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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 52

Marooned in Cave for Two Days Four Men Caught by Storm Rescued with Rope From Above Food Gone

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 5

Storm-bound on a rocky point near Manly for two days, four fishermen were rescued yesterday…

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Flood Rains. Heavy Damage Throughout England. LONDON, May 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1932 · page 10

Damage amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds has been caused throughout England by torrential rains, which in many instances have exceeded the records for 50…

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Gale Swept New Zealand Hit By Winter AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 9

Another fierce gale is sweeping the province with a bitterly cold wind and heavy snow in the back' country. The relief works camp for…

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Senate Is 'Busted' by J. T. Lang! Dunn's Action Causes Storm in a Teacup Hot Words Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 6

SENATOR DUNN provided a diversion in the Senate this afternoon when he placed a bust of Mr. Lang on his desk just prior to…

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Sudden Death 'Selection' by U.a.p. H'q'ters Storms in Drummoyne and Dulwich Hill Labor Is Safe Meetings Abandoned in Disorder and Uproar

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 8

THE sudden-death tactics of the U.A.P. headquarters in "selecting" selected candidates has caused storms in…

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Flooded Out Yorkshire's Thousands LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 26 May 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Health (Sir Hilton Young) stated in the House of Commons to-day that owing to the floods at Bentley, Yorkshire, about 2500…

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Wieczor Chopinowski w Sydney. Miss Nell Gale

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 4

We ezwartek dnia 19-go b.m. w sali Klubu Artyetycznego odbyl sie recital utalentowanej pjaniatki, p. Nell Gale. Na program zlozyly sie wylaozoie…

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Oil for Legal Storm Viscount to Act As Peacemaker London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 8

Viscount Sankey has the "Daily Mail" states been asked to act as peacemaker between Mr. Justice McCardie and Mr. Justice…

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Slow Poison Death Flood of Jargon Bitter Attacks on Conference Powers Blamed London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1932 · page 8

IT is significant that the "Manchester Guardian," an outstanding protagonist of disarmament, publishes a column…

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In "Roaring Forties" Horn's Terror Barque Lashed By Gale LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 1

The dreaded Cape Horn showed its worst face to the Finnish barque Herzogin Cecilie on the voyage home from Australia…

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Protection From Floods. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 14

The Tweed Shire Council has completed a substantial piece of work which will be a protection in times of high flood. Some months ago a concrete retaining wall 350ft long and…

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Great Gales in West Delay to Mails and Trains

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 7

PERTH, Sunday.--Last night and to-day strong gales with heavy rains were experienced in the metropolitan, South-west,…

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We Are on Sound Financial Basis London Has Faith in Australia's Renewed Strength Will Be One of First to Emerge From the Storm London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 8

ONE of the leading New York banks is said to be on the verge of collapse, and international securities have touched low levels. These unfortunate contingencies, together with the…

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Storms in Western Australia. Washaways and Floods. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 13

Rainstorms which swept over the country during the week-end will be of great value to farmers and pastoralists Damage was caused in a number of places to railways, telephones,…

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70 M.p.h. Gale in the West

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.--The gale, which reached 70 m.p.h. at the week-end, continued to-day. The P. and O. liner Narkunda, from…

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No More Swimming at Flood Gates

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 10

Following a report from the Board of Health, Parramatta Council will prohibit swimming at the Flood Gates…

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A Severe Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 15

"DAISY CHAIN" (Tirroan).—I have just had my tenth birthday and mother me a nice rainbow cake, iced all over. We had a very severe storm recently. A very small cloud…

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Alderman's Death Late T. Gale

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 3

Alderman Thomas Gale, of Lidcombe, died yesterday afternoon in the Lidcombe State Hospital. Although he had been in ill-health for some time, it was only last…

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Stevens Taking Country Towns by Storm Scotches Absurd Rumor That Dole Will Be Abolished Wollongong's Welcome

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--Seldom in the History of New South Wales has a single personality attracted such attention as the Premier, Mr. Stevens, in his election…

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Parramatta Day by Day PROHIBITED! Bathing at Floodgates Health Department's Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 10

"It is considered desirable that swimming in the area known as the flood-gates should be discouraged," says the Health Department…

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