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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

1,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 75

Storm-tossed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

The Manly boat, Dee Why, which was badly damage in yesterday's storm…

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Metropolitan Forecast. Rain and Gales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 4

STILL cold and unsettled at times with squally gales. Weather likely to improve later from the northward. Rough…

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A Terrific Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 9

The cyclone raged along the coast of New South Wales yesterday afternoon and last night with even greater fury than on Sunday night and yesterday morning. Several of the…

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Many Injured in Storm Fury Full List of Storm Casualties

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 8

DIRECTLY arising from the cyclone, throe men were killed yesterday, and many others were injured…

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Storm Accidents. Elderly Man's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 10

The belief that he had had no home since the death of his wife resulted in the death of William Barbour, 77 years, of Cabarita-road, Cabarita, yesterday morning…

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Floods and Damage Follow Severe Cyclonic Storm Yesterday in City and Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 12

BALGOWLAH-ROAD, MANLY, UNDER WATER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. PORTION OF THE DAMAGED FERRY STEAMER DEE WHY. THE CALULU, WHICH DRAGGED HER ANCHORS AT ROSE BAY, OFF STEEL POINT. COOK'S RIVER IN FLOOD AT A BRIDGE NEAR TEMPE…

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Ms.L.A. and the Storm

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 6

DURING THE STORM ON SUNday night, Mr. A. Landa, M.L.A., had a close call while driving along Oxford Street, opposite Centennial…

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Storm-swept Coast. Continuous Gale and Rain. Widespread Damage. Havoc in City and Suburbs. Unemployed Camps Destroyed. Ships Pounded by Heavy Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 9

Almost the whole of the New South Wales coast south of the Manning River was swept yesterday and last night by the fierce cyclone which had commenced the previous night. The metropolitan area, which was the centre of the disturbance, was…

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Dr. Bradfield Went for Walk in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 7

"The Harbor Bridge" can stand up to a wind pressure of 120 miles an hour quite easily," said Dr. Bradfield…

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Cyclone Hits City and Suburbs -- To-day's Pictures of Desolation

The Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 16

AT THE MERCY of cyclonic fury.--Boats near the Cook's River Bridge, Tempe, driven helplessly ashore in the storm that staggered Sydney and suburbs last night. IN THE SHADOW of threatening storm clouds.--The Union Company's liner…

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Child Alone All Night in Storm Mud[?]

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

AFTER an allnight search, little Vilma Nipperess, [?] who wandered away from her home yesterday was found drenched to the skin;…

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Trick of the Gale Man Hurt When Revolver Explodes in Pocket

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

Of the many accidents that were caused by the cyclone, probably the strangest twas that which happened to Charles Seal, 24, of Wyndham Street, Alexandria…

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Champion Title in Danger Golf Incident Aroused a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 3

JUNEE, Monday.--Norman Bassingthwaite won the golf championship by seven strokes on Saturday, but an incident that occurred during…

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Passing on Cyclone's Trail of Havoc Desolate Suburbs Scenes Trail of Ruin

The Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 6

Scenes of desolation in every suburb around Sydney--broken fences, gaping roofs, trailing electric light wires, shattered windows,…

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To Sea Sydney Suffers Again Night of Terror Five Deaths in Gale

The Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 6

Leaving a trail of havoc, the cyclone which has been venting its fury on Sydney moved out to sea in a south-easterly direction…

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Only Eight Men in the Camp Awful Experiences of the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 7

Almost unbelievable stories of human suffering and misery were told last night to a representative of "The Daily Telegraph," who…

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Fireball at Lane Cove Four Dead; Many Hurt Accidents in the Gale Man Crushed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

Four people were killed and many injured as the result of yesterday's gale. The worst case was at North Bo[?], where…

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Death and Destruction in Yesterday's Storm One Hundred Patients Evacuated From Ward of Randwick Hospital Chimney of City Hotel Wrecks Shops Ships Forced to Stand Off Heads All Night Warnings of Floods

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 5

SWEEPING through the city and suburbs at a velocity which on occasions reached 80 miles an hour, yesterday's gale was responsible for two deaths and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage…

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Van Eyk to Storm His Church Force Now Being Marshalled Raiding Party Cessnock, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 1

All was quiet to-day on the Four-Square Gospel front, but it is only a lull in the storm, and it is understood hostilities will…

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SOCIETY Margot's Mirror Defied Storm to Play Bridge Some Wives Did and Some Failed to Get There for Various Reasons

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 4

Femininity triumphed over the fury of the elements yesterday, sallying forth unruffled by the most terrifying of cyclones, to fulfil engagements at the bridge table. MEN might shiver by the family…

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