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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 67

Rough Passage Orungal in Heavy Gale

The Sun · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 11

Wan and pale faces of the Orungal passengers as they stepped ashore today on arrival from Queensland ports were evidence of the rough…

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Icy Touch Is Brought By Racing Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 7

REACHING a velocity of 50 m.p.h. at 6.55 p.m. yesterday the cold southerly gale, which developed from a moderate…

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Like Surf Boat Freighter's New Bows Useful In Storm

The Sun · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 9

The chief advantage of the new bows, which were grafted recently on to the Dutch freighter Gaastekerk, is that they ride stormy seas…

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AVIATION. Mrs. Bonney Found. Forced Down in Storm. Rangoon, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 9

Mrs. H. Bonney, the Australian airwoman, who had been missing since she left Alor Star on Thursday in continuation of her flight from Australia to England, has been found. She…

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Landed on Island Mrs. Bonney Safe; Plane Damaged Struck Storm Rangoon

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 1

Mrs. H. B. Bonney, the Queensland airwoman, who has been lost since Thursday between A1or Star and…

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Fiji Floods. Village Washed Away. Residents Take Refuge in Trees. Suva, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 9

Very heavy rains have fallen over most of the colony during the lost few days. Reports show that the West Coast suffered most, although the only loss of life reported was…

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Floods Hold Up Trains Second Time This Year Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 5

Several trains have been have up following torrential rain, which has caused the Tully River to rise two f[?]t over the railway bridge…

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St. Barnabas' Church Split Causes Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 8

DISCORD which has thrown the congregation of St. Barnabas' Church, Chatswood, into two factions, was in evidence at…

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Gales and Snow Damage to Property. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 9

Practically the whole of New Zealand is experiencing stormy weather. Dunedin reports that a heavy hailstorm swept the city and country districts. Canterbury's long…

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Helpless Drift During Gale Japanese Freighter's Escape Anxious Time

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 9

DAMAGED in a fierce southerly gale south of Gabo, on Saturday morning, the Japanese freighter, Oridono…

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Poonbar in Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 13

After a passage of five days the steamer Poonbar arrived yesterday morning from Brisbane. She could make no headway against the southerly gale which hit her…

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Gales on the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 13

Strong southerly winds and rough seas continued along the coast yesterday, and at present there is little indication of the gale conditions becoming more moderate…

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Cargo Steamer In 70 Miles an Hour Gale. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 13

The Union cargo steamer Wainui arrived this morning, two days late on the voyage from Bluff, New Zealand, after having been severely battered in a hurricane which she…

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Freighter in Storm Terrific Battering in Tasman Two Days Late

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The story of a thrilling battle against a storm in the Tasman Sea was told by the officers of…

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Yacht Swept Into Breakers; 3 Lives Lost Man Wanders Inland & Then Dies From Exposure New Zealand Buffeted by Storm on Way to Wellington From Auckland Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 5

A TRAGIC' yacht fatality is reported from Porangahau, Hawke's Bay, in which three lives were lost…

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A Severe Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 14

JOANIE HARRISON (Baradins).—Yesterday Dad and I drove out to the back of our place to have a look around. We stopped for a while at the ruins of what had ones been…

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29 Die in Wild Cyclone Cuts Wide Swathe in Indian State Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 1

ONE of the fiercest cyclones in living memory, followed by a severe hailstorm, which swept over a large area in the United Provinces to-day, killed 29…

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Fowls Drowned Property Flooded Ratepayer Complains

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 7

Complaining that her property in Georges-river-road was flooded during the last heavy rain, Kate Paulton told Cabra-Vale Council on Monday that for…

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Storm Water Damage. Claims for Compensation

The Propeller · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

As the result of damage done to property by storm-water during the phenomenal rainstorm some months ago local councils were besieged with claims…

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Betrayed, Says Beaverbrook Danish Agreement Arouses Storm 'Blow to Ottawa' London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 1

"WE have been betrayed and sold to foreigners," said Lord Beaverbrook to the special representative of "The Daily…

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