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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 67

Flooding in Low City Areas

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 June 1933 · page 6

The Town Clerk, Mr. Roy Hendy yesterday president at a conference of technical officers of the Water Board and the City Council to…

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Rain Hope in Parched Areas Monsoonal Storm State-wide Falls

The Sun · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 17

CONDITIONS favorable to further rain inland, have come into evidence in the past 24 hours, and there is…

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Tell Them at Big Meeting Labor Leaders Storm and Stress

The Sun · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 21

THE President of the N.S.W. branch of the Federal A.L.P. (Mr. P. E. Coleman) to-day suggested that the Federal…

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Flood Lights Colguhoun Park Ceremony Footballers' Train

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 2

The switching on of flood lights in Colquhoun Park, which have been erected to enable footballers to train at night, was performed in the…

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Bootle Flooded Torrential Downpour Bursts Sewers London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 June 1933 · page 4

A cyclist was drowned when a street in Bootle, near Liverpool, was flooded to a depth of eight feet after a cloudburst had caused sewers to…

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Coolie Labor Jap. Imports Flooding Aus. Collars Sold in Melb. at 26 Doz.; Bicycles at 26! Govt. Inaction Canberra, Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 June 1933 · page 1

STRIKING examples of the unfair competition that Japanese cheap labor goods provide to Australian products were given by Senator…

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The Daily Weather Chart Rough weather and heavy rain likely in south-east

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 June 1933 · page 11

Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Friday.--"The monsoonal depression the progress of which has been the feature of these notes during the past few days, extended further…

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Floods in Vic. Prince's Highway May Be Impassable MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 24 June 1933 · page 3

Exceptionally heavy overnight rain on the Eastern Alpine slopes and in East Gippsland has caused official flood warnings to be issued at…

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LIFE - Giving Rain But South Coast May Be Flooded

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 June 1933 · page 7

AFTER weeks of anticipation, glorious like-giving rain has fallen over practically the whole of New South Wales, and has brought…

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Warning of a Cyclone

The Sun · Sunday 25 June 1933 · page 1

The following warning, to shipping was issued by the Assistant Government Meteorologist (Mr. Camm) at 7 o'clock last…

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Win for Metropolis Bowls in a Gale Visitors Were Never Headed NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Sunday 25 June 1933 · page 18

In a gate that blew bowls and everything else about, the Metropolitan bowls team beat Newcastle District this…

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Heavy Rain Spoils Open-air Events. LONDON, June 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1933 · page 10

Heavy rain spoilt the huge programme of open-air functions arranged for to-day. The King's review of London territorials in Hyde Pa[?]k had to be cancelled. His Majesty,…

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Fresh Storm More Rain Likely Inland

The Sun · Monday 26 June 1933 · page 9

Another rainstorm is approaching, and follow-on rains are likely inland, within 48 hours, chiefly in the southern districts, bringing further aid…

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Flood Rains Bring Relief to Victoria Considerable Damage in Low-lying Areas Road Blocked Almost Year's Drought Broken in East Gippsland Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 26 June 1933 · page 1

HEAVY, and in parts, flood falls were experienced throughout many parts of Victoria on Friday and yesterday. The largest…

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Cattle Perish in Thousands Huge Flood Damage in India Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 June 1933 · page 8

Tremendous damage has been done throughout India since Friday as a result of the monsoon, which has burst with furious force…

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Floods in India. Widespread Damage. Many People Drowned. Calcutta, June 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1933 · page 9

widespread floods, due to a clash of two monsoon currents, have occurred in Upper and Central India. Villages have been destroyed, and thousands of people are homeless. More…

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Road Still Flooded Victorian Town Cut Off MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 27 June 1933 · page 14

Although most of the East Gippsland rivers showed a further drop to-day, the town of Marlow, on the Gippsland coast, at the mouth of the…

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Collier Missing In Cyclone Search By Sea and Air Beginning Christina Frazer Not Seen for Three Days

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 June 1933 · page 1

With a crew of 18 men, the Sydney collier, Christina Frazer, is missing in the Tasman…

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Silent Salesmen by Night Floodlighting Shops and Works

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 28 June 1933 · page 12

In the last issue of “Building” we illustrated David Jones' new under-awning lighting scheme by Egarsol Lighting Co. Ltd., 109 Pitt St., Sydney, and pointed out the advantages that…

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Town Still Isolated by Floods Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 June 1933 · page 8

Marlow, a small township on the Gippsland coast, is still isolated owing to flood waters, the Broadribb River being several feet above the…

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