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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

1,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 75

More Floods Likely In the North

Evening News · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 6

The Weather Bureau stated to-day that there are indications of heavy rain and equally S. to S.E. winds in coastal areas within the next 24 hours, with a…

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Storm in City Council Accusations of Repudiation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 1

A motion by Ald. Walder to defer payment of £63,620, being the final instalment for 1930 in respect of collections under the Sydney Harbor Bridge rate, caused a…

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In Quest of Gold No. II.—Beaching for Flood Gold

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 33

The only school which is likely to furnish the totally inexperienced man with practical mining knowledge is the school of hard experience, where he sees things, feels things, estimates time and return-values, and learns to know things in relationship to the enterprise he…

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Flood-Time and Harvest

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 34

BRISBANE RIVER in flood—piles of drift against the low-lying shores of Hamilton. Just beyond, a great U.S.A. vessel, the Golden Harvest, is making…

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Rescue! More Viking Survivors Grim Battle Storm Fury Hampers Rescue St. John's (Newfoundland), Wed

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 1

A howling gale has descended on the Newfoundland coastline, hampering the six rescue ships hovering…

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Storm at Sea

The Propeller · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

A wild, wild sea, A seagull's scream, White, wind-lashed foam-- A weird, mad dream !…

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The Daily Weather Chart Light to heavy rain in Riverina; light falls on North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 15

Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Thursday. -- "The alteration in the trend of the extensive eastern high-prossure system (mentioned in Wednesday's notes) progressed…

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Fought Fire in Storm in Pyjamas Hurstville Excitement House Destroyed

The Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 9

Excitement prevailed in Hampden-road, Hurstville, early to-day, when an unoccupied house was destroyed by fire and two others…

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Heroism Amid Appalling Fiji Floods Girl Telephonist Saves Hundreds Waist Deep in Water, Stayed at Her Post When River Ran Amok Suva, March 10

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

THE heroism of a 19-years-old telephone operator, who worked up to her waist in water, sending calls for assistance, and the pluck and tireless energy of rescue parties of Fijian natives, illuminate the sombre tragedy of the floods…

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Ardlethan Flood Damage Less Than Expected 6 P.M. Cloudburst Ardlethan

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

NOW that the water, which flooded the main portion of Ardlethan last night, following a cloudhurst, has drained away…

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Fiji's Worst Flood. Large Death-roll. Hurricane at Lautoka. (From Our Correspondent.) Suva, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 12

The story of the past three weeks is more like a nightmare than anything else. Since February 8, in fact, people had been anxious, for the weather bureau told of a hurrican or…

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CLOUDBURST. Ardlethan Flooded. Main Street a Torrent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 11

A cloudburst at Ardlethan, in Riverina, early last night caused a serious flood in the town. In many of the shops water entered to a depth of several feet. On the southern…

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Many Flee Ardlethan Flood Street Torrents Ardlethan

The Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 9

Hundreds of people fled from their homes when a cloudburst occurred over Ardlethan last night, and the usually…

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Cloudburst Floods Ardlethan Wild Dash for Safety Grim Rescues

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 1

Terrific downpours, following a cloudburst, have flooded Ardletham in the Riverina district, to a depth of six feet, and many people have fled…

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Notes From a Countryman's Diary. The Merino Looks Up.—What the Ebb Tide Reveals.—When Will the Civil Storm Break?—Blackmailing: the Workers.—Checkmating' the Red Premier.—Upper House Victorious.—What the Interest Reduction Bill Means.—Government Staggers to Its Doom Wool Tide Turns

The Land · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 2

STEADILY the wool outlook has brightened during recent…

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Heavy Rain Benefits Victorian Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- During the last two days heavy rain has fallen in the wheat belt country in the north and north-west of Victoria…

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Deluge Damage in City Miniature Rivers Enter Houses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 1

DESCENDING almost without warning, yesterday's torrential downpour swamped Sydney, and in low-lying suburbs many homes were flooded…

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Midnight Cloudburst Floods Melbourne Gale, Too Streets Under Water All Sport Off Suburban Trains Delayed Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 3

A terrific cloudburst deluged Melbourne and suburbs at midnight, resulting in the flooding of all low-lying areas…

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Sir Hubert Wilkins. Storms Pelay Submarine. New York, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 13

Upon two different occasions snowstorms have forced Sir Hubert Wilkins' submarine, the Nautilus, from reaching New York. Mrs. Dnnenhower. wife of the master of the…

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Terrific City Deluge Traffic Stopped by Rain Peak Hour Hold-up of Homeward Trek

Evening News · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 5

THE terrific rain whihc fell in the city and suburbs last night flooded several low-lying areas, held up traffic and entered houses and shops. COMMENCING without…

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