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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 58

Trials of Finding Shelter in a Storm

The Sun · Sunday 28 April 1935 · page 5

AT the end of the day we had caught one fish. I say "w[?] because you really couldn't expect any one individual…

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Floods in Gippsland Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 28 April 1935 · page 19

THE floods in East Gippsland are more severe now than those experienced during the height of the State-wide storms last December…

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Floodlighting and Flowers Jubilee Decorations London

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 1

WITH every new detail regarding tho Royal Jubilee procession to St. Paul's Cathedral on May 6, the general impression is heightened that…

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London Be-Flowered And Floodlit Day and Night Pageant City's Glory For Jubilee LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 8

EVERY new detail regarding the Royal Jubilee procession to St. Paul's Cathedral on May 6 is eagerly read, and it is…

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Storm at Harden. Damage by Lightning. Harden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 8

The most violent electrical storm experienced for years occurred shortly after midnight last night. Several places in the town were struck by lightning. At…

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SERIOUS Flooding In Vic. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 6

This month has been the wettest April for 34 years, and the second wettest month in Melbourne history. So far there have been 594 points of…

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More Floods Gippsland Fears After Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Following to-day's heavy rain, which was accompanied by fierce squalls across the south of the State, further…

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Storm Lashes Waterfront

The Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 1

Melbourne was lashed by storms yesterday. Big seas crashed over the Marineparade, St. Kilda, the spray reaching houses in the background…

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Floods in Victoria. Anxiety in Melbourne. the Yarra a Mile Wide. Gippsland Farmers in Peril. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 13

Heavy rain, strong winds, and rising rivers have resulted in threateningfloods in Victoria. Although the floods in Gippsland have caused much damage, the greatest danger has arisen in the valley of the Yarra River, which has risen rapidly near Warburton, isolating; a smalt township, flooding: homes,…

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So Mixed Weather Wanders Drought and Flood Northern Course

The Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 12

EASTERN Australia is presenting a meteorological puzzle. There are floods in Victoria and drought in Queensland…

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Flooded Home

The Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 13

Many homes have been flooded in Victoria. This couple at Lilydate are removing furniture while there teas still time. Note woman's leg in water…

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The Storm Comes And Goes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 2

THE weather was undergoing a' subtle change, the clear, brilliant blue of the sky gradually fading to a colorless pallor, as though a…

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Hitler Sees Storms Impassioned Appeal to German Youth Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 1

SHOUTING hoarsely, Hitler forecast storms converging on Germany, when he addressed 270,000 children assembled in…

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Batlow Suffers Snow Storm Plays Havoc in Apple 'Orchards

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 11

POME fruit growers in the Batlow district have had their production put back many years as a result of the damage to their trees by a recent snow-storm,…

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In Wreck Men's Escape Storm Tossed Walk for Aid Hobart

The Sun · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 24

SHIVERING with the cold, and possessing nothing more than what they stood up in, Messrs. T. Aldrich, of…

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Floods in Manchukuo. Catholic Mission Busy

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 5

As a result of the floods of last summer and autumn 20,000 houses have been destroyed in Manehukuo and approximately 112,000 acres of farming land are still…

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Flood Peril Victoria Again Scene of Serious Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 2

VARIOUS districts in Victoria have again suffered damage from floods which were almost a repetition of those of last year, The greatest danger was in the…

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Victorian Floods. Worst Danger Past. Damage to Pastures. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 11

The worst danger in the areas which were flooded yesterday has passed. Although it was feared that serious flooding might take place in the Yarra Valley, the rain has ceased…

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Feed Shortage Floods Hit Gippsland MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 23

Hundreds of settlers in Central Gippsland are in a serious plight as a result of floods, and ore now facing the most acute shortage of feed in…

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Driven Out by Floods Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 5

MORE than 20 families living between Warburton and Big Pat's Creek had to abandon their homes last night when the Yarra rose suddenly. The position was also serious at Doone, near the Yarra Junction, where several houses were surrounded by water…

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