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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 52

How Cyclone's Victim Escaped Sea in Peril Leaking Ship Anxious Hours Calm Skipper Launceston

The Sun · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 9

A THRILLING story of a battle with the storm, during every minute of which they expected the vessel to founder,…

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Danzig Is "Free" on Paper Storm City of Baltic Colorful History Traces 700 Years of Strife Security ?

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 4

IN this antipodean corner, where six million persons hold an entire continent in peace, even if in poverty. it is difficult to visualise those remote little corners of Europe--a continent of only the same size its Australia--Where jealousies and traditions and patriotism burn fiercely…

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Victorian Flood Settlers Still In Bad Plight MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 8

Although there has been a slight improvement in the weather in East Gippsland, the heavy rain which has fallen almost continuously since…

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Driven Out of Homes by Floods Water Roaring Down From Hills . in Gippsland Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 6

There were further steady rises to-day in the rivers and creeks in the flooded country in East Gippsland, and as the…

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Ships Move, Gales Wane Procession Down Harbor Cyclone Gone

The Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 8

FERRY travellers witnessed a 'spectacle today rivalled only by the maritime procession on Bridge opening day, when ships…

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After the Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 8

On the Weterfront, with the abatement of the cyclone, delayed shipping is leaving and making port and the winches are rattling while cargo is…

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The Gales. Shipping Almost at Standstill. Buffetings at Sea. Fears of Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 12

The cyclonic gales which seriously hampered shipping on the New South Wales Coast on Monday continued yesterday. Coastal shipping was practically at a…

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Storm Front at Manly

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 6

Heavy seas pounded the beach at Manly yesterday, and the winds played havoc with the Norfolk Pines that line the front…

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Still Gripped by Iron Hand of Storm Shipping Held Up by Gales and Mountainous Seas Floods Isolate Coastal Town; More Expected in the North Tanker Is Hove to Off Sydney Heads

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

Forster cut off by flood waters; 24 steamers held up or sheltering; a tanker hove to outside Sydney Heads; a pilot taking a rough and involuntary trip to Melbourne; heavy seas pounding the…

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At Air Tourney Ball Plane Storm Thrill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 4

Suddenly, towards the close of the Lady of the Air Tourney Ball, at the Palais last night, an air serpent,…

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'Plane Storm Air Tourney Ball Exciting Race

The Sun · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 19

Though there Were 600 cancellations yesterday for the Air Tourney Ball at the Palais Royal, owing to the storm, there Were still more than a…

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Brayed the Storm Country Golfers Too Good

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 3

Country associates showed the way to their City cousins in the "Evening News" Cup on the Killara golf links yesterday. Mrs. Pennefather, of…

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Severe Gales, Accompanied by Heavy Seas, Buffeted the Coast Surrounding Sydney Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 14

Seas pounding on the ro.cks at Ben Buckler, the northern end of Bondi, at the height of the gale. The cyclone made repair work exceedingly difficult for these linesmen at work yesterday afternoon in New South Head-road, Vaucluse…

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Gale Grows in Ferocity Thrills on the Harbour Oversea Liners Held Up

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

SURPASSING the intensity of the past few days, the cyclonic disturbance continued yesterday, resulting in a further disorganisation of shipping and additional rains in the coastal districts…

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Rode Out the Gale Off Nobby's 70-Mile Blow at Newcastle Paralyses Port

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--With huge seas making the bar dangerous, the steamer Raimiro rode, out a 70-mile gale off Port…

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Heavy Floods In Cann River District. Prince's Highway Impassable. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 12

A message from Cann River states that the excessive rains, more than 10 inches having fallen in the last five days, have caused the largest floods for some years. The Cann…

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Ground Is Flooded at Newcastle League Tourists at Home To-day's Game Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 3

A GLOOMY stage is set for the long -awaited Newcastle England match at Newcastle Sports Ground…

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Miles Under Water East Gippsland Floods Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 5

Although tho rivers are receding, serious floods are still being experienced, in East Gippsland. Heavy rain fell last night, and this morning the…

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No Floods on Hunter Maltland

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 4

As yet, there is no possibility of floods in the River district. Reports from the Upper Hunter reaches show that the fails have been…

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Through the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- More than 30 vessels either entered or left port to-day. Officers of the Ashridge said that…

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