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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 83

Cyclone Brought Him in £1 Readers Rewarded For Ringing "Pictorial"

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 2

IT pays to ring BW2071. Mr. W. O'Shea, of Marrickville, receives the £1 award to-day, for giving first information of the havoc…

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Churning Up the Tasman Sea That Cyclone--Why and Wherefore?

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 2

The cyclone which ripped its Way through the suburbs and city on Tuesday night has fled. It left a trail of disaster…

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Mascot Aero Trials Storm's Havoc Vistaria in Bloom Von Luckner Echo

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 12

MESSRS. SHAW (selector), Baxter (manager), and Murray (Britain) at…

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Nearly Into Harbor 400 Ton Crane Off Pt. Kembla Jetty Shifted by Gale Port Kembla

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 6

The 400-ton crane of the A.I. & S. Company, on the jetty at Port Kembla. was in danger of being blown into the harbor last night about…

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Not One Note of Despair Arctic Victims' Brave Fight Told in Diary Story Storm Tragedy Stockholm

Evening News · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 1

A TRAGIC story of disappointed hopes and heroic facing of death is revealed in extracts from the diary of Strindberg which was found at the…

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Further Gales Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 12

Although the cyclone which caused damage in Sydney suburbs on Tuesday has now passed beyond the Tasman Sea, the Weather Bureau forecasts further gales within the next few…

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Cabramatta Storm

The Biz · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 4

Mrs. Sattler, wife of Constable Sattler, of Cabramatta, was in a shed getting wood when the wind came, on Tuesday. She pulled the…

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Storm Damage

The St George Call · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 5

Last Tuesday afternoon’s hurricane and hail storm will long be remembered by many residents of St. George. The early morning gave promise of a…

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New Motor Ship Battered by Gales

Evening News · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 9

The new N.D.L. freighter-passenger motor ship Havel which has reached Sydney an her maiden voyage Although battered by gales and storm for more than half the trip she came through with colors flying and the average speed of 16 knots…

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Storm at Sublime Point

The Propeller · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 2

From a height that might have inspired Poe to greater phantasy, the spectator watches the rain arriving on the wings of a hurricane from the…

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Unaffected by the Storm

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 3

Wireless operators at the Pennant Hills Radio Station and the Coastal Stations of Queensland and Victoria report that the radio that the radio service were…

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Side-tracked Storm Depression Misses Sydney

The Sun · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 12

The big depression which threatened squally conditions in Sydney today has undergone a change in character. The storm will miss Sydney…

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Eyre Leads the Way Masterly Display in Howling Gale

Daily Pictorial · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 22

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--After 18 holes of stroke play to-day for the national open golf championship--one-quarter of the test--…

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Cabr[?]matta Wrecked Wholesale Danger by Storm

The Biz · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 2

Cabramatta was [?] blown to p[?]eces on [?]sary afternoon by a [?]ng tor[?] which [?] three [?]— long enough to do [?]…

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90 Broken WindowsI Storm at Liverpool

The Biz · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 4

Tuesday afternoon's storm did not allow Liverpool to go unscathed. Accompanying the heavy wind was a shower of large hailstones, which…

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Terrific Hail Storm. Thousands of Windows Broken

The Propeller · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon a terrific windstorm passed over this district, leaving in its trail thousands of pounds' worth of damage. The storm, which did not…

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Censor Summons Film Men Official Call liaises Sydney Storm

Evening News · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 8

THE chief censor Mr. Creswell O'Reilly, has summoned representatives of British international Pictures, to appear before him at the Appeal…

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Golf. Australian Open Title. Eyre Leads the Field. Playing in Teeth of Gale. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 15

The open golf championship of Australia wa[?] begun to-day in a terrific north westerly gale Naturally, conditions were very unpleasant for not competitors and spectators. On the more expos[?]…

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Blew Up In Fiery Flood Stromboli London

The Sun · Friday 12 September 1930 · page 1

During a violent eruption of Stromboli, the cone of the Volcano suddenly blew up with a terrific roar and a mass of incandescent lava spread over the…

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PRICE-CUTTING Queensland Flooding the N.S.W. Butter Market

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 13 September 1930 · page 7

QUEENSLAND'S attitude towards the price-fixing agreement was strongly criticised at a confidence of N.S.W. dairy factory representatives, convened…

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