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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 58

Troops Rushed to Rescue Find Wives, Homes Lost In Flood TURIN

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 8

A FEW weeks ago weeping wives and relatives of the great majority of the male population in the district of Ovada,…

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In Blizzard Rich Prizes Storm Photos

The Sun · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 9

HAVING fought his why on skis to the summit of Kosciusko during the blizzard that recently raged over the Alps,…

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Fisherman Missing In Wild Gale Wind's Havoc in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- In South and East Gippsland's worst windstorm for years roofs were blown into the…

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"China's Sorrow." More Severe Floods. Palliative Measures Hopeless. Shanghai, July 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 10

It is impossible for anyone with a shred of humanity in his nature not to feel sympathy for the Government and people of China in their present troubles. They are…

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Flood Orphan Pathos, Drama & Tragedy GENOA

The Sun · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

AMONG the most pathetic stories of the Ovada flood disaster is that of a peasant who, caught in the fields near Chiaie, took up his little daughter in his arms, climbed a tree and tied the child in the…

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More Italian Floods GENOA. Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

Further desolation threatens the devastated area in Italy. UNCEASING rain not only…

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Drowned in Gale Gippsland Fisherman's Body Found

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The discovery to-day of his boat sunk in 12 feet of water, in Westernport Bay, confirmed fears felt for Malcolm…

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Drowned in Yacht Capsize Father Searches All Night For Son Fierce Gale Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 1

IN worst gale within the memory of fishermen at Corimella, a 20ft. yacht capsized in Western Port Bay yesterday, and Malcolm…

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Fascists Suppress Looting Rigid Measures In Flooded Areas Many Suffer Ovada

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 1

THE enforcement of rigid Fascist discipline has stamped out the looting in the areas where the panic among the people, following the…

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The Adventures of Will Wattle-Gum A Thunderstorm Comes Up On The Way

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 9

"WHAT kind of weather do you like best, Will?" asked Cedric Sandpiper, as the three friends went on their way to see Uncle…

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Migrants For Secondary Industries? Primary Market Flooded London Press Suggestion LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 6

MR. LYONS'S statement suggesting that migration to Australia might soon recommence is a symptom not only…

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Lashed by Storms Snow, Floods, Gales In N.Z. AUCKLAND

The Sun · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 7

Fierce storms are lashing the North Island. There are 12ft. of snow at the Chateau at Tongariro, and lightning has played havoc with…

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"Blow Storm-Clouds Away"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 2

"It seems to me," said the secretary (Mr. H. W. Rowan) at last week's meeting of the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce, "that there…

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Old Rags Riches In Papua Desire for Cloth Wild Natives Sudden Flood Peril

The Sun · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 9

"THESE natives are most engaging traders with an astonishing desire for cloth," says Assistant Magistrate J. G. Hides in his diary on the long, dangerous exploration trek through unknown parts of wildest…

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Night in Storm Doherty Was Hove To DUNALLY

The Sun · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 11

Mr. G. J. Doherty, who left St. Helen's on Sunday morning for Bicheno, ran into heavy seas and was compelled to heave to five miles off…

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More Flood Victims Naples

The Sun · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 11

Eleven persons have been drowned in new floods after five hours of torrential rain…

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Flood Of Song

The Sun · Wednesday 21 August 1935 · page 11

Alan Thomas (left) and Noet Pollard, both of Cleveland-street Public School, in a children's choir section to-day at the Eisteddfod…

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In the Storm

The Propeller · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 8

The shadows of dusk were spreading around and the sun's rays, fell like showers of gold over the river. The bushland was quiet--too quiet for…

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The Storm That Didn't Break Now, What Was Mr. McDermott Looking for? the Peace Which Passeth Understanding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 1

THE CIVIC SKIES at Parramatta on Monday were overcast. There were flashes of aldermanic lightning during the afternoon, and ominous rumbles that sounded suspiciously like aldermanic thunder. The indications were that the elements were gathering for a storm. It had been forecast that a potential cyclonic…

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Floodlit Flowers Strathaird Arrivals From Tanganyika

The Sun · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 26

One of the greatest thrills of home-coming to those who have Harborside homes is to pick out their residence from the deck of…

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