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Floods & storms, 1932

1,037 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 52

Melting Snow Causes Floods MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 11

With the melting of snow on Mount Erica, the Latrobe River is again in heavy flood at Traralgon. All the flats are covered with water,…

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Germany's Storm Centre

The Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 1

The Withelmsplatz, main street in Beuthen, patrolled to-day by armed police and machine-gunners…

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Storm in Suburbs. Unusually Warm Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 12

At about 6 o'clock last night a sharp storm broke over the western suburbs. During the late afternoon heavy clouds approached from the west; frequent flashes of lightning and…

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Trains Held Up and Telegraph Wires Slashed Storm Clouds Gather Over Unhappy India Bombay Unrest London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 1

THE weekly report on the Civil Disobedience Movement in India shows that in the United Provinces trains continued to be…

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Tory Storm Gathers About Bruce Conviction Is Growing That He Badly Bungled His Job At The Ottawa Conference Production & Marketing Are Hamstrung Banker Hits Hard In Line With Labor Mr. Lyons Is Still Dumb

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 1

DESPITE die inspired attempts of the Tory Press to convince the public that Australian interests were adequately safeguarded, and even advanced, at the Ottawa Conference, there is increasing evidence that both production and marketing have been hamstrung by the still…

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Will Inculcate Politics By Post Hardy to Teach the Farmers Turning Out One Thousand Storm Speakers Re William Pitt!

The Sun · Sunday 28 August 1932 · page 6

WILL Bradman break his own record against the Englishmen next summer? Is Fleetwood-Smith likely to prove the spearhead of Australia's attack? Can we…

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Heavy Rain In New Zealand. Losses on Sheep Stations. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 10

Heavy, continuous rain has fallen at Wellington, Wairarapa, and Manawatu for the past 24 hours, and is still falling. Walrarapa reports the worst storm for 20…

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Rothbury Colliery to Resume Storm Centre Has Been Idle for Months

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 12

MAITLAND, Monday. -- A meeting of Rothbury Miners' Lodge to-day accepted the management's terms for a resumption at Rothbury Colliery…

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Serious Floods, In New Zealand. Farm Land Inundated. Heavy Loss of Stock. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 9

The waters of the Kahutara River broke through the biggest stopbank at Wairarapa today and inundated thousands of acres of land which had been flood free for many years. The…

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Widespread Rain. Local Flooding at Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 9

General rain was experienced at the week end in southern districts of New South Wales with moderate to heavy falls in the southeastern quarter. Scattered light rain extended…

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Good Rain Heavy in South Flood Position All Over State?

The Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 7

CITY folk may have found the Of gusty wind unpleasant to-day, but in many of the country districts, particularly in the…

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Second Flood in N. Zealand Manawatu Breaks Its Banks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday. -- The Wairarapa flood position is easier, but there are indications that losses of sheep may be very heavy…

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Another Storm for Mayor Special Meeting at Lane Cove

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 7

The Mayor of Lane Cove (Ald. Scharkie) will face another storm at a special meeting of the council on Friday night…

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Hintz Beats Gora: Wine Fouls Walker Crowd Sympathy Creates Storm Against Just Verdict Tony Gora Makes Good His Name

Referee · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 11

The N.S.C.A.'s (Sydney Stadium) sour luck still holds. Its affairs last week were a conglomeration of surprises, tragedy, comedy, and disappointment. Tony Gora (122), of Hawaii, showed his real form after two…

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"River and Road" This Special Contribution is Our "Outdoor Australia" Feature of This Issue "Yet Nature's charms—the hills and woods—The sweeping vales and foaming floods—Are free to all."—Robert Burns

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 8

IT is a natural corollary of hiking that the greater the variety of country traversed the less tired one becomes; walking over flat and monotonous country is necessarily more…

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'Plane Overturns In Flooded Field. Occupants Uninjured. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 11

When its engine cut out shortly after it took off, the newly-acquired Cyrrus Moth 'plane of the Western Australia Aero Club, piloted by a pupil, and with the instructor…

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Fears of Flood. Murray River Rising. Beneficial Rain in Wheat Belt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 11

According to a message from the Albury correspondent of the "Herald" last night, fears are entertained that the Murray River will be in flood before the week-end, mainly as…

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New Zealand Floods. Little Girl Drowned. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 11

The six-year old daughter of Clarence Greaves was drowned in a pool in a flooded vacant section opposite her home at Masterton this evening…

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Melbourne Flood

The Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 1

Flooded road behind Flemington racecourse, Melbourne. The Maribyrnong River overflowed its banks…

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Town Is Flooded North Victoria Now Inundated MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 17

EXTENSIVE floods have it covered the main roadways in the north of Victoria following the heavy rains at the…

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