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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 67

Love of Sea Passengers In Gale On Barque AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 15

Three passengers, including a man, are making an unusual holiday on the barque Passat, which has arrived here from the Seychelles…

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At the Pictures Latest Talkies Reviewed Douglas Fairbanks as "Mr. Robinson Crusoe." . . " The Maid of the Mountains," with Nancy Brown. . . "Self-Made Lady." . . . "Tess of the Storm Country

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 18

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS'S new picture, "MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE." which is at the Lyceum Theatre, is a piece of joyous nonsense that at times looks somewhat like a burlesque of the…

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Northern Mails Flooded River Holds Up Train Services

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Tully River is still several feet over the rails, preventing the resumption of train services between Cairns and…

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Fund Closed Future of Stanwell Pk. Flood Survivors

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1933 · page 10

The "Sun"-"Telegraph" fund for Laurel Davis closed yesterday, £151164 having been subscribed. Proceeds of entertainments which,…

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Successive Storms

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 14

BILL GARLAND (Ulmarra).—Everything around here was drying up; the cattle were sadly in need of good feed, and water. Even the stout hearts of farmers were affected…

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Barque in Gale. Passenger's Description. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 9

Experiences in the German four-masted barque Passat, which encountered a 90 miles an hour gale off South Tasmania, were related to-day by Mr. N. Hughes, of Liverpool, who…

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A Hero Coroner's Praise Storm Tragedy Family Engulfed Scarborough

The Sun · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 16

ALL the horror of the storm tragedy which almost wiped out the Davis family at Stanwell Park on the night of January 22,…

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Queensland Floods. Restoration of Train Services. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 10

The Tully River was safely negotiated by train traffic to-day, the floodwaters being only a foot over the bridge. A special train, with a large complement of men, has gone from…

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Flood Damages Leichhardt Ratepayers Seek Compensation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 8

"Something should be done for those whose homes are flooded periodically," said Alderman Dyer at Leichhardt Council meeting last…

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Fences and Gates "Cyclone" Catalogue Costs You Nothing

The Land · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 19

"The only commonsense fence for Australia!" That is the slogan of the Cyclone Fence and Gate Co., Pty., Ltd., in advertising its…

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After the Storm. Council Beseiged with Requests

The St George Call · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

Last Monday, night-, Kogarah Council’s precis paper was largely made up of complaints and claims relative to damage done to property in the municipality…

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Wally Little in Dirt Track Storm Withdraws From Test Team Big Surprise

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

Willy Little hurled a bombshell at the Speedway Royale management yesterday, when, after being placed as reserve for…

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On Dune 200 Fisherfolk In Grave Peril 90 M.P.H. Gale St. Johns

The Sun · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

BATTERED by raging seas and a 90-mile-an-hour gale, over 200 fisherfolk are huddled together in deadly…

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Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Phillp Street, Mr. Justice James, and Mr. Justice Halse Rogers.) Workers' Compensation Act. Stated Case: Maurer v Cyclone Fence and Gate Co. Pty., Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 6

The questions for determination in this Stated case arose out of an award made by the Workers' Compensation Commission in favour of the dependents of John Maurer,who…

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Flood Victims. Coroner Praises Rescuer. SCARBOROUGH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

An inquest was held at the Scarborough Court on the victims of the Stanwell Park floods by the coroner (Mr. Kirby). Laurel Davis told how she was saved…

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FLOODLIGHTING. City Council's Special Rate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

The Town Clerk (Mr. Hendy) said yesterday that floodlighting of buildings, which was an attractive feature of many cities, had not yet become general in Sydney. "It can hardly…

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Combating the Flood Danger Leichhardt Building Arrangements

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

Following expressed opinions that houses in a low-lying section of the municipality might collapse if again subjected to rains an serious as the…

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Brighter Nights City Council's Scheme for Floodlighting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 6

Floodlighting of the exteriors of buildings is to come under the heading of the City Council's "Brighter Sydney" scheme…

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"Tess of the Storm Country" (Fox)

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 10

"WINSOME." is the best word to describe this just too awfully sweet production. Why It…

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Swept by Cold and Storms Death and Disaster in North America Vancouver

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

THE coldest and wildest weather experienced for many years is sweeping North America…

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