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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 67

Blizzard Rages Worst Storm In Britain For Years LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 1

LARGE areas of England are snow-bound, and the blizzard in South Wales to-day was the worst experienced for some years. In Yorkshire and other northern…

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Australia Awakens Under War Clouds Mars Rears Grim Head in the Orient Defence Activity Munition Works Speeded Up Our Risks From Asiatic Storm Citizen Forces That Stay Absent From Parades Army, Navy, and Air All Neglected

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 1

FOR the first time in our history, Australia faces point-blank the possibility of war; and is called upon to make ready her defences…

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Awful Blizzard Sweeps British Isles Gale-Driven Snow Is Country's Pall LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 26 February 1933 · page 5

The British Isles were swept yesterday and last night by the worst blizzard experienced for fifty years…

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Before Storm? Calm in Saxony Now, But May Not Last London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 1

"The Times" special correspondent, contrasting the situation in Prussia with that in Saxony, where dictatorial government has not yet…

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British Isles Disorganised by Blizzard Whole of the Country Is Enveloped in Snow Fierce Gales Trains Held Up by Snowdrifts in Walks London

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 1

ALTHOUGH the temperature has risen to-day, most parts of the British Isles. London being the exception, are still snow-covered as…

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Letters Flood-lit Blue Mountains. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 5

Sir,—By to-day's mall I received from a friend of mine two cuttings from your paper. The first is a picture of the flood-lit "Three Sisters" at Katoomba, and the second a…

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Blizzard's Havoc Towns Isolated--Floods Follow Thaw LONDON

The Sun · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 1

HEAVY snow continues lo fall in Wales, Midlands and the north and lies many feel deep. In many areas, communications remain dislocated. A rapid thaw elsewhere,…

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Justice to Hungary? Floods of Magyar Propaganda Counterblast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 6

MAGYAR propaganda against Czechoslovakia seems to he the greatest and most expensive of Hungarian industries,…

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Plane Search for Two Fishing Boats Tasmanian Gales Cause Anxiety

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 1

HOBART, Monday.-- Anxiety is felt for the safety of two fishing boats, Corona and a vessel owned by Mr. S. Gale, which…

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Floods Follow Snow

The Sun · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 8

London, Monday.-- Following heavy rains and snow, widespread floods are reported from many parts of the country, and In the Thames Valley,…

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Blizzard Kills Twenty - Seven in Britain Rivers Burst Banks and Towns Are Flooded Heavy Toll Hundreds of Cattle Drowned & Farms Isolated London

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 1

TWENTY-SEVEN deaths have been reported bo far as the remit of the blizzard that swept the British Isles during the week-end…

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"Any Port in a Storm"

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 49

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Storm, or Fire Night of Anxiety in Tumbarumba Ring of Flame

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 7

TUMBARUMBA, Tuesday. -- Unless the storm which is threatening breaks to-night the bush fires, which have…

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Storm at Meeting of "World" Shareholders Information Is Demanded by the Unions Theodore Was Given Original Option, Says Barnes Strong Talk Agreement Will Be Produced To-night

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 6

A' CONCERTED demand by New South Wales and Victorian unions for the production of the agreement entered into for…

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London's Fear of Floods Abates LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 1

THE fear entertained that the Thames might overflow its banks in London after the heavy snowfall in the watershed and the rapid subsequent thaw has been relieved for the time being. Unless more rain falls within the next 48 hours, there Is little…

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Tariff Session Next Week Storms Expected in Canberra Free Opinions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 1

IN the week-end and early next week, Federal members will be assembling again in Canberra for the tariff sittings…

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Storm Days Federal Session on Tariff CANBERRA

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 17

THE tariff session of the Federal Parliament which will commence on Wednesday seems certain to prove particularly stormy…

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Show Novelty Floodlighting the Ring

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 17

Arrangements are well in hand for floodlighting at night of the ring at the Showground, and when the Royal Easter Show, opens next month the…

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Large Areas Flooded Much Damage in Britain London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 1

UNLESS more rain falls within the next 48 hours, there is little likelihood of the floods in the Thames valley becoming worse, as…

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Floods in N.z

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 11

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--Floods have occurred in country districts following torrential rains. Several bridges have been washed…

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