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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 58

Storm Survivors. One Still Very Weak. Many Congratulatory Messages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 11

The three men who were rescued near Cronulla on Wednesday night, after having been 80 hours on a cliff ledge, spent the best part of the day yesterday in eating and…

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All Fury Power of Storm 235 Tons Lifted the Sea's Muscles

The Sun · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 10

ALTHOUGH might-have-beens are an easy speculation. Sydney's escape from storm ruin this week becomes more amazing…

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Flooding of Streets Municipal Assembly Requests

The Biz · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 3

Fairfield Muiiicipa Assembly asked Fairfield Council to we vent flooding of The Promenade and Whittaker-st., caosed by escape from the Water Board's sluiee…

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Flood Lighting Levy. Legality in Doubt

The Biz · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spooner) was asked by a deputation from the Leichhardt and peter sham councils to amend the Local Go…

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News of the World (13th -- 18th June, 1935.) GERMANY. Storm Troop Officers Confer

Die Brucke = The Bridge · Saturday 22 June 1935 · page 11

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Cyclone's Roar Cut Wide Swathe MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 7

Wreckage scattered for more than half a mile marked the path of a cyclonic wind which cut a 40yd. swathe through Rosanna. 12 miles…

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In a Gale. Perilous Ordeal. Schooner Enveloped in Darkness. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 9

The schooner Isabel, which arrived from Suva yesterday afternoon, brought a story of exciting experiences in a gale. The sails were torn away and the vessel was…

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Serious Rift in Cabinet Treasury Job And Inner Group Storm Brews

The Labor Daily · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 5

A SERIOUS lift in the State Cabinet is threatened if the inner group of Cabinet persists in its intention to secure the appointement…

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Ships Delayed by Southern Storms. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 11

Ocean conditions almost as bad as those experienced on the New South Wales and Victorian coasts recently occurred off the South Australian coast on Sunday night,…

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Storm in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 11

A cyclonic storm in Rosanna last night uprooted trees, broke windows, and unroofed a stable. The roof was carried for nearly 100 yards, and portion of it fell on a cow,…

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Fierce Glasgow Storm London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 1

Twenty houses were struck by lightning in a violent early morning storm at Glasgow. Several roofs were torn off and burst into flames…

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Cyclone's Trail of Damage Town Near Melbourne Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 1

Lasting for a few minutes only, a cyclonic disturbance to-day scattered wreckage for more than half a mile…

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Ketch Ashore Gale Lashes N.Z. Coast AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 11

The ketch Me Hongi, bound from Hokianga to Auckland, has been driven ashore on the Ninety Mile Beach by the gale that is lashing the…

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Grant to Repair Flood Damage. Dorrigo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 12

The Dorrigo Shire Council has received a special grant of £544 from the Local Government Department, to repair flood damage on the Whisky Creek road and Upper Beilsdown…

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Soccer Under Floodlights Match in Brisbane Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 6

After an evenly -contested match, during which some very clever play was witnessed, Australia defeated The Rest by four goals to throe in…

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The Cyclone — Its Tragedy and Thrills

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 7

THE cyclonic storm which raged across the Tasman Sea last week was responsible for much tragedy, shipwreck, and loss of life and property. Huge seas hammered the southern and…

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Driven Ashore Fierce Gales Strike New Zealand Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--So fierce was the gale in the harbor that the cable steamer Recorder was unable to sail to repair the Pacific cable at…

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Violent Storm. Heavy Damage in Glasgow. LONDON, June 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 13

Twenty houses were struck by lightning in a violent early morning storm at Glasgow. Several roofs were torn off and set on fire. Storm water, sometimes four feet deep,…

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No More Flying Blindly Into Storms Advise All Planes Of Weather Special Federal Service Is Planned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.--A special weather forecast service for all aircraft, especially the planes…

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Country News. to Repair Flood Damage. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 14

The Local Government Department has advised that a special grant of £1000 is to be made towards the repair of flood damage in the Urana district. This will include work…

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