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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 67

Vivid Rain Squall Hits City Sky Pageant As Storm Rolls Seaward

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 5

Heralded by vivid lightning and rolling thunder a rain- squall burst on the city at 7.55 last night…

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The Ottawa Day Of Reckoning Huge Flood of Imports Will Kill Industry Aust. Manufacturers Completely Sold by Bruce Unemployment Even Prime Minister Is Grav[?] Concerned at Prospects Canberra, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 7

HOW completely Mr. Bruce sold up the people of Australia at the Ottawa Conference is revealed in the fact that the Government is…

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Ground Quickly Flooded Harold Park Dogs Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

SHORTLY before the first race was timed to commence at the G.R.C. meeting at Harold Park last night a heavy storm broke…

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Severe Hail Storm

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 11

FORSTER, Friday.--A severe hailstorm broke over Forster and Tuncurry yesterday afternoon. For 10 minutes stones, varying in size up to…

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Uncle Sam Shocked the Deluge of the Debtors

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 9

New York "World To-morrow" says: Like a pack of hounds unleashed at a familiar signal, the European nations, once the American…

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Trawler's Voyage. Five Months of Storms. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 17

"It was absolute hell all the way from Durban and the worst part was from Albany to Lyttelton," said a member of the crew of the trawler South Sea, which arrived at…

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Fine Weather for Few Days Now May Be Thunderstorms at Night

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

For the next few days at least Sydney will have fine weather, with only a few thunder-showers in the early morning or late at night…

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The Daily Weather Chart Some further scattered showers on the coast, and tendency to Isolated thunderstorms in N.E. districts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 9

Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Friday.--"Steady eastward movements of the various pressure systems during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday have resulted…

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May Be a Storm To-day Weather Generally Will Be Fine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 7

Weather conditions in Sydney today are likely to be the,same as on the week-end-- fine, warm, and sultry. with a tendency to an isolated…

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Should Be Fine Cyclone Has Gone Away

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 9

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said today that present Indications favor fairly good weather with possibly some thunder for the…

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Struck Cyclone in Pacific Maunganui Late at Wellington

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.-- The Maunganui, which arrived late to-night from San Francisco, was delayed by bad weather. She ran into…

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THUNDERSTORMS In Western Australia. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 12

Considerable damage has been done to crops in country centres by severe thunderstorms, accompanied by hall. The centre of the storms was between Kulin and Gnarming, about 250…

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In Cyclone Gippsland Towr Fared Badly MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 12

A terrific cyclone did extensive damage at the Gippsland dairying township of Boolarra last night. Estimated to have been travelling…

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Severe Storm. Wellington (N.z)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 13

Unusinlly bad weather was experienced by the Union Royal Mail liner Maunganui during her voyage from San Francisco to Wellington. She arrived late last night 16 hours…

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Wild Gale Sweeps Over Victoria. Gravel Covers Streets. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 14

Victoria was swept by a fierce gale this evening. There had been high winds all day, and in some places, especially in the country, high temperatures, too. The…

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Fierce Storm Young Suffers In Tornado YOUNG

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 17

A dust-storm, of tornado-like intensity, accompanied by vivid lightning, struck Young last night. Trees were uprooted and portions…

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Tears Up Treas and Lifts Roofs Victorian 60 M.P.H. Gale Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 9

Extensive damage was caused in different parts of Victoria to-day by violent wind, which uprooted trees and telegraph poles, tore roofs from…

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Battered by Heavy Gale Rebelle's Last Few Days Were Worst Limped to Port Los Angeles (Cal.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 9

Fred Rebelle confessed on his arrival at San Pedro yesterday, after crossing the Pacific Ocean from Australia in an 18ft. skiff,…

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Floodlighting Football London, December 1

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

FLOODLIGHTING of football pitches and pony race tracks are likely to become features of the English sporting winter. Experiments carried out on the…

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In Path Of Storm

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 13

Remains of a home in Lavecrion (Vic.) which caught fire after sheets of iron had been blown from the roof during a violent wind storm, which swept along at 60 miles an hour, uprooting trees and telegraph poles and tearing roofs from houses…

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