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Floods & storms, 1935

1,160 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 58

Fight for Life in Gale Marooned in Boat All Night Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 22 December 1935 · page 7

For 14 hours in one of the most boisterous nights experienced in Port Phillip Bay since the big storms of November last year,…

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Plums in the Pudding for Florrie Dirty Weather Makes the Boats Bob Only Four Left in Fierce Gale

Truth · Sunday 22 December 1935 · page 7

"THE dirtiest day of the season!" was how a salty-looking bloke described yesterday's atmospheric conditions at the Sydney Flying Squadron's finishing race for the year 1935. "THERE'LL be dirty doin's at the cross roads to-day," said…

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Cyclone Damage to Crops. Culcairn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 10

At a meeting of farmers, whose crops and properties suffered very severely in the recent cyclonic storm, Mr. T. Collins, M.T., said that he would endeavour to secure assistance…

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Sailing. Mishaps and Capsizes. South-westerly Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 15

The southwesterly gale that swept the harbour about 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon settled the pretensions of a large number of intending competitors in the Sydney Flying Squadron's…

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Father Christmas In Dust-Storm Land

The Sun · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 9

A BIG surprise is in store to-morrow for children living in the far north-west-- Father Christmas is to pay them a visit. Of course, these youngsters have heard of the Yuletide benefactor, but none of them has ever seen him…

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Factory Destroyed by Fire — Brisbane Storm Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 12

Damage, estimated at £45,000 was done when fire destroyed the factory of Australian Slippers Ltd., in Phillip-street, Waterloo, on Saturday afternoon…

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U.K. Markets Weather Political Storms Further Fall in Silver Expected London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 12

Markets have not reflected the storms that nearly wrecked the Government, though quotations were lowered as a precautionary…

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After The Storm Is Over

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 December 1935 · page 7

More than a million dollars' worth of damage was done by a hurricane which recently swept over Florida. Sufferers searching for belongings among the ruins of their homes at Miami…

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a merry christmas to all! South Africa Skittled for 157 McCormick a Cyclone Bill O'reilly and Grimmett Help in Massacre Nourse a Duck-Briscoe Out For Fifteen JOHANNESBURG

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 December 1935 · page 1

At last Australia has discovered, m McCormick, a fast bowler lit to rank with the devastating legion of the Gregorys and McDonalds. Through him, capital disaster early befell South Africa in its first innings when the…

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Floods in Fiji. Roads and Bridges Damaged. SUVA, Dec. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 December 1935 · page 4

The new round-the-island road has been closed to traffic owing to abnormal rain. Considerable damage was done to the road and bridges…

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All Clear Christmas Wires Storm Missed Postal Increases

The Sun · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 9

WHILE "every inch of service wire in the Commonwaelth was in use" to cope with the tremendous increase in telephonic and…

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Night Trek 500 Campers Hit by Flood

The Sun · Thursday 26 December 1935 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday. CHRISTMAS campers have been thrown into confusion by sudden floods in…

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Heavy Rain. Roads Blocked. Bridges Washed Away

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 7

Traffic on the Prince's Highway (the coastal route from Sydney to Melbourne) was brought to a standstill as the result of the washing away at 9 o'clock yesterday morning of a box culvert…

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Vic. Deluge Campers Plight MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 9

Thousands of tourists are still seeking shelter from rain and flood water in East Gippsland, which has received in the past three days the…

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Storms in Q'land Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 5

Christmas night was marked by storms over a fairly wide area in South Queensland. Early this morning a storm at Maryborough unroofed…

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Violent Storms Wind, Lightning, Dust in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Storms occurred oyer a fairly wide area of Southern Queensland last night and early this morning…

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Early Burning-off Raises Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 4

WAGGA, Tuesday. -- Directors of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board have expressed grave concern at a decision reached recently by…

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Storm Damage in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 7

Cyclonic wind and heavy rain accompanied thunderstorms which broke over a considerable portion of southern Queensland early this morning…

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Dash Through Storm By Ambulance COVERED 178 Miles in 12 HOURS

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 9

YANDINA, Thursday.-- A thrilling three-hour dash through a terrific storm was made by Mr. T. Beech,…

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Storm and Calm in Federal Politics. Year of Dramatic Changes. (From Our Special Representative.) Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 December 1935 · page 6

The Commonwealth Parliamentary buildings at Canberra are wrapped in a mantle of peace, as a year full of political incident draws to a clase. The last legislator has long since…

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