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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

1,330 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 67

WASHAWAY Floods Force Cobar Train Back HERMIDALE

The Sun · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 7

A washaway on the line near Muriel Tank, between Hermidale and Cobar. where three-quarters of a mile of track is under water, caused a…

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Boat for Use in Floods Casino

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 6

TOMKI Shire Council has decided to purchase a boat for use by residents in the vicinity of Waldron's Bridge,…

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Thunderstorms Likely Sultry Weather Is To-day's Forecast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 9

Warm sultry conditions, some cloud, and the likelihood of thunderstorms is the forecast by the Weather Bureau for to-day…

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Drought and Flood Relief Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw) advises that November 30 is the final date for receipt of applications from settlers for relief…

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Violent Storm. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 14

A very heavy thunderstorm passed over the town and district this morning. Lightning set fire to Mr. W. Griffin's wheat crop, but the fire was soon extinguished by the heavy…

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Terrific Hail Storm in W.A. PERTH

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 1

THOUSANDS of pounds worth of damage was done and many ripened crops completely wiped out, when…

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Paris Under Floodlight the Champs Elysses Becomes a Fairyland

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 14

These two photographs show finely the exquisite effect produced by the new illumination of the Champs Elysses in Paris. On the left we obtain a long vista of the famous avenue and on the right a "close-up" of one of the equine groups which stand on either side of the entrance to the main walk…

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Grant Sought for Flood Damage. Bowraville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 14

At a meeting of the Nambucca Shire Council held at Bowraville yesterday the engineer tabled a report showing that the recent flood had caused damage estimated at £770. The…

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Trains Held Up Six-feet Flood on Line Cobar

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 7

After a rainfall in the district during the past few days of over four inches, the railway line at Muriel Tank, between Hermidale and Cobar,…

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Blinding Lightning Flashes Sydney Is Centre Of Tropical Storm Heavy Rain

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 7

BLINDING flashes of lightning which swept over the city in sheets of white light, accompanied by torrential rain, sent many…

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Bingara's Enthusiasm. Big Crop at Horton Valley, Despite Heavy Rain

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 8

IT is only a few years since Bingara P. and A. Society was formed, and credit must be given to the energetic president, Mr. Gordon Munro, and the…

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Full Sky Effects In Vivid Night Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 1

VIVID lightning and thunder accompanied a fierce rainstorm which passed over the metropolitan area last night…

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Steamers Rush To Rescue In Mid-Atlantic Crew Adrift On Storm-Tossed Sea Sinking Ship Another Boat Flounders With Useless Rudder Giant Liner's Race London

The Sun · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 1

FAR out in the Atlantic, 500 miles to the west of Ireland, the 27 men who were the crew of a British steamer, the Saxilby, are adrift in the ship's boats, and at the mercy of a heavy gale and raging seas,…

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Flood and Fire Relief

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 3

Those settlers that Intend to apply for relief on account of losses sustained from fire, flood, drought, storm or tempest during the years 1927 to…

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Thunderstorm at Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 November 1933 · page 12

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning, loud peals of thunder, and heavy rain, occurred at Sydney shortly before 8 o'clock last night, and continued until a late…

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Storms Due After Sultriness Rain Likely in Many Parts

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 11

Warm and sultry weather to-day will be followed by an unsettled week-end in the metropolitan area. The advance of stormy weather…

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18-Footer Trouble Storm Is Brewing Owners' Grouch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 3

TANGALOOMA will need to display exceptionally good form to triumph over rivals receiving increased handicaps in to-morrow's 18-footer handicap race over the George's Head circuit. There is a storm brewing among…

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Atlantic Gale. Vessel Abandoned. Anxiety for Crew. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Nov. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 11

The British ship Saxilby, 3630 tons, was reported to be in difficulties in a heavy gale in the Atlantic this morning. Early in the afternoon a brief wireless message stated…

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27 Men at Mercy of Howling Gale 3 Vessels Strike Trouble British Steamer Is Abandoned By Crew LONDON

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 1

THREE British ships, the Saxilby, 3630 tons; the St. Quentin, 3258 tons; and the Cydonia, were reported in…

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Heavy Thunderstorms Predicted

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 14

EXCEPT for some scattered rain and thunderstorms in eastern areas, to-day's weather will be…

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