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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 58

Fisherman Drowned Braved Gale and Heavy Sea in a Dinghy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- During yesterday's storm on Eyre Peninsula the body of a Greek fisherman, Michael Spartalis, 50, was washed ashore at…

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Violent Dust Storm Traffic Held Up at Liverpool

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 5

Although fairly general rain was reported on Monday, the wet stretch is contracting eastwards and the weather is…

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You Can't Keep Cupid Quiet Romance Weathers Depression Storm

The World's News · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 2

MAN, like the famous brook, goes on forever; hope springs eternal; humanity cannot be shackled by circumstance. So Cupid wasn't…

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An Australian Poem You Should Know— Sleeping Out a Storm at Night

The World's News · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 13

Wailing comes the south breeze, heralding the gale, The awning on my balcony is cracking like a sail. Cracking like a topsail, while beneath the din My heart is singing to the tune of "No, I won't go in!"…

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Death of Mr. J. A. Gale

The Propeller · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Gale died last Sunday at his home, The Esplanade, Cronulla, being survived by his wife and three sons. The late Mr. Gale had been…

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Sydney Yacht Caught In Cyclone BALLINA

The Sun · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 19

The auxiliary yacht Waitangi berthed at Ballina to-day. Mr. S. Stevens, the navigator, stated that the party on board had had a…

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Where the Fowls Went Red Brewarrina After Dust-storms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 10

BREWARRINA housewives yesterday spent the day sweeping inches of red dust out of their homes, deposited there…

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A Storm? Girl's Essay for Debate London

The Sun · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 1

A STORM is expected in the Commons to-morrow, when Sir Gerald Hurst revives the question of the…

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Packed with Dust Sheep Killed by Deposit in Fleece During Sand Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 8

THE chairman of the Farmers' Assistance Board in South Australia (Judge Paine),last week showed other members of the board a piece of wool…

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Irrigated Pastures Heavy Seeding of Rye Grass Gives Best Results at Wagga Trouble with Floods and Grasshoppers

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 4

Pasture trials in the Wagga district have shown that for river conditions under irrigation, the light sowing of 6-1b, of percunial rye grass provided…

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Minister's Wedding. Flood--hannah

The Propeller · Thursday 1 August 1935 · page 3

A wedding which aroused much interest in Hurstville took place last Saturday afternoon at the Hurstville Church of Christ, when the…

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Flood of Imports Government May Be Forced To Take Action

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 August 1935 · page 9

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Recovering by £438,719 on the June figures, customs and excise receipts for July were £3,330,347--an abnormal collection for the first month of the fiscal year. If the figures are to be regarded as…

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League Storm Subsides

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 16

NOW, why do his fellow delegates to the Rugby League label Herb Moxham, Wests' loud speaker,…

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From Calm To Storm

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 16

DIGGERS were not the only soldiers with an apt retort at short notice. After the capture of Beersheba in 1917 the Australian Mounted Division made…

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Ships in Gale Durour's Long Trip MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 5

Some anxiety is felt for the freighter Durour, 800 tons, which is already six days out from Newcastle with a heavy cargo of timber. The…

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Common's Storm Over Scholar's Essay London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 6

MAUD MASON, 13-year-old Manchester schoolgirl, left the House of Commons after hearing a debate upon her essay on…

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Gales in S.A. Coldest Day for Four Years. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 15

The coldest day on record for August[?] and the coldest day for four years, was experienced in Adelaide to-day. There were light falls of snow on Mount Lofty, and heavy showers of…

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City's Desert Storm State Swept by Worst Dust-pall Wind, Hail, Snow, Thunderstorms Due To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 1

A DESERT dust storm, charging across the Continent from Central Australia to the heart of…

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60 M.p.h. Gale Was Fierce Narrow Escapes Windswept Bay

The Sun · Saturday 3 August 1935 · page 5

SEVERAL launch parties had narrow escapes on Botany Bay to-day, when sudden westerly squalls,…

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Adrift for Hour in Harbor Gale Three Rescued By German Boat

The Sun · Sunday 4 August 1935 · page 2

Three men were thrown into the Harbor yesterday when a 14ft. sailing skill capsized off Bradley's Head in the strong…

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