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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 83

Drove Through Deluge Baby Austin's Success at Brooklands

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 7

Five hours' deluge of rain marred the Double-Twelve at Brooklands, according to a cable received by Larke, Hoskins, and…

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Amy Johnson Expects to Arrive in Sydney Next Friday Message to "News" From Siam Safe Landing at Bangkok After Days Flight Through Heavy Rain Father Not Rich Man

Evening News · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 1

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Floods in Germany. Torrential Rains. Fears of Disaster. London, Mav 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 16

A report from Berlin says that the Upper Rhine has risen seven feet in 12 hours as a result of 100 hours torrential rain. Rivers and lakes in southern Germany are in flood…

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After the Storm Comes the Start

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 May 1930 · page 12

If a ear has been striding out in the rain, or has just been washed, and will not start, try drying spark plugs and electrical units. The tyre pump may be…

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Speeding to Australia's Welcome Shores Amy Johnson Fighting Against Storms at Singapore Singapore

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 1

ACCOMPANIED on the next stages of her flight by two local planes. Miss Amy Johnson made a perfect landing at the…

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After Ten Years When Gardens Are Flooded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 3

Ten years ago a resident of Provincial street informed Auburn Council that time footpath in Gordon-road was in a bad state. Nothing was done. Last week…

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Tornado's Havoc. 16 Killed; Many Injured. Flood Damage in Tennessee. New York, May 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 11

Sixteen persons were killed, and approximately 100 were injured, the majority of them being negroes, in a tornado at Memphis (Tennessee). The tornado swept the plantations…

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Flooded Interior. After the Drought. Mr. Birtles' Privations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1930 · page 13

An interesting letter describing the condition of parts of Central Australia, following the flood rains, has been received from Mr. Francis B[?]rtles, the well-known overland…

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Evidence of the Great Flood. The Excavations at Ur and Genesis, the Opinions of Father E. BURROWS, S.J.

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 45

Last Spring the Ur Joint Expedition uncovered a stratum which we think, writes Father E. Burrows, S.J., a member of the Expedition, in the current…

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Strenuous Touring. Floods in the North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 7

As part of their itinerary in Australia, the world-famous golfers, Messrs. Walter Hagen and J. Kirkwood, visited several important towns in the north, and for the purpose used…

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Cyclone Tests New Jap. Motor Ship Melbourne Maru Arrives on Maiden Voyage

Daily Pictorial · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 11

Battered by tremendous seas the new motor ship Melbourne Maru underwent 'a severe test on her maiden voyage from Japan…

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Zeppelin Trip in Storm Ceremonies Crossing Equator New York

Evening News · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 1

COMMANDER ECKENER, in charge of the Graf Zeppelin, which is making a flight across the Atlantic arrived at Pernambuco, Brazil, on…

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Relief for Flood Victims

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 2

The Rothschild Bank in Paris, headed, together with the Banque de France itself, the first list of subscriptions issued by the Banque de France to the fund for…

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Out of Skies Dramatic Landing Storm of Cheers Darwin

The Sun · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 1

Miss Amy Johnson touched Australian soil at six minutes to four this afternoon, and at that moment, established the greatest aerial record for…

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The Sea Nymph of the Pacific Pretty Tasmanian Girl's 1200-Mile Trip in Open Boat Hazel Halliday Proves "Ginger for Pluck" Wonderful Fight Against Storm and Privation With Sailor Husband Hunger and Exposure Cannot Stop This Dauntless "Flapper" Ocean - Flapper Who Fears Nothing

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 24 May 1930 · page 9

"The gamest girl in Australia" is hardly too good a title for one who has sailed round twelve hundred miles of coast in a twenty-foot open boat. Hazel Halliday, pretty, vivacious, and just emerged from…

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The Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 May 1930 · page 6

THE dawn breaks grey on an angry sea. On waters that push and surge and lash…

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Baby Cyclone II. Was Too Fast Beat Speedsters First Winter Contest

The Sun · Sunday 25 May 1930 · page 22

Baby Cyclone II. with Harry Vaughan at the tiller, won the first inter-club winter outboard contest at Oatley Bay yesterday against the well-known speedsters Miss Elaine II. and Miss Radio, and put up a speed of…

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The Graf Zeppelin. Shaken in a Storm. LONDON, May 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1930 · page 12

The Graf Zeppelin left Pernambuco for Rio de Janeiro yesterday at 11.52 p.m. (Brazil time). It is reported that the delay has been due to the intense heat which expanded the…

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Fought Storm

The Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 13

Unloading the American freighter, Golden Harvest, at Circular Quay. She ran into heavy seas off [?]o, causing damage to the decking…

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