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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 58

Memorial to Late Alderman Thunderstorm Mars Ceremony

The Sun · Sunday 1 September 1935 · page 3

A sharp thunderstorm marred the culmination of six years' strenuous efforts at Granville yesterday. A large gathering of local…

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British Golfer's Accuracy In Gale 3 AND 2 Mrs. Walker Wins Was Consistent Mrs. McKAY Down Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 3 September 1935 · page 12

MRS. J. B. WALKER (England) and Mrs. Sloan Morpeth (Victoria) will meet in the 36 holes…

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Nazi Conflict. Tension in Germany. Cabinet Storms Expected. (From Our Special Representative.) London, Sept. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1935 · page 14

Stormy proceedings are expected at this week's meeting of the German Cabinet, which will be the last meeting before the Nazi party congress on September 10. The meeting will…

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Storm-tossed

The Propeller · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 6

The south winds blow, the seas roll high, And the surf, with a mighty, roar, Flinging its spray to the leaden sky…

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Liner Stricken in Gale Miami (Florida)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 7

DRIVEN by a raging hurricane, the American coastal liner Dixie, bound for New York from New Orleans, went aground on a reef off…

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Man's Body Found. Victim of Flood Six Years Ago. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 September 1935 · page 12

The skeleton of a victim of the flood at Briseis in 1929 was uncovered to-day by nozzles which are being used to reopen the Briseis mine. It was close to the body found on…

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Guildford Storm Channel Question of Rate Reduction

The Biz · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 9

On September 2 the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Holroyd met the president of the Water Board and Ald. G. Maunder, at Gulldford, and inspected the…

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May Be 1000 Storm Toll Lonely Isles Miami (Florida)

The Sun · Friday 6 September 1935 · page 1

IT is possible that the deaths caused by the hurricane along the coast of Florida may reach 1000…

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7 Hours Late Launch In Gale

The Sun · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 5

After a battle with terrific seas, the 34ft. launch Syzygy arrived at South Head this afternoon, after being seven hours overdue from…

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Drought and Flood. North-west Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 13

Over a great part of Queensland, notably in the north-west, the shadow of calamity has lain heavy for many seasons. Then came this year of 1935, of still greater fear and loss…

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Will Cremate Bodies of Storm Victims Miami (Florida)

The Sun · Sunday 8 September 1935 · page 5

Governor Sholtz has ordered the cremation of all bodies of victims of the Florida Keys hurricane not yet placed in caskets. He has taken this…

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In West Rain Expected Monsoonal Storms "Drought-Breaker"

The Sun · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 9

A WIDENING monsoonal rain area which is extending over New South Wales and Queensland is practically certain to break…

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Palestine As Storm Centre in Near Future, Says Lecturer

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 6

Declaring that Britain must stay in Palestine and not surrender her mandate, Mr. J. Mansfield, in a lecture on "Britain,…

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Battle in Storm. Launch Party's Ordeal. Series of Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 9

A series of mishaps culminated in a launch party's grim battle for life in a storm off Newport on Saturday. For 10 hours the men fought against a series of perilous accidents…

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Floodlighting London London

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

IN connection with the conference of the Association of Public Lighting Engineers in London next week, arrangements have been made…

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Colorful Opening Of Parliament-- Storm Clouds On The Mountains

The Sun · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 24

Parliament opened with traditional pageantry to-day. At…

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Floods in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 18

Two days' heavy rain in Canterbury has caused serious flooding of rivers and creeks, rendering many highways impassable. The heaviest rain was at Waiau, six inches falling…

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Heavy Flood of Imports Increase in Exchange Rate Expected

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 4

AUSTRALIA is [?] dangerously into the condition of excessive importations, which proved disastrous, and almost fatal, to our…

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Guildford Storm Channel Question of Rate Reduction

The Broadcaster · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 3

On September 2 the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Holroyd met the president of the Water Board and Ald. G. Maunder, at Guildford, and inspected the…

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New Zealand Storm. Shipping Buffeted. Wellington (N.z)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 11

Shipping on the New Zealand coast between Wellington and Lyttelton received the worst buffeting for years in a storm which to-night is blowing itself out. The Union Company's…

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