manunda, which has made her maiden trip up the Queensland coast, spoke of the splendid seaworthiness of the motor-ship. The…

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N.Z. Disaster Great Gale Follows 'Quake Westland Area Relief Parties Sent Out Flood Danger Wellington (N.z.), Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

A WHIRLWIND, almost like a cyclone, sprang up at Westport yesterday, completing the destruction wrought by Monday's earth…

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Stricken Countryside Threatened with Floods

Evening News · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 1

The karame[?] River. in the South Island of New Zealand, where some of the worst effects of the earthquake have been felt. Women and children have been moved to high ground in fear of Roods, owing to landslips in the river…

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Deluge at Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 16

Considerable damage was done by a storm whicn broke over Melbourne to-night. The effect of the rain was felt most severely south of the Yarra. The overhead electrical…

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'Plane Capsize at Richmond Aviation in Gale

Evening News · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 6

ADHS A MACHINE capsized at Richmond Aerodrome to-day. when landing in a strong gale. The machine turned completely over…

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Not To-day Southern Cross Flight Severe Gale

The Sun · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 7

A gale of between 40 and 50 miles an hour, sweeping down upon Richmond from the Blue Mountains this morning put an effective stop to the…

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Gale Follows. Landslips Block Roads. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 15

A strong southerly gale, with heavy rain in the Wellington area, has been raging for the past 12 hours. Landslips have blocked many of the highways, and there are over 20 slips…

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May Hop-off To-day S. Cross Delayed by Gale

Truth · Sunday 23 June 1929 · page 1

STORMY weather conditions prevented the departure of the Southern Cross for Derby yesterday. Subject to a favorable weather report, Kingsford…

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Strong Gale Delays S. Cross Flight May Leave To-day

The Sun · Sunday 23 June 1929 · page 2

All was ready for the Southern Cross to leave Richmond yesterday morning for Derby on the first stage of the flight to England, when Captain…

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Fierce Gale Shipping Hampered

The Sun · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 9

Steamers are encountering fierce westerlies, especially those crossing the Tasman, Delays are serious…

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Waiting for Gale to Lift

Evening News · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 1

A round of golf, with a kerosene tin as hole, helps to make the waiting less tedious for the Southern Cross crew, who, their preparations completed, are waiting for the wind to lift to enable them to start on their trip to England…

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Trawler Goolgwai. Desperate Plight in Gale. Flooded Fore and Aft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 11

The Red Funnel trawler Goolgwai was almost lost in a south-westerly gale off Gabo Island late on Saturday afternoon. While on her way to Melbourne the tiny vessel was…

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