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Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 67

Cold Weather. Gales Over the Tasman Sea. Ferry High and Dry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 9

Following light but beneficial rain which fell generally over the State east of the Darling River on Friday evening and on Saturday, a cold snap has reached New South Wales,…

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Flooding Complaint

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 31 July 1933 · page 1

Parramatta Council last Monday received a letter from the Water Board, in regard to complaints by residents of Parramatta South that their properties during…

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Gales on Coast. Shipping Hampered. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 9

Coastal shipping has been disorganised by the strong westerly to south-westerly winds and high seas which prevailed around the coast of Victoria and New South Wales during the…

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Tea at Her Wife Tells Of Storms

The Sun · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 8

"MY husband had a frightful temper," said Evelyn Martin ! in the Divorce Court to-day, when describing incidents in her married…

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Aftermath of Flood. Damage Revealed as Waters Recede. KEMPSEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1933 · page 10

The rapidly receding flood waters are leaving an exceptionally heavy deposit of silt, which is plastered inches deep over wharves, jetties, and paddocks. The backwater from…

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Cargo Steamer in Gales

The Sun · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- After struggling against gales and huge seas for nearly four days the interstate cargo steamer Mildura arrived…

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Car Turned Over By Fierce Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A gale at Fawkner to-day blew over a touring car in Sydney Road, near the cemetery. The car…

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Gale Lashes English Coast Steamer Fouls Yachts London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 1

HIGH winds and heavy, seas round the English coast caused some interference with shipping services. A pinnace from the Royal Yacht…

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Gales in England. Cowes Regatta Postponed. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, July 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 12

High winds and heavy seas around the English coast caused some interference with shipping services to-day. A pinnace from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, which is the…

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Panic in Church. During a Thunderstorm. Twelve Persons Killed. London, Aug. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1933 · page 11

A terrible panic occurred when the village church in Zubruohlava, Czechoslovakia, was stiuck by lightning while the congregation was sheltering during a thunderstorm after Mass…

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Gales Delay Ships

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Southwest gales and big seas between Gabo Island and Melbourne have delayed Melbourne-bound ships since…

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Won Every Start Nancy Gale's Record

The Sun · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 11

Nancy Gale was the outstanding athlete at the Methodist Ladies' College, Burwood, sports yesterday. She won the senior cup comfortably with good…

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Leader of Coiners Is Held Claim Police House Is Raided Bogus Flood In Sydney C.I.B.'s. FIGHT

The Sun · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 15

A YOUNG man, said by the police to have a wide knowledge of chemistry, and who is believed to be the…

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Botany Council to Consider Floodlighting Local Park Estimates Prepared a Progressive Scheme

South Sydney Sentinel · Thursday 3 August 1933 · page 3

At a special meeting to be convened this month, Botany Council will give consideration to a proposal to enclose…

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Channel Swim Abandoned Mild Gale Causes a Rising Sea London

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 7

MERCEDES GLEITZ, the Englishwoman, who successfully swam the English Channel from the French coast to Dover…

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Engulfed As She Fought Gale Christina Fraser Theory Given at Court of Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 August 1933 · page 3

The Marine Court of Inquiry into the loss of the collier Christina Fraser on June 24 will deliver its judgment at…

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Misfortunes That Have "Mockered" Mittmen a Sinister Cyclone But Peters and Dal Costa Save the Situation

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 15

THEY say luck runs in cycles, but if the luck of Sydney Stadium management were under, discussion just now, you certainly would say, it is running in cyclones of untoward happenings…

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It's a Lovely Mountain View Down At the Farm Gelding with "Gale" Pace Romped Home with a Welter at Rosehill Last Run Should Elop with Edensor

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 3

MOUNTAIN VIEW didn't even give 'em a view of himself when he last raced. This joker bounded home lengths ahead of his field at Rosehill and he looks the juicy agate in Saturday's Edensor Handicap at the Farm…

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Dam Bursts. City of Denver Flooded. 5000 People Homeless. Denver (Colorado). Aus. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 August 1933 · page 13

Millions of [?]allons of water, due to torrential rain that burst Castlewood Dam. swept down upan Denver to-day, forcing 5000 persons from their homes, and leaving a trail…

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Storm Havoc Fireball Sweeps Indian Village Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 August 1933 · page 1

Terrific damage and heavy casualties are reported as a result of monsoons and floods, which are still sweeping India and Burma…

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