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Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 83

Golden Harvest Battered by Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 18

Superficial damage was sustained by the American cargo steamer Golden Harvest, when she ran into a severe storm on the voyage from San Francisco to Melbourne. Fittings were damaged,…

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Seas Take Toll of Steamer Damaged by Cyclone Off Coast

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 13

Pounded by heavy seas, the American steamer Golden Harvest was damaged on her voyage from San Francisco to…

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ABANDONED. The Surrey Match. Pitch Drenched by Storm. London, May 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 13

Though the sun shone brightly at the Oval this morning, when the match between Australia and Surrey should have been resumed, the game had to be…

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Sanders Ignored by Colleagues Parliamentary Storm Centre

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 5

One of the most uncomfortable men in politics to-day is Mr. Sanders, whose opposition to Government measures has incurred…

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Passenger Train. Capsized by a Cyclone. Calcutta, May 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 12

Seven persons were killed and several injured when a cyclone struck and completely derailed a passenger train near Monghyr, in Bihar Orissa, last night. Two of the carriages…

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Amy Saw Rainbow When in Grip of Storm Brisbane

Evening News · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 9

RESPONDING to a welcome at the W.C.T.U. Conference to-day, Amy Johnson said that when she was lost in a dreadful…

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From the Gallery. Federal Notes. Another Storm Brewing. (By Our Special Representative.) Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 10

The reputation of the Senate is not the kind that precedes performance. It is based on performance. Having already defeated the Scullin Government on four major Issues—…

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Zeppelin Omitted Cuba Call Because of Storms Washington

Evening News · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 1

THE Navy Department received a message form Dr. Eck[?] while the [?] Graf Zeppelin…

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Motor Boating. Baby Cyclone Outclasses Champions. First Winter Outboard Race

The St George Call · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 5

Baby Cyclone II., with Harry Vaughan at the tiller, won the first interclub winter outboard contest at Oatley Bay last Saturday against the…

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Honeymoon at Lapstone Strathfield Bride ROLSTON—GALE

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 June 1930 · page 14

VERY beautiful indeed was the bridal gown worn by the petite Miss Jean Gale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gale, of Strathfield, when…

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Discord in Song of Rain Flood Fear Showers for Sydney?

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1930 · page 1

The song of the rain is being heard in the State, the only discordant note being the warning of possible floods on the North…

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Flames Fanned by Gale

Daily Pictorial · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 3

Fanned by the gale, a fire at Parramatta Road, Petersham, early this morning, spread with great speed. A building, occupied by J. Watson…

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Mile a Minute Force of Coastal Gales

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 13

Gusts from the south-west at 45 to 50 knots swept South Head last night, but this morning the wind had dropped to 15 knots from the…

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Gale Damage Big Windows Blown in

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 13

The fierce wind during the night smashed a 14 x 6 plate-glass window at the premises of Broadway Motors, Parramatta-road, Camperdown, while…

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Gale's Rage South Coast Suffers Port Kembla

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 13

One of the worst storms experienced on the South Coast for many years raged during the week-end. Up to 9 a.m. to-day 659 points of…

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Behind Time Ships in the Storm

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 9

Normally, the James Patrick steamer Cardross would have been in Sydney at 7 a.m. to-day, from Melbourne. The last report of her is having passed…

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South Coast Menaced by Floods Week-end Torrents and Gales Inland Wheat Areas Rejoice : Good Start With New Crops

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 9

HEAVY and widespread rains during the week-end have left inland wheat farmers exulting over the soaking of newly-sown cultivation paddocks, and South Coast dairy men fearing floods…

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Shop Unroofed by Fury of Last Night's Storm

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 1

The roof of Mr. F. Ryan's shop, in Rucky Point-road, Ra[?], was turn off by the violence of the wind in last night's storm and flung across the road…

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Blown Ashore By All-Night Gale Talkie Film Threatened By Fire

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 16

DRIVEN ASHORE by last night's gale. -- Mr. G. Howe's new yacht broke her moorings and was washed onto the beach at La Perouse. THOUSANDS of feet of talkie film was in danger of exploding, when the Glebe Theatre caught alight this morning. Firemen made a great save, the dress circle only being damaged…

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Storm Fury Notabilities at Commemoration Services New Air Mail Starts

Daily Pictorial · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 12

AUSTRALIANS for the Empiad are in training at South Melbourne. Here are "Tickle" Whyte, mile champion, and A. Hillhouse, 'Varsity cross-country star, in company. THE ROAD between…

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