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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 58

In Storm Many Thrills Near Death Grafton

The Sun · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 11

MANY narrow escapes from death, in the worst electrical storms here for years, are reported from…

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A.I.F. Golfers To Storm Kensington To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 4

IF the 500 odd Diggers who are contesting the A.I.F. Cup on the Australian Golf Club's course to-day, show their…

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Ten Killed in 'Quake Havocon Island of Crete Hundreds Of Houses In Ruins Brit. Storms London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 February 1935 · page 1

VIOLENT storms and earthquakes continue in Europe and the British Isles. Ten persons were killed and 50…

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GALES. Heavy Rain in Queensland. Ships Delayed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 10

Heavy rain, accompanied in some instances by wind of gale force, has been experienced in North Queensland. More than eight inches of rain fell at Tully for the 24 hours ended…

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Cyclone Off Coast of Queensland

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday. The Weather Bureau to-day reported a cyclonic disturbance just to the south-east of Willis Island, but…

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League Storm; Group 15 Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 9

DUBBO, Wednesday.--After a stormy meeting of Group 15 Rugby League to-night a new executive was elected, and it was…

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Cyclone Forces Ships to Take Shelter Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 8

According to a special report issued by the Divisional Meteorologist, Mr. Richards, late to-night, a cyclonic disturbance of moderato intensity…

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Caused Storm Big Works Scheme Opposition Upset

The Sun · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 12

HAD the Government brought down a bill to exract from the public pocket, by means of additional taxation, a sum of £370,000, it could not have called down upon its head a more violent storm of criticism than that…

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Its Fascination "Who's Zoo" Game Takes Homes by Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 9

The fascination of discovering something new has sent many men out from the cities of civilisation through the ages…

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Seven Die When Dirigible Hangar Collapses In Storm ("The Labor Daily" Special.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday. SEVEN deaths resulted when a dirigible hangar collapsed at Rochefort as the result of storms which swept the…

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Storm Over Govt. of India Bill Native Princes in Revolt Churchill Says Fed. Scheme Dead ("The Labor Daily" Special.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. AN effort by Mr. Winston Churchill (Conservative) to hold up the Government of India Bill,…

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The Children's Page Goody Gossamer's Rhymes. the Thunderstorm

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 39

When the big black clouds come out of the west, And the thunder rolls afar, We are in for a, storm that our nerves will test, And our outdoor pleasures mar…

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Storm Kills Eight: Four More Missing Honolulu

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 8

Four persons are known to be dead and four others are missing, as the result of a torrential rainstorm last night…

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Torrential Rain. Flooding in North Queensland. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 12

Torrential rains, consequent on a tropical disturbance, which has been operating between Willis Island and Cooktown, have been experienced in North Queensland, with the result…

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Town Isolated Floods Stop Trains INNISFAIL

The Sun · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 9

Innisfail is Isolated, flooded rivers on the north and south Interfering with rail communication. There have been no trains for the past few days…

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Floods Delay Trains in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursdays. -- Owing to the floods, the mail train from Brisbane to Cairns proceeded only as far as Cardwell this morning. As there…

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Flood-watkr Drainage Morgan's Creek Trouble

The Biz · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 3

R. J. Grant wrote Fairfield Council, complaining of flooding of lands adjacent to Morgan's Creak.—The Mayor recommended that all landowners concerned be…

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Deluge Continues. Floods in North Queensland. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 16

North Queensland is still deluged by rain. On two successive days. Tully has registered 10 inches. Raliway, mail, and road traffic is practically at a standstill. Innisfail, Mossman,…

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From Queensland Ports. Poonbar Delayed by Cyclone

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 4

Nelson & Robertson advise that the steamer Poonbar, en route from Queensland ports, has been delayed owing to a cyclone, and her arrival at…

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Storm Trial Getting to Hospital

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 9

CAIRNS, Friday. -- An ambulance from Mossman, bringing a patient to Cairns, was forced to spend a miserable…

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