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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 67

Kinsen Maru in Danger Engine-room Filling. Strikes Cyclone off Queensland Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 4

The Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru, as a result of meeting a terrific cyclone is in a dangerous condition off the Queensland coast…

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Storm Troops' Actions. Consideration by British Government. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 9

The British Government is considering the occupation of Kehl, Speyer, and Cologne by Storm Troops. It is understood that the official view is that the Versailles Treaty is…

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Japanese Ship Sinking 560 Miles Off Coast Caught in Fierce Cyclone German Steamer Speeding to Rescue Brief Messages From Failing Wireless

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 1

Unable to transmit complete S.O.S. messages the Japanese steamer Kinsen Maru with a crew of 40 aboard is rapidly filling, and sinking 560 miles east of Townsville…

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Cyclone's Path

The Sun · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 12

The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following warning to shipping:-- The cyclonic disturbance is now…

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Gale Conditions. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 13

Gale conditions were experienced yesterday along the Queensland coast from north of Sandy Cape to Brisbane, and the progress of many ships was impeded. Sandy Cape…

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"Any Port in a Storm"

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 49

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The Kinsen Maru Search by 18 Ships Japanese Freighter May Have Sunk Storm Rages

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 1

From all points 18 vessels near the ill-fated Kinsen Maru's last known position will converge to-day in a…

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Nothing Seen of Stricken Kinsen Maru Rescue Ship Searches Storm-tossed Ocean Seas Abating No Trace of Crew, Boats, or Wreckage Found

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 5

A FRANTIC S.O.S. -- then an ominous silence. Since Monday, the fate of the tramp steamer Kinsen Maru, which,…

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N.Z. Workless Storm Parl't. Large Meeting Is Broken Up by the Police One Speaker Forcibly Pulled Down From Pedestal No Deputation Elderly Man Breaks Windows to Get Into Gaol Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 7

DESPITE an embargo by the City Council and the police on demonstrations, about 3000 unemployed assembled outside…

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New Flood of Migrants Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 1

An early renewal of immigration following Mr. Bruce's return and his assumption of the leadership of the Federal Government, is being hinted…

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The Flood and the Dam

South Sydney Sentinel · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 1

According to a statement forwarded to the Mascot Council by the Metropolitan Sewerage and Drainage Board, the contention that the flood waters from the weir on the mill pond, definitely checked the flow in the Coward Street…

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Second Peril in Storm Rescue Captain Radios a Graphic Story Crew of Kinsen Maru Fought Heavy Sea More May Be Saved

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 1

Saved by a lucky chance when they sighted a life-boat which had broken adrift after their plunge from the sinking ship, the 13 rescued members of the Kinsen Maru's crew, at the point of safety,…

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Flood Lighting Night Trotting Events at Manly Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 8

An innovation by the Warringah Shire and Manly A. and H. Society at its show this year on April 7 and 8 will be a night opening…

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Train Wrecks Caused by Floods Losses in Java Batavia

The Sun · Sunday 19 March 1933 · page 5

Heavy rains caused a flood which washed away part of the railway between Batavia and Cheribon. Consequently North-East Java is isolated…

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Ship in Cyclone. 120 Mile an Hour Wind. Impossible to Stand on Deck. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 10

For three days and three nights last week the Ellerman liner, City of Corinth, battled through a cyclone and tremendous seas while on the voyage from New York to Brisbane…

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Lamb Market Disquieting English Buyers Flooded

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 1

The marketing prospects for Australian lamb in England are disquieting, according,to the report for January,…

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Happy Before the Storm

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 1

But the bitterly cold change made these visitors to the Zoo dash for cover yesterday…

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Flood Follows in the Wake of Quake & Gale Ohio River Overflows Banks and Causes Chaos Four Drowned Feared That Weakened Dykes Will Collapse Cincinnati

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 1

WITH portions of her territory devastated during the past couple of weeks by earthquakes and tornadoes, the United States is…

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Prevention Against Flood Near East Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 12

A section of the road near East Maitland being repaired to prevent its being washed into the Hunter River during flood time. This road has suffered in previous floods…

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"Any Port in a Storm'

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 49

ALTHOUGH he has encountered serious, trouble every time he has set out on a trip Victor Smith, the 19 years old son of a South African boot manufacturer,…

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