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Floods & storms, 1930

1,653 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 83

Gales Forecast for Tasman

Evening News · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 7

THE State Meteorologist, Mr. MAres, issued the following warning to shipping to-day: Storng northerly winds to gales and…

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Telegraphic Service. Interrupted by Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 8

Telegraphic communication between Sydney and Adelaide was seriously interrupted at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon by a storm. Both the routes, that through Melbourne and that…

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Duststorm and Wind Damage at Melbourne. Heavy Rain Last Night. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 9

One of the heaviest duststorms experienced for some years occurred in Melbourne to-day when dustclouds blown from inland Victoria, enveloped the city like a pall. The humidity…

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Thermopylae Failed Robbed of Wool Derby by Two Gales

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 8

TWO gales in the Indian Ocean and at Gibraltar robbed the Norwegian motor ship Thermopylae of the wool Derby from Sydney to Dunkirk…

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Red Mud Melbourne's Dirty Night Gale Damage Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 5

Melbourne is spending the morning of the Cup holiday washing its face. Red rain--a mixture of Mallee dust and rain--fell for an hour last night, after…

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Steamer Sinking With Crew of 40 Lifeboats Smashed Another Ship to the Rescue Howling Gales San Francisco

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 4

Wallowing Helplessly in the North Pacific, south-west of the Aleutians, the Japanese freighter Seivo Maru is likely to sink at…

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Storm Fury Hits Melb. on Cup Eve Raging Tornado in Suburbs Roofs Fly Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 6

A PECULIAR storm over Melbourne to-night, accompanied by heavy dust and wind, blowing at the rate of 44 miles…

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Widespread Gale Damage In Victoria Buildings Unroofed: Windows Broken Melbourne Suburbs In Darkness When Light Wires Snapped Dust Pall Over Metropolis Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 5

A GALE which raged at 50 miles an hour for more than three-quarters of an hour last night and continued with lesser velocity for an hour more, caused damage to property over a wide area…

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The Deluge

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 49

THE railway line was flooded, and the traveller was obliged to break his journey at a small town. He made his way in the pouring rain to the hotel, and said to the publican, "It is like the Deluge."…

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What Gale Did

Evening News · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 1

A hurricane struck this huge bengine tank at Auckland, N.Z., and did considerable damage. The tank was the largest in the…

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Centre of Storm

Referee · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 20

Crack cyclist, Duncan Gray, whoso disqualification is likely to have far-reaching effects…

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Storm Ahead When R101 Departed All Care Taken London

The Sun · Wednesday 5 November 1930 · page 1

When the R101 Court of Inquiry to-day heard meteorological evidence, it was emphasised that the night the airship left for…

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Baradine Meets Gale Man Killed By Heavy Sea LONDON

Evening News · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 4

THE steamer Bardine has arrived at Plymouth from Australia, after encountering a terrific gale in the Bay of [?]…

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Rode Gale When R101 Was Tested Minister's Order What Airships Have Cost London

The Sun · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 25

At the R101 inquiry to-day, Air-Marshal Sir John Higgins mentioned an occasion when the airship, moored to the mast at Cardington, rode out a gale…

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"Drys" Swamped By " Wets " Deluge In U.S.A. Landslide in America Huge Vote Recorded Against Liquor Abolition One Big Issue Washington

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 4

Prohibition has received its greatest set-back to date in the United States Congress and Senate elections…

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Desolate Valley People's Plight After Floods

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 11

Esk Valley, one of the most charming scenic spots in North Yorkshire, is now almost desolate. The recent terrible floods have…

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Southerly Gale May Improve Week-End Weather

Evening News · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 7

INFLUENCED by the rapid castward movement of the pressure systems, a [?] gale stuck Sydney about 3.45 a.m. to-day…

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Busman's Complaint Raises Storm in Cabra. Council

The Biz · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 1

On Monday last C. C. Prowse, proprietor of the St. John's Park to Canley Vale bus, wrote to Cabra. Council complaining of the state of…

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Baradine in Storm. One Man Killed on Deck. London, Nov. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 12

The P. and O. branch liner Baradine arrived at Plymouth after weathering a terrific gale in the Bay of Biscay, during which she was hove-to for 14 hours. Seas,…

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Rumblings That Heralded Australian Labor's Biggest Storm Thunder and Lighining in Caucus Room Tide Of Disaster Threatens To Break Sank Finance Rocks Ahead of Party [?]

Evening News · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 7

THE storm which has been brewing in the Federal Labor Caucus over the financial measures broke last night. Everts have moved swiftly in what will almost undoubtedly prove the greatest crisis in the history…

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