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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 58

Huge Water Spout. Followed By Thunderstorm. Spectacle at Southport. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 12

A water spout which extended in an unbroken column from the sea to a mass of black clouds, was visible for about 10 minutes at Southport this afternoon…

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Butter Trade. Production in Denmark. Mr. Flood Plunketts Views. London, July 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 12

The chairman of the Australian Dairy Export Control Board (Mr. T. Flood Plunkett), who will leave for Australia on Saturday next, has strengthened his belief that the Australian…

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Heavy Rainfalls in W.a. Properties Flooded When Levee Breaks Away; Ships Late

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 July 1935 · page 7

PERTH, Thursday.--Three inches of rain fell at Harvey during ten hours last night, and a large concrete levee, forming part of the…

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Gales in South

The Labor Daily · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 5

Severe gales in southern districts are predicted in to-day's forecast Yesterday the Weather Bureau issued the following warning to…

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50-M.p.h. Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 15

The gale which swept across the southern part of Victoria attained a velocity of 50 m.p.h. on Thursday night. Traffic on the electric train line between…

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Factory Ablaze. Gale Scatters Burning Oil. £4000 Damage to Premises. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 15

A fire which broke out in the factory of Brown's Spring Co., Therry-street, City, early this morning was fed by hundreds of gallons of oil stored in tanks and drums, and was…

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Gales, Dust, and Snow Sweep Southern Australia. Melbourne Shipping Disorganised. Sand Delays Train Eight Hours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 15

Gales on the Victorian coast, snowstorms on the Alps, and dense clouds of dust over South Australia and the Mallee caused extensive damage and dislocated transport by road, rail, and air in the southern portion of the continent on Thursday night and yesterday morning…

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Tricks of Weather Victoria Soaked; S.A. DUST Gale Hits Melb. Shipping Big Damage

The Labor Daily · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 5

While Victoria was shaken by the force of a terrific gale yesterday, practically the whole of South Australia was…

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Floods in China. 50,000 People Drowned. SHANGHAI, July 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1935 · page 15

It is estimated that 2000 square miles of country in Shantung province has been inundated by flood waters. About 14,000 bodies have been recovered in…

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Wind Damage Victoria Suffers In Gales More Expected Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 21 July 1935 · page 16

STATE-WIDE damage has been revealed as the result of the storms of the last couple of days, when gales blew at a rate of…

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Had "The Greatest Show on Earth" Barnum, Showman First Man to Use Floodlights

Truth · Sunday 21 July 1935 · page 27

EVERY century there passes across the stage of the world theatre at least one amazing figure who occupies his own particular niche in…

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Making River Water Run Straight Flood Problems of Peel

The Sun · Sunday 21 July 1935 · page 9

The straightening of the course and the widening of the bed of the Peel river, in the Tamworth district, at a cost…

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Backyards Flooded

The Sun · Sunday 21 July 1935 · page 2

For the second time this week a water main burst last night in Glen-street, Paddington. Traffic was diverted while the stream spouted 40…

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Lost in Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 July 1935 · page 9

Villagers in San Bernardino, which is the highest homestead in the Mesocco Valley, relate that amid a violent thunderstorm and terrential rain, they heard the droning of…

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Freak Storm Kills 4, INJURES 20 Wild Dash From Beach in New York New York

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 July 1935 · page 8

THE hottest Saturday afternoon this summer was broken yesterday by a freak electrical storm at 3 o'clock…

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14 Killed in "Flying Hotel" Crash Dutch Air-Liner Hits Mountainside Wreck Dives Into Deep Ravine Fog & Storm Bring Disaster LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 July 1935 · page 1

"I AM flying blind. Want position." was the final message received from the Royal Dutch air-liner PH-AKG before she crashed into a mountainside near San Bernardino, Switzerland, during a…

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Flooded River Holds Up Police Squad. Boundary Rider's Death. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 July 1935 · page 9

Queensland and South Australian police are faced with a difficult task in their inquiries into the death of a boundary rider named Lissaman, at Coperacunda, a lonely outstation…

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Big Floods Marooned In Homes AUCKLAND

The Sun · Monday 22 July 1935 · page 8

Unprecedented rains have caused floods throughout the province. Many bridges have been washed away, and there have been subsidences on roads…

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Will Storm Sydney Next Is Keen Maoris' Interest High Grade

The Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 2

The Maoris, who seem to have the happy gift of bringing money, excitement, and song wherever they go, will…

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Severe Floods in N.Z. Big Damage in Auckland Province Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 1

THE Province of Auckland is inundated by flood waters. Residents are marooned in lowlying portions, and bridges have…

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