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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 58

Trapped in Road Cave-in Tragic Scenes In Germany And Italy Flood Toll

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 1

Five persons were killed and many, injured when flood waters mare, Italy, while 14 workmen invaded the' City of Castellan…

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Storm-tossed Ketch Takes 27 Days to Cross Bass Strait. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 August 1935 · page 11

The Hobart trading ketch Miena berthed to-day after a stormy passage of 27 days from Hobart. The passage normally occupies about three days. She was forced to…

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Looks As If a Board Brawl Is Brewing Lot of Bitterness Is in the Air Finalising N.Z. TRIP Shaky Isle Tourists Must Be Chosen Solely On Their Merits Miller's Nom. Started Storm

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 16

FROM the looks of things the important week-end gathering of the Australian Board of Control should provide some heated moments when the people who've been busy firing shots at one…

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Serious Indian Floods Calcutta

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 1

THOUSANDS have been rendered homeless as the result of the serious floods in the Burdwan district. Thousands of acres have been…

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To Cost £2500 Floodlights for Sports Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 August 1935 · page 3

As part of the scheme of general ground improvements, to cost £5000, the Sydney Sports Ground Trust is inviting tenders, closing August 26,…

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"IMRO" Balkan Storms

The Sun · Sunday 25 August 1935 · page 16

PATRIOTISM, said Dr. Johnson, is the last resort of scoundrels, and had he observed the performances of the…

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Floods in Japan TOKIO

Truth · Sunday 25 August 1935 · page 16

FIFTY-TWO persons have lost their lives, seventy-five have been injured, and 1200 houses and 20,000…

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52 DEAD: 75 INJURED Floods, Landslides Spread Havoc In Japan TOKIO

The Sun · Sunday 25 August 1935 · page 5

A series of disastrous floods and landslides at Owani, Northern Japan, has resulted in 52 people being killed and…

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Storm at Sea. Ships Delayed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 9

The heavy weather experienced along the Queensland coast during the last few days has been responsible for delays in shipping. The A.U.S.N. company's freighter Macumba,…

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Floods in Japan. Tokyo, Aug. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 August 1935 · page 10

Fifty-two people have been killed and 75 injured and 1200 houses and 20,000 acres of ricefields and apple orchards have been seriously damaged in a series of disastrous floods…

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Bluebird's Crew Storm-bound for a Week. Safe Return to Yeppoon. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 9

Anxiety which had been felt for the crew of the fishing launch Bluebird, which was nearly two weeks overdue, was relieved by the arrival of the launch at Yeppoon…

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Violent Gale. Newfoundland Coast. Great Damage and Loss of Life. St. John's, Aug. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1935 · page 13

Reports of death and destruction as the result of a violent gale on the south-eastern coast of Newfoundland yesterday were received to-day over hastily repaired telegraph…

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Newfoundland Gale. 40 Fishermen Drowned. St. John's, Aug. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 10

It is estimated that 40 fishermen were drowned as a result of the violent gale on the south-eastern coast of Newfoundland at the week-end…

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Breaking Of Drought May Be Near, Good Rains "Almost Certain" Tropic Storm on Way Three Parts Of State Parched

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 1

The drought that has for months gripped three parts of the State seems on the point of being broken. Great black clouds, which seem to be swollen with…

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Jubilee Plans Town Hall May be Floodlighted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1935 · page 2

Floodlighting of the Granville Town Hall and decorating the main streets with flags and bunting are proposed during Jubilee Week in October…

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Thunder Storms Likely

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 14

"RAIN and some thunderstorms" is the main portent in Mr. Mares' forecast for the metropolitan area…

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Abyssinia Stirred by War Threat Flood Lays Waste Countryside

The Sun · Friday 30 August 1935 · page 16

IN THE WAR garb of many years ago, Abyssinian chiefs journeyed to Addis Ababa to receive their Emperor's orders. IN ceremonial dress…

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Mr. J. H. Gale

The Methodist · Saturday 31 August 1935 · page 11

For many years Mr. J. H. Gale, of Cronulla, who passed away on Saturday, July 28th, an honoured layman of the Methodist Church…

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Flood Tide of Conjecture

Italo-Australian · Saturday 31 August 1935 · page 1

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New York Storm

The Sun · Sunday 1 September 1935 · page 5

A rare sight during a recent storm at New York. The two outstanding towers of the city, the Chrysler Building (left) and the State…

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