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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 58

Murray a Banker, But No Bad Flood Fears

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 5

THE Murray is running a banker at Albury since water in the Hume Weir rose four feet over the spillway…

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Storm Stage Australian Artists LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 15

AUSTRALIAN artists are storming the London theatre and are featured prominently in several current productions…

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Amid Storm Snowden's Radio Election Speeches London

The Sun · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 8

WHILE the controversy is still raging over the propriety of the action of the Liberal leader, Sir Herbert…

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The Rainbow After the Storm England and Italy Not Enemies (By Franco Battistessa)

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 1

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Floods in New Zealand. Rivers Overflow Banks. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 14

Heavy continuous rain throughout the night and this morning caused rivers in the Wellington province to rise rapidly. A torrential downpour of more than 11 inches in 24 hours…

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2000 DEAD In Honduras Floods New York

The Sun · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 1

A message from Tegucigalpa (Honduras) states that bodies of people drowned in the floods have been recovered at Corocito…

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Landslides Follow Floodings Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 1

CONTINUOUS rain which fell last week-end has caused flooding in the Wellington and Manawatu districts. A number of main roads have…

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Deluge in the City Unseasonably Cold

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 7

Sydney was deluged by a torrential downpour of rain last night. For about 30 minutes it was so heavy that traffic was brought almost to a…

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Storm At Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 2

Leaping and dashing, It's rolling along, Soaring and crashing and roaring a song. Oh, how' it's mocking, our small sailing craft!…

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British Cruiser Breaks Adrift in Gale. Danger of Explosion. Alexandria, Oct. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 12

The cruiser Devonshire broke adrift in a high gale in Alexandria Harbour to-day, but eventually reached the outer harbour under her own power and suffered no damage…

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Don't Rush at Them Crossing Flooded Roads

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 11

"Water plashes" on low-lying roads were responsible for a great deal of anxiety to motorists during the heavy rain a few days ago, says the N.R.M.A.,…

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Dreadful Floods. 2000 Believed Dead. Disaster in Honduras. Vancouver, Oct. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 11

A message from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, states that the bodies of 70 persons drowned in floods have been recovered at Corocito. Officials believe that further reports will…

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In Fear "Bit Finger" Storm Peril Flying Bride

The Sun · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 8

EPILOGUE to the romantic air adventure of the Girl Who Bit Her Finger and the…

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Ship in Gale. Swept by Huge Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1935 · page 16

Shortly after leaving Ltveipool on her voyage to Austialla the steamer Peshawur, which arrived at Sydney yesterday, encountered a severe gale, and for more than a week was…

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Brain Storms Cured in Beauty Parlors Vanity Helps to Restore Sanity

The World's News · Wednesday 6 November 1935 · page 7

INSANITY appears to be the incurable cancer of society. The world has never been without its maniacs and judging by recently published…

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Flood of Imports Continues Over Five Millions Behind For Quarter Trade Drift Canberra

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 November 1935 · page 4

WITH a continuance of unfavorable trading during September, Australia's adverse commodity trade balance for the first three months of…

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I Watch The Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 November 1935 · page 2

LOOKING out of the window of my room, I see the sky overhead. Great black clouds' come rolling across the sky like an oncoming…

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"Smithy" Down in Bay of Bengal ? Flames From Exhaust Seen by Melrose Fighting Against a Storm No Reply to Radio Singapore, Friday Evening

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 November 1935 · page 1

AS the last seen of the Lady Southern Cross, many hours overdue, was over the Bay of Bengal with flames shooting from the exhaust pipe, it is feared that Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, together with his co-pilot…

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Solo Flight. England-Australia. Broadbent's Record. Plane Weathers Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 November 1935 · page 11

Two records were established by Mr. H. F. Broadbent, who completed his flight from Englend to Sydney last evening. His flight of six days 21 hours 13 minutes from…

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Terrific Gales Where Flier Was Last Sighted. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 November 1935 · page 11

H. F. Broadbent, who landed at Darwin aerodrome yesterday afternoon, breaking Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's record for a solo flight from England to Australia, said that…

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