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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 58

Sudden Storm Late Rain Sweeps Over City

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 7

A heavy downpour that swept Sydney last night dampened the holiday spirit of those who sought to prolong the day's enjoyment…

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Thrilling Sea Fight For Lives Saved Boat Courage of Girls Held Hatch Stopped Flooding

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 11

THE tenacity of Miss Cecilia Bailey, who, drenched to the skin and accutely sea-sick, clung to the hatch and…

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Mounting Toll U.S. Flood Victims New York

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 1

To-day 35 bodies of victims of the flood which swept the Republican River Valley, Southern Nebraska, were found…

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Tracks Quiet Owing To Rain FLOODED Mr. Kerry On Job Over Seven

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1935 · page 2

With most of the Randwick top-liners in real action yesterday, track work this morning would have been…

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Late News Heavy Coastal Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

Heavy rain, which had been continuous since dusk last night, was still falling at 2.30 this morning…

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Floods in Nebraska. 140 Persons Drowned. New York, June 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 13

A message from McCook (Nebraska) says that 35 bodies were found to-day in the Republican River Valley, Southern Nebraska, which was swept by floodwaters. The…

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450 BODIES Mexican Flood Refuge Trap Mexico City

The Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 1

FOUR hundred and fifty bodies--a large proportion being those of children--have been recovered in the flooded…

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Two Flood Disasters People Swept Into Valleys Mexico City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1935 · page 8

OFFICIAL reports state that 122 bodies were recovered last night, after torrential rains had swept a number of…

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Floods in Mexico. Mexico City, June 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 12

It is estimated that 400 persons are dead as a result of the floods in Mexico Valley. Many children were among 255 bodies recovered from the wreckage of a church in the village…

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Mexico Floods Nearly 500 Bodies Are Recovered Mexico City

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 10

The death-roll from the disastrous floods in Mexico Valley is growing, nearly 500 bodies -- many those of children -- having already been…

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New Forests To Save N.Z. From Floods AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 9 June 1935 · page 9

SEVEN serious floods have occurred at North Auckland in the past nine months, and experts are now considering a policy of preserving…

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Gale Tore 'Sails to Ribbons Wheat Ship Limped Into Falmouth Sudden Storm London, May 25

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 June 1935 · page 5

WITH many of her sails blown away and others hanging from the yards In ribbons, the four-masted Finnish sailing ship. Herzogin…

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Ships Stranded In Flooded Grey River. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1935 · page 12

Two Union Ccmpany steamers, the Omana and the Kiwitea, stranded at Greymouth to-day. The river was in flood, and was rising rather rapidly. The crews of both vessels were…

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Terrific Storms In New Zealand. Snow Bends Steel Poles. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1935 · page 10

Stormy weather at the week-end over most of New Zealand, accompanied, in some parts, by vivid electrical displays, and in others by heavy snowfalls, culminated last night in the…

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UNSETTLED Heavy Rain Likely

The Sun · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 4

BAROMETER .. 30.20 INDICATOR .. Showers City Forecast.--Cloudy and unsettled, with further showery conditions; some…

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Heavy Rain Extending Up Coast

The Sun · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 25

Although rain inland has been light there have been heavy falls on the South Coast--over two inches at Kiama and between an inch and an…

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Bourke Is Centre of Storm Queensland Clubs Differ Pros. on Strike

Referee · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 19

A PROMISING young man in America, who can "rattle" par any old time anywhere, is invariably fostered…

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Maize Harvest Flooded Lands Return Big Yields

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 9

MAIZE harvesting was general in May and yields were satisfactory, although a little lighter than anticipated in some areas, states the monthly crop…

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Floodlighting Rate?

The Sun · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 21

A deputation representing the Leichhardt and Petersham Councils this afternoon asked the Minister for Local Government (Mr…

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A Paper Storm Tariff Board Discusses Duties

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 6

Anyone can rattle paper. But when paper rattles two full-sized business men, that's news. In nicely-worded phrases,…

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