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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

1,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 75

The Daily Weather Chart Mostly cloudy weather in northern and eastern districts, with scattered thunderstorms and showers developing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 11

Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Friday.--"The steady eastward movements of the venous pressure systems alter 9 a.m. on Thursday have been associated with rapid…

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"Smithy" Sunstruck, But Keeps Going How Giddiness Overcame Him Ready for Crash Eerie Jungle Night Tiger Roars 'Mid Storm

The Sun · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 1

Terse, but vivid and dramatic, is Air-Commodore Kingsford-Smith's story of the narrowest escape of his life when, above the middle of the Bay of Bengal, he lost consciousness for a while and found himself planing down to the sea. He did not understand what could have happened to him. It might have been, he thought, the…

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Gales in Tasman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 10

North-westerly to westerly gales are causing very rough seas in the Tasman A wireless message was received yesterday from the master of the Matson American mail steamer…

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Ocean Still Holds Liner's Gold Salvage Work Delayed by Storms London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 September 1931 · page 7

THE "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Brest states that strong currents and heavy seas have impeded the attempts to recover the £1,000,000…

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Cyclone Off Coast

The Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1931 · page 13

The Weather Bureau reports that a moderate form of cyclone was off the south coast of New South Wales at 9 a.m. today, and…

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Boat Overturns. Women Rescued from Flooded River. HAY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1931 · page 10

Arthur Tyson, of Corrong Station, and several passengers were crossing the flooded Lachlan River at his homestead in an outboard motor boat this morning when it…

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Exchange Storm FACTS and FACTORS In Currency Value

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 6

There are two sides to the exchange question, now paramount in the minds of Australian finance men And each bristles with formidable argument. Before Britain departed from the gold standard our currency…

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Federal Control Interstate Eggs Flood the Sydney Market

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 8

THE dumping of cheap Interstate eggs on to the Sydney market has been for many years a source of concern to those who are striving to "stabilise" the…

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Record Goes in Melb. Heavy Rain Was No Bar 236 Cyclists Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 4 October 1931 · page 40

Heavy rain was (ailing when the 236 competitors in the Warrnambool to Melbourne cycle race faced the starter…

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Sydney Girl Caught In 50-Mile Gale They Danced Till 4 a.m. Sanders Pair in Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 4

LITTLE did I dream when I read of the storm that raged in England on the last bank holiday (you'll remember the tragic death of the…

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After Storm Quiet Rand. Tracks Kirna Schools

The Sun · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 4

Discussion of the main events decided so far at the A.J.C. meeting, rather than the work of horses occupied most attention at…

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Provision of Flood Gates. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1931 · page 8

At the last meeting of Murwillumbah Municipal Council cheques totalling £75 were handed over to the council as a contribution from shire ratepayers towards the Lavender…

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Cleric Causes Labor Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 1

CHEERS, the waving of agenda papers, and the singing of "He's a Jolly Good Fellow," greeted Mr. Arthur Henderson, who…

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"The Old Bus" Flying "Stone Blind" Fiji to Brisbane S. Cross in Tropical Deluge (No. 8)

The Sun · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 6

Now we were off on the third, last and shortest lap of the three. We were all in splendid spirits. The rest at Naselai had done us good, our 'plane was in fine fettle, and within a few minutes of leaving the beach we were…

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Floodlighting London Buildings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 14

A fine lighting effect on the Middle Tower, inside the Tower of London, during recent illuminations of the principal London buildings…

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Street Scene in Hankow During Recent Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1931 · page 14

Sampans took the place of motor cars and rickshaws during the severe floods in Hankow, China, in August. A picture received from the East yesterday…

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Weather and Storm Signals. to Be Exhibited at Garden Island

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 4

The unique position of this island should render these signals of great value to the shipping and yachting communities and,…

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Thunderstorms Near To-day Should Be Warm Again

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 1

Surfers will probably bless Mr. Mares again to-day, for he expects warm and sultry conditions, with clouds. There is a tendency to a…

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The Daily Weather Chart Warm to hot and sultry conditions, with a tendency to scattered thunderstorms, showers, and hail

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 11

Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Wednesday. -- "Under the influence of the high-pressure system, the rear portion of which occupied eastern Australia at 9 a.m…

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Hail Threat Heavy Rain To-night

The Sun · Friday 9 October 1931 · page 6

BAROMETER.. .. .. .. 29.71 INDICATOR.. .. .. .. Unsettled City Forecast.--Warm, sultry and unsettled conditions culminating in…

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