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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 58

Gale Damage In Britain LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1935 · page 8

A 60-mile-an-hour gale, with rain, which swept Britain at the week-end, prevented the sailing of the Orama and the…

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Auckland Flooded. Four Inches of Rain in Two Hours. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1935 · page 10

A severe rainstorm occurred in the city yesterday, causing floods in the shopping areas. About four inches of rain fell in two hours…

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Flood When Tank Bursts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1935 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A benzine container holding 250,000 gallons of water for testing purposes collapsed…

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Lightning Kills in Storm Terror Night Phone Fire Houses Hit

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 11

A MAN was killed by lightning, a woman received a severe shock and many houses were…

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Flood After Drought Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 9

The long drought broke in Westland yesterday. At Hokitika 9.67 inches of rain fell during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day. There is a…

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Big Rain Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 10

The town of Parramatta was on Wednesday night, visited by a violent storm, and six inches fell in twelve house. The whole town was [?]ooded, and much…

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Worst Ever Electrical Storm at Auburn Homes Flooded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 5

In the opinion of many of the oldest residents, the violent electrical storm which raged over Auburn last Wednesday was the severest in the history…

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Havoc in 10-Minute Cyclone Camooweal Houses Suffer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- One of the fiercest cyclonic storms in the town's history swept Camooweal last night,…

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Swept Town Storm At Camooweal CAMOOWEAL

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 23

After two days of sweltering heat, a 100-miles-an-hour gale struck the town on Wednesday, and in the eight minutes during which it raged,…

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Camooweal Hit by Cyclone Much-needed Rain Elsewhere Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 7

A cyclone struck Camooweal late yesterday afternoon. All Government buildings suffered, and it is estimated that £300 damage was done…

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Fierce Storm. Damage in North. Man Killed by Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 9

During a fierce elertilcal storm which raged over the [?]orth Coast districts on Tuesday night, a man was struck by lightning near Kempsey and killed. At Maclean, several…

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Storm Left Him All of a Lather LISMORE

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 17

A Lismore resident received a bad fright during Tuesday's electric storm. He was taking a bath when flickering blue lights ran…

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Storm's Mile-Wide Swathe Woman and Baby Trapped in House

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 1

GRAFTON, Wednesday. -- Severe storms which swept Mororo and Chatsworth Island, on the Lower Clarence, unroofed three houses, and…

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Death and Damage in Storm Employee Struck By Lightning On Farm Houses Down

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 7

IN a violent electrical storm which caused considerable damage on the North Coast during Tuesday night and yesterday morning,…

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To Save Boy Gallant Attempt Flood Drama

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1935 · page 8

How a plucky attempt to rescue a drowning boy from the flooded Cook's River nearly cost the would-be rescuer his life, was told at the…

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Through Gale in Dinghy Fishermen's Ordeal

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 9

When their 35ft, launch was caught in a north easterly gale off Stanwell Park on Wednesday night, Eric Parker and Thomas Pearce, of Hunter's…

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Storm Pranks Lightning Toll DORRIGO

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 10

A flash of lightning at Gangara. which filled a kitchen with flames, stunned Mrs. Thomas Corpse tore pieces of beading from the door,…

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Ships Held Up Gale Rages Off Coast of England London

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 7

TERRIFIC gales are raging off the English coast, and the liner Majestic has been delayed from sailing for 24 hours…

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Ship's Officer Dies. Injured in Cyclonic Storm. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 12

When the steamer Marella arrived in port, it was reported that the second engineer (Mr. Renfrew) died at sea after the vessel passed Cape Cleveland. He was buried at sea by the…

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Storm Damage on the North Coast. Persons Dazed by Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 11

Damage in the North Coast districts, which were swept by a violent storm of Tuesday night, has been severe, and banana growers and farmers have suffered serious losses. Stock…

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