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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 52

Athletics. Saints Cop Treble Flood Swamps "Bob Tack" Field

Truth · Sunday 7 August 1932 · page 8

WHEN Alfie Hood crossed the line first in the "Bob Tuck" 5 Miles Memorial Handicap yesterday it marked the…

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Snow Storms in Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 7

AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Sunday.--Exceptionally cold weather is being experienced, and snow is falling in some parts of Auckland Province for…

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Cyclone in Burma. Calcutta. Aug. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 9

A cyclone partially destroyed the town of Letpadan, 80 miles from Rangoon, wrecking communications over a large area, while floods caused heavy damage in the Pegu and…

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Economic Storm Blowing Itself Out, Says Irwin London, Sunday. (Official Wireless.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 1

Lord Irwin, President of the Board of Eduction speaking in London to-day, expressed the view that the economic storm, of which Britain…

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Economic Storm. "Openings in the Clouds." (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Aug. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1932 · page 10

Lord Irwin, President of the Board of Education, speaking in London yesterday, expressed the view that the economic storm, of which Britain felt the full force last year, was…

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Maunganui Fights Gale

The Sun · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 5

Auckland, Tuesday.-- After battling with a north-easterly gale, the Union liner Maunganui, arrived to-day from Sydney, several hours late. No…

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Floods in West Australia. Following Torrential Rain. Widespread Damage. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 9

Following unprecedented heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday, miles of country are now under water in the Midland railway district, north of Perth. Much damage has been…

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W.A. Floods Subside Perth

The Sun · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 5

The floods In the Midlands district are rapidly subsiding and to-day the position is much improved. Railway and road transport is still…

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Homes Are Flooded in W. Aust Dam Threatens Town Feet of Water Perth

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 5

Torrential rains at the week-end caused floods of an unprecedented nature in the Midlands districts. The township of Coorow, where…

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Cyclone Delays Ships

The Sun · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 18

Despite the fine weather in the city to-day, the influences of a cyclonic disturbance are affecting steamers within a few hundred miles of…

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Athletics Flood's Fine Win in Tuck Memorial No Chance for Backmarkers

Referee · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 21

THE chief event for members of N.S.W. A.A.A. on Saturday was the annual 5-miles open cross-country handicap for the "Robert Tuck Memorial" Trophy,…

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The Floods. West Australia. Extensive Washaways. Towns Isolated. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 11

Latest details from the flood-affected areas of the north indicate that a huge area has been inundated. At least five towns were invaded, and…

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Floods in West Aust. Are Rising Extensive Damage Is Done Crops Ruined Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 5

The rising water level in the township of Moora to-day was the most serious feature of the floods in the Midland district…

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Want to Strike at Chang But Floods Hold Up Armies and Ships Kobe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 6

While many Japanese are urging the striking of a decisive blow against Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, even to going southward as far as…

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When Storms Come

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 34

During the summer I stood beside a beautiful lake which looked and acted like a mirror. The surrounding hills and the deep blue sky were reflected in…

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Mild Cyclone Likely Cold Westerlies May Follow

The Sun · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 17

A mild cyclonic disturbance is expected in the next day or two, and will be followed by cold westerly to southerly winds, according to Mr…

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Radio at Sea Storm-Tossed Vessel Receives Messages from Shore

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 15

WHEN the tiny coastal vessel, "Ulmarra," left Newcastle for Sydney, sixty-four miles away, one morning early last month it was expected that…

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Burrinjuck Dam Fear of Floods from Fresh in the Murrumbidgee River

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 2

Anxiety is being felt by the residents of towns in the Murrumbidgee river valley and also by a large number of stockowners with frontages on the river…

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The Floods. In Western Australia. Experiences at Moora. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 10

The ordinary train service between Geraldton and Midland Junction will be resumed tomorrow, taking the first mails since Saturday to the flood oreas. Traffic by road between…

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Swept by Floods Thousands Dead in Northern Manchuria Kobe

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 6

Tremendous floods arc reported from Northern Manchuria. Estimates of the drowned vary from 3000 to…

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