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Floods & storms, 1935

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Tin Plate Tibooburra Game in Cyclone Field Is Ready

The Sun · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 11

THEY'RE on tip-toe up at Tibooburra, and all the goats are loose. In the silence that precedes the coming of…

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In Gale British Women Golfers Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Sunday 20 October 1935 · page 52

The match between the British and New Zealand women golfers was played at Miramar to-day in a half-gale. In the foursome Mrs. Walker and Miss…

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Every House Flooded Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 20 October 1935 · page 3

Every house in Bendoc, a hamlet near the New South Wales border, was flooded when a hailstorm struck the village, four inches of rain…

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Missing Woman. Search by Land and Air in Heavy Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 9

More than 500 people, aided by an aeroplane, continued during the week-end the search for Mrs. Daisy James, 28, of Kurri Kurri, who has been missing since Friday. Mrs. James, who…

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Cyclone in South-east. General Rain Likely. Flood and Shipping Warnings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 9

General rain is likely in New South Wales to-day as the result of an extensive cyclonic disturbance, which is becoming established over the south-eastern part of Australia…

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600 Miles Race To Rescue Wrecked Crew Storm Sweeps Scotland and Sends Ships Ashore London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 1

Eight vessels are racing to rescue 45 of the Vardulia crew, who had to abandon ship and take to the boats 600 miles north-West of the Hebrides. The Vardulia was bound for…

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Further Rain Is Likely Some Good Falls Already Flood Warnings

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 5

AFTER enjoying fine weather for the most of Saturday, Sydneyites were disappointed when rain began to fall early…

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Six Believed Dead Car In Flooded River Three Bodies Found Tragedy In South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- It is feared that six people have been drowned in a car which overturned to-night in a flooded…

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Rains Cheer Farmers All State Benefits Rivers May Flood in Riverina Suburban "Drought" Broken

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 7

TO the accompaniment of rejoicings by the farmers rain fell practically all over the State yesterday…

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Flood Fatality. Six Lives Lost. Car Swept Down Creek Three Bodies Recovered. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 9

A motor car containing six passengers was overwhelmed this evening by flood water in a creek on a bend in the road five or six miles south of Quorn, on the…

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Southern Floods Likely Heavy Rain Over Whole State More Expected Rivers Are Rising

The Sun · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 13

THE continued operation of two tropical disturbances which have caused State-wide rain for the past 72 hours has caused local floodings in many parts of the State…

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House Damaged In Storm

The Sun · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 1

The home of Mr. W. Wallace, in Gladstone-street, Belmore, was damaged when struck by lightning during the storm last night. At left are Mr. Wallace and his…

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Storm Forces Plane Down

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--After a fight against snow and terrific rain, accompanied by lightning, the Holyman air liner,…

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'Plane Is Buffeted in Gale Canberra, Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 5

FIGHTING through snow and a terrific rainstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning and thunder, the Holyman DH86…

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Soaking Rain Over the State. Severe Storms. Damage Done by Hail

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 9

Soaking rain fell practically throughout New South Wales yesterday, the registrations ranging from a few points to six inches. More heavy…

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Storm-bound 'Plane. Snow at 7000 Feet. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 9

A terrific thunderstorm and torrential rain over Canberra late this afternoon delayed the Melbourne-Sydney 'plane Loila, and the pilot, Captain Scott, after landing at the Duntroon…

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Violent Storms In State-Wide Rainfall Hail Stuns a Woman and Wrecks Roofs Broken Hill Downpour Fills Reservoirs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 1

A terrific hailstorm at Nyngan, on the central-western plains, a torrential thunder-storm at Broken Hill, and general rain throughout most of the State, were features of weather in N.S.W. yesterday…

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Flood Tragedy. Six Bodies Found. Mother Loses Entire Family. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 9

The victims of the drowning tragedy in a flooded creek on the road between Port Augusta and Quorn last night were Henry Merritt Crocombe, 50, bookmaker; Harry…

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12,000ft. in Air Loila's Flight 'Midst Thunderstorms

The Sun · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 15

CONFRONTED by a wall of bad weather after it left Canberra at 6.30 a.m. to-day, the DH86 airliner Loila had "quite a bad trot," said the pilot, Captain Scott, on reaching Mascot at 9.30 a.m…

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Washed Down Street By Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Stepping from his car in Charlton Road, St. Arnaud, Henry Hicks was washed away by flood waters…

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