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Floods & storms, 1935

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Through Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 7

MR. W. CAMPBELL, caretaker at G. and H. Todd, Mascot, had his sleep rudely interrupted early yesterday when a heavy pole was blown…

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Wake Of Fireball And Gale

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

Striking the city with terrific force late on Saturday night, electrical storms, accompanied by gales, left in their path a trail of havoc. The ruins in the top left-hand picture were a garage at J. Botany and Son's, Ltd., tannery. Botany, which was wrecked by a fireball; while the bottom left picture shows that the wind lifted the roof from the tannery and left only a skeleton of beams. There was plenty to do on…

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Escapes in Storms. Shock From Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 9

The storm in which the fireball fell was one of a series of remarkable disturbances, in which the lightning was unusually vivid and the thunder particularly vloient. Heavy rain fell…

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Aloft in the Storm

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 5

VIEWED from too around and comparative safety, the weekend's spectacular storms wore terrifying enough, but who would have…

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Storm Damaged Concord Roads Will Cost £3000 to Repair

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 9

The unusually large number of storms that have occurred this summer have caused severe damage to many Concord streets In the…

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'Plane Crashes Into Surf at Cronulla — Roofs Lifted by Storm at Mascot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 12

The shark patrol 'plane, piloted by Mr. E. Collibee, crashed in to the surf at Cronulla yesterday morning, and was severely damaged. Mr. Collibee and his passenger, Mr. K. McWilliam, escaped injury. Above and below: The ashes of t he late Mr. Arthur Rodman, captain of the Maroubra Surf Club for 1 8 years, were scattered from a…

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Cyclone Peril on Land and Sea Trail of Wreckage After Wild Week-end Mascot Wreckage in Blow

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 7

ALTHOUGH sheets of iron were dislodged from roofs, and fences were blown down in a number of places at Mascot…

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Storm Washes Out Castle Hill Show Trotting Track and Ring Flooded Awards Made in Pavilion Sections Sporting Programme Postponed Until March 16 — Association Receives Insurance—Big Entries in Poultry Section—Classes Up To Standard—Fruit and Flowers Make Attractive Display—Keen All-round Competition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

SATURDAY'S cyclonic storm washed out Castle Hill Show. Arrangements were…

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FIREBALL During Violent Storm. Tanning Works Wrecked. Graphic Personal Accounts. Escapes From Lightning in Other Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 9

During: one of the series of storms which swept Sydney on Saturday, a fireball hurtled into the tanning works of J. Bayley and Sons, Ltd., in Lordstreet, Botany, and caused damage estimated at more than £5000. The roof of one section of the works was lifted bodily and hurled with…

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Lugger Party's Fight With Storm And Swamps

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 7

DARWIN, Monday. -- Peril from the sea, lack of food and water, and a struggle through swamps were some of…

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Storms Continue. House Wrecked by Wind. Man Struck by Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 9

During a violent storm at Martindale, near Denman, a house was blown down by the wind, and an occupant, Mrs. Turner, suffered shock and abrasions…

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Flood Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 9

Unsettled weather continued over the southern part of the State yesterday and storms were reported from many places on the South Coast. A warning of the likelihood of…

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Big Storm Lightning Shock

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 14

WITH a rising wind, rain and vivid lightning, just another storm spread itself over Sydney this afternoon. Caused by a further…

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Lord Sempill. Believed Lost in Storm. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 13

Lord Sempill is believed to have been lost in a storm between Roebourne and Port Hedland. He left Carnarvon for Port Hedland this morning, and passed over Roebourne about…

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In Grave Peril In Gales AIRSHIP Fall To Sea All Saved San Francisco

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 1

THE United States navy airship, Macon, sent out a frantic S.O.S. late this afternoon, asking for…

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State Parliament. Notes From the Gallery. Calm Before the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 12

The former Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) holds the centre of the political stage at the moment, and when he entered the Legislative Assembly last night, for the first…

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Lumber Ship. Gales During Voyage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 15

F[?]erce gales weie encountered by the lumber ship Nyanza, which leached Sydney yesterday from Vancouver, during the earlier part of her voyage. A weather-stained hull and a…

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Storms. Suburban Floods. Boy Drowned in River. Damage by Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 11

Heavy rain resulted in flooding. and lightning caused damage in the metropolitan area yesterday. Trains were held up when elcetrical wires were struck by lightning during…

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Countryside Lashed By Storm

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

Few motorists would relish travelling over the Razorback Mountain at the height of a rainstorm. With the swirling water inches deep, this driver had to pick his way carefully…

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Gayndah (Q.). Storm Damages Catholic Buildings

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 24

A fierce storm occurred at Gayndah on Wednesday nighty 6th inst., causing panic among, residents. Buildings were unroofed and lightning shattered tall trees. The…

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