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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 67

Floods Expected In The North

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 1

A SPECIAL flood warning was issued by the Weather Bureau yesterday fo residents,of many of the northern river as the result of heavy rains on the North Coast. THE position more than likely may…

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Floods in West Australia Perth

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 5

RAIN swept the State to-day, five inches falling in 24 hours in one centre. Many washaways occurred on the…

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Flood Danger Weather Bureau Warns North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 7

Resident of towns along the Bellinger, Macleay, Hastings, and Manning rivers were yesterday warned by the Weather Bureau of the danger…

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Heavy Rain in Western Australia. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 11

Weather reports received this morning indicated that the rain had extended through the coastal and agricultural districts to Gascoyne, Murchison, and the eastern goldfields…

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Storm Water

The Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 17

Vaucluse Council decided last night to ask the Unemployment Relief Council for the necessary funds, to divert storm water from…

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North Coast Road Is Now Impassable Further Heavy Rain, And Still Falling Macksville Flood

The Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 13

THE main North Coast [?]road, between Sydney and Brisbane, is several feet under water about two miles…

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Floods. Nambucca River. Danger at Macksville. Large Area Under Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 11

A serious flood in the Nambucca River at Macksville was imminent last night, and it was feared that the main North Coast-road would be under water before morning. The…

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On High Ground Southern Cross Pulls Out Of Flood

The Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 13

Three engines whirling at full-throttle extricated the bogged Southern Cross at Frogmore. Kempsey, late yesterday afternoon…

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Flood Danger Abating Weather Improvement

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 1

Weather Bureau officials last night advised that the danger of floods the North coast was abating, and that conditions should gradually…

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No Danger of Floods Rain Confined to Coastal Areas Still Falling

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 9

Though rain was still falling in most places on the central north coast last night, late telephone…

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Safer Crossings Test of Floodlight for Men on "Point"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 9

Tests are to be made at a busy city intersection with a special type of floodlight designed to illuminate brightly the constable on night…

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Clan Mactavish. Damaged in Storm

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 4

The British steamer Clan Mactavish strained her plates during a storm at Geraldton on Monday night. The vessel bumped against the concrete wall…

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Their Worst Night Gale In Bight Was Severe PERTH

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 7

Captain C. H. G. Loriard, of the A.U.S.N. freighter Ormiston, which arrived this morning at Fremantle, described the gale in the Bight on…

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North Coast Floods. Many Roads Blocked. Position Improving

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 9

Early yesterday morning the Nambucca River overflowed its banks about two miles from Macksville, flooding the main North Coast-road, and completely blocking…

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Floods On Macleay River

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 15

This picture, taken by Mr. Young, pilot of the New England Airways 'plane which flew from Brisbane to Sydney to-day, shows flooded country south-east of Kempsey,…

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Danger Over Receding Floods in North

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 2

Fears of serious damage from the rivers which overflowed their banks in many places in the North Coast district were allayed this morning…

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Flood Danger In North Has Passed Away

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 10

HEARTENING reports late last night from key towns of the rain-soaked North Coast indicate that the flood danger is…

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Worst Gale of Capt.'s Career Perth

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 7

THE Interstate steamer Ormiston, which should have arrived at Fremantle yesterday afternoon, did not reach…

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Flood Danger Passes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 12

Although heavy rain was falling at Macksville last night, flood danger on all north coastal rivers seems to have passed. Weather conditions are moderating, all rivers…

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Boys Storm Union Football Field

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 6

During the interval in the Burke Cup match between St. Albans and Marsfield at Eastwood no less than eight small boys stormed the field…

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