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Floods & storms, 1931

1,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 75

Fighting Through Storms Butler Flies on in His Tiny 'Plane Karachi

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 1

STILL making excellent progress on his attempt to lower Mr. C. W. A. Scott's flight record from England to Australia,…

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Severe Storm On British Coast. French Schooner Lost. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Nov. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 9

Great Britain and the surrounding coasts to-day experienced a violent gale. The French three-masted schooner Sainte Anne went ashore at Forthleven, near Penzance,…

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Forestalling Summer Storms

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 5

Acres of Australian-made iron are required to re-cover the platforms at Central Railway Station, and do zens of Australian workmen will see that the job is effectively done…

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Australia on Sunday? Butler Forges Ahead Heavy Storms Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 1

Though Mr. C. A. Butler is fighting against fierce monsoonal weather, in his attempt to break the flight…

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Chorus of Hope Prosperity Floods the Country Turn of Tide

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1931 · page 5

The tide has turned. A wave of prosperity is spreading throughout the length and breadth of the State…

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200 Flood Victims in India Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1931 · page 5

Flood waters are rising again in the south of India owing to the phenomenally late monsoonal rains. It is estimated that 200 persons have been…

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Another Flood Of Buying Orders On Stock Exchange 59 Rises--7 Falls Tooth's Again Active-- Sharp Gain In Barriers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1931 · page 10

A FURTHER deluge of buying orders inundated the Share- market yesterday, and, nothwithstanding that prices had risen steadily during the week, the rate of improvement in values accelerated…

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Violent Storm

The Sun · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 4

MOSS VALE, Monday.--Rivalling in violence any recent visitation, a fierce thunderstorm occurred yesterday afternoon. Fifty points of…

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Storm-swept City

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

Seeking Shelter from the Storm (See story page 5)…

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Death & Desolation in Gale's Path Man Struck Dead in State-wide Storm Houses Ruined; Many Are Hurt

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 5

CUTTING a swathe of death and desolation in its path, a storm of tremendous furry swept across the eastern half of the State yesterday. A young man was struck dead by lightning at Bathurst…

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The Storm Local Damage

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 2

Yesterday's storm caused a deal of damage in the "County of Cumberland. Trees were beaten down and gardens considerably damage. In a Parramatta…

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Four Dead in Yesterday's Storm-trail

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

HAIL, declared to be the size of pigeon's eggs, fell over the city and suburbs in several showers during yesterday afternoon's tornado. This photograph gives an idea of the size of the icy lumps…

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Majestic Clouds Grandeur of the Storm-god Phenomenon

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

Phenomenal cloud formations over the city of Sydney ushered in yesterday's electric storm, described by…

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Storm News "What I Saw" Was Worth Money

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 7

YESTERDAY'S storm was phenomenal, and so was the number of people who realised the news importange of the…

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Count the Benefits Lower Says Was Great Storm VICTORIOUS

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 7

Well, said he, wringing out his hoots, we have learned to swim. What's more, we have learned to swim uphill. This, despite the fact that we were…

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Man Drops Dead After Run Caught Unawares by Storm with His Wife

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 5

RUNNING through blinding rain for shelter, William Boyd, 82, of Hampden, near Lithgow, gained shed and then dropped dead…

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Heavy Storm Great Damage In City and Country. Man Killed by Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 9

A thunder and hail storm of exceptional severity which passed over Sydney, coastal districts, and central inland areas yesterday caused widespread damage…

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Is on Scott's Heels Flying to Darwin Butler May Win By Few Hours Storms in Timor Sea

The Sun · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

Mr. Arthur C. Butler, who is straining every nerve to lower the England-Australia air record held by Mr. C…

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Baby and Pram Arb Hurled From Home Town Razed Not One House Is Intact Gale Havoc Crookwell

The Sun · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 7

The little township of Grabben Gullen, seven miles from Crookwell, has been practically demolished by…

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Storm Made Many Jobs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 November 1931 · page 1

AFTER THE HAVOC of Sunday's fierce storm.--Linesmen were busy in almost every suburb repairing damage…

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