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Floods & storms, 1931

1,487 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 75

Our... Short Story Storm and Sunshine

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 5

THE vintage had given unusually fair promises that year, but one quarter of an hour had sufficed to wreck them all…

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Margot's Mirror Northern Light Runs Into Cyclone Balokovic's Mishap

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 4

I wouldn't mind laying a wager that the Balokovic two will rarely-have been the more glad to see Sydney and dry land than when the Northern Light makes her graceful way up the Harbor to-day. The valiant yacht met with its first mishap in Australian…

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The World's ... . Catholic News From Rome to our Copy Desk. the "Fides" Service Nanking Bishop Orders Day of Prayer and Offering for Flood Sufferers

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 November 1931 · page 8

Nanking (China).— October 4th as a day of special prayer and offering of gifts for the flood victims was ordered in a circular letter of his Excellency…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Werris Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 9

A remarkable feature of yesterday's tropical disturbance was the development of an isolated cyclonic storm at Werris Creek. The storm only lasted a few minutes, but…

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After the Storm. Complaints at Kogarah

The Propeller · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 4

The severe hail-storm last Sunday week raised a crop of complaints for Kogarah Council to deal with, at Wednesday night's meeting. One…

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Roofs Blown Off Werris Creek Struck By a Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 7

WERRIS CREEK, Thursday.--Werris Creek was struck to-day by a cyclone, which, though it lasted only a few minutes unroofed a number of…

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Fowls Drowned in Storm; Owner Seeks Redress

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 1

Compensation to the extent of 36 for each of eight drowned fowls was sought from Rockdale Council by an irate ratepayer in a letter read at the meeting…

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Storm Didn't Dull Speed of the Sprinters

Arrow · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 13

Horses with engagements at Warwick Farm on Saturday or other immediate meetings, showed speed enough to indicate winning prospects on Thursday morning. Financial sprinted with unusual brilliance…

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War Storm Rages in the East a Night Attack Japan Captures City Grave Issue Shanghai

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 1

Tsitsihar, about 16 miles north of the Chinese Eastern Railway, was captured by the Japanese forces last…

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Floods, Snakes, Mice and Now --

The Sun · Saturday 21 November 1931 · page 5

Adelaide, Friday. -- Recently settlers along the Murray saw their holdings submerged by floods. Then came snakes, and next the country…

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Speed Boats Held Up By The Storm 3 WINS Radiance Has Day Out It's Success

The Sun · Sunday 22 November 1931 · page 40

All official inter-club races of the N.S.W. Motor Boat Association were postponed at the St. George Club…

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Seeks 100,000 Recruits in Anti-red Drive Hardy's Hint to Lang Storm Troops in Country Fiery Tour of 35,000 Miles

The Sun · Sunday 22 November 1931 · page 7

Will the inflamed country movements now challenge directly the threatening Lang dictatorship?…

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To Rout Reds Hardy As Storm Troop Leader

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 November 1931 · page 8

"HOME Rule for the Country. Rout the Reds!" said Mr. Charles Hardy, Jr., before leaving for the conference at…

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King Asked Questions When Duleep Was Storm Centre Test Selections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 November 1931 · page 9

K. S. DULEEPSINHJI, alias "Mr. Smith," and brilliant Indian batsman, has stated that be will not join the Indian side…

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Crowd Storms Hall New Zealand Election. Organised Rowdyism. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 11

Organised attempts by bands of rowdies to break up meetings of Coalition candidates in city electorates and the complete immunity of Labour candidates from heckling in any…

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Scullin Govt. Will Have To Fight For Life Theodore, Storm Centre Beasley's Motion Party Decisions Made Today Early Vote Likely Canberra

The Sun · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 1

WITH the numbers against it, the Scullin Theodore Government will have to fight for its life in the House of Representatives this afternoon. The United Australia Party and the Country Party, at separate…

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Flood Lighting Its Use in Australia

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 8

Mr. Bertram Ford, speaking at a meeting the Town Planning Association on Wednesday, November 11, stated that he considered Sydney was ten years behind America…

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The Beauties of Floodlighting

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 25 November 1931 · page 8

Of this building. Thames House. Westminster, London, Mr. P. Good, Chairman of the London Committee, International Illumination Congress, said he thought the general concensus of opinion would be that Sir Frank Baines, the architect, had made, perhaps, the finest success ever achieved of the flood lighting of a modern building. It certainly leads the world, as…

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Storm Zone If Lang Would Fight Dalley Bitter Area

The Sun · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 16

Theodore supporters in Dalley have only one regret: "That Mr. Lang has not had the courage to accept the challenge to contest Dalley The…

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Hot and Sultry Thunderstorms Likely 100 at White Cliffs

The Sun · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 7

BAROMETER.. .. 20.84 INDICATOR.. .. Unsettled City Forecast.--Warm and [?]try, with increasing cloud, and a growing…

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