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Floods & storms, 1932

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 52

Outboard Championship. Gale Causes Interruption. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 4

After two heats of the Australian outboard motor boat championship, for the O'Donoghus Shield, had been decided on the River Murray at Murray Bridge on Saturday, a gale caused the…

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Disabled in Gale. Steamer Marrawah. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 7

An S.O.S. signal from the Holyman line steamer Marrawah shortly after noon to-day was followed by an intimation that the engines of the steamer had broken down, [?]nd that…

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Under Way Marrawah Safe Gale Havoc Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 7

A WIRELESS message was received from the steamer Marrawah at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon stating that the vessel…

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TERRIFIC S.A. Gale One Dead; Five Missing Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 1

One man is dead, a second lies at death's door, and five others are thought to have perished in a fierce sale which has been…

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Fierce Storm. On Tasmanian Coast. Traffic Blocked. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 8

Heavy seas pounded the north-west coast of Tasmania this afternoon and to-night, in the fiercest storm experienced there for 50 years…

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Helpless Steamer Battling in Bass Strait Marrawah's Sos; Gale's Menace Huge Seas Battering Lame Ship Twenty-seven on 600-Tonner Distress Signals

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Her engines precariously patched up, and at the mercy…

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Heavy Rain. Hurricane in Victoria. Highest Tide for Years. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 9

Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen in most parts of the State during the past 48 hours. The maximum registration was at Apollo Bay, where 1108 points was recorded in 48 hours…

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Storm in Tasmania. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 9

Exceptionally high seas are being experienced on the north-west coast of Tasmania. The wind has increased since yesterday, and heavy rain fell this afernoon. The erosion of the…

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Marrawah Is Out of Danger Repairs Effected; Gale Abates Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 1

Temporary repairs having been effected, the steamer Marrawah, disabled in yesterday's hurricane, is proceeding slowly to…

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Yachts Suffer in Storm Much Damage on Port Phillip

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday.--When a storm broke over Port Phillip to-day 19 sailing boats and pleasure yachts were wrecked on the beaches…

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H.M.S. Diomede in Storm Seaman Washed Overboard. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 9

H.M.S. Dlomede, while on her voyage from Sydney ran into a storm last Tuesday night Able Seaman Ribbins. an Imperial rating, was washed overboard and lost…

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Floods in Tasmania

The Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 9

DEVONPORT, Tuesday.--Glorious sunshine has succeeded three wet days which were the stormiest In local experience. The rivers are…

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Victim of Gale Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 1

A thousand persons attended the funeral of the late Mr. L. R. Linton, at the Soldiers' cemetery. West Terrace, this afternoon. He was the only…

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Spanish Women Storm Train

The World's News · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 6

A GROUP of women and boys attacked the civil guard at Madrid and attempted to hold a train on which a contingent of newly enlisted soldiers…

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Father Loses Life in Search for Lost Son Motor Boat Trapped in Storm and Overturned "Save Yourself" Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 1

WHILE searching for his son, who was drowned a fortnight ago. Mr. Alfred Wilson, of Beachport, was trapped in a storm, and he,…

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The Beauty of the Archibald Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park Is Emphasised by Floodlighting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 14

Thousands of visitors to the city of late have admired the beauty of the groups on the fountain, the work of M. Francois Sicard, the famous French sculptor, especially when revealed at night by modern floodlighting methods. The central figure of Apollo, which dominates the fountain, is symbolic of youth and beauty…

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Sudden Flooding of Mine Men Risk Death

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday. Torrential rains caused a sudden flooding of the Waro coal mine at Hikurangl, where miners worked up to their necks in water removing…

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Storm Coming at Sea

The Sun · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 7

The Weather Bureau reports moderate wind and seas on and about the N.S.W. coast, but fresh to strong northerlies elsewhere over…

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Gullmarn Fights Cyclone Eight Days' Trip From Melb

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 1

After battling through the tail-end of the cyclone the cutter Guilmarn arrived yesterday afternoon from Melbourne, completing the trip in…

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Miss Dean-williams. Landing in a Storm. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 10

Miss Irene Dean-Williams, who is flying from Perth to Sydney, landed at Parafield Aerodrome at 1.25 o'clock this afternoon. She was an hour late reaching the aerodrome, but…

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