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Floods & storms, 1935

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Floods And Snow Take Heavy Toll Of Life Fierce Blizzards in America Rivers Burst Banks 3000 Marooned New York

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

WHILE Sydney has been sweltering in sizzling heat, deaths in floods and snowstorms have occurred in various parts of America, and heavy falls throughout Canada have…

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Music and Drama. Central European Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 12

Some weeks ago, cable messages from Europe indicated sensational happenings in the German musical world. Dr. Furtwangler, who, as deputy president of the Reich Chamber of…

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Storm Damage Houses Wrecked at Cloncurry

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 7

CLONCURRY, Friday.--A thousand pounds damage was caused by a severe storm which struck the town this afternoon. The wind…

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Two Hurt in Cyclonic Storm Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 8

DURING a severe storm at Cloncurry to-day, two persons were injured when houses collapsed. The wind…

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STORM Strikes Cloncurry Lives Imperilled. Extensive Damage. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 17

Several persons narrowly escaped death and many thousand pounds worth of damage was done to property by a storm which struck…

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Steamer Shaken By Lightning In Storm Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

A TERRIFYING experience befel those aboard the steamer Tees, when on route from Chathams to Lyttelton…

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Terrifying Storm. Ship Shaken by Lightning. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 17

A terrifying experience was related by the crew of the steamer Tees on her arrival at Lyttelton from the Chatham Islands. When the steamer was just clear of the…

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Can Edwards Weather Storm Against Rugged American? Llew Has His Chance Australian Classy, but Cormier Is Tough Never Stops Punching

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 14

RECOGNISED as our best featherweight, although Joe Hall holds the title, Llew Edwards will make his first appearance in the Stadium ring for months when he opposes the rugged Vernon Cormier next Monday. The…

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Snow and Floods. Havoc in United States. Many Deaths Reported. New York, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 17

Falls of snow ranging from 17 to 30 inches are reported from Norfolk (Virginia) northward, and temperatures have dropped still further. One hundred persons have been…

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Storm Raised By Permanent Wave Scene in a Salon Mother, Daughter, Hairdresser Ends in a Tie

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 15

A PERMANENT wave that eventually caused a storm in a Pitt-street beauty salon was uncurled at the Central…

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Gold Bars Drop From Airliner in Storm Whole of Britain Is Battered Described As Worst In Memory Gale at 86m.p.h. LONDON

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

DURING a terrific storm which is sweeping over the British Isles, £6000 worth of bar gold was lost overboard from a Hillman Airways…

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£6000 Lost in Storm Overboard in Wild Plane Journey London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

A FURIOUS gale, reaching 90 miles an hour, and accompanied by storms of snow, sleet, and hail, is sweeping the British…

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Buildings Unroofed by Storm Wind Of Cyclonic Force At Casino Heavy Damage Casino

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 5

ACCOMPANIED by strong cyclonic winds, a storm struck Casino this afternoon and caused damage estimated at several…

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Fierce Gale. British Isles Swept. Gold Lost from Plane.) (British Official Wireless and Australian Press Association.) LONDON, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

A furious gale, reaching a velocity of 30 miles an hour, and accompanied by storms of snow, sleet, and hall, is sweeping the British Isles…

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Flood Relief Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

Members of Farmer's Children's Radio Birthday Club have contributed £4/12/6 to the victorian Flood Relief Fund, bringing the total to £1938/7/…

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Half World Freezes in Amazing Cold Spell Britain's Gales And Snow Cold Kills Many in India Drives The Wild Animals To Town LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 1

THE Northern Hemisphere to-day is in the icy grip of one of the most extraordinary cold spells experienced for many…

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Ships Lashed By Atlantic Gales Menace of the Gathering Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 22

HUGE SEAS were whipped up by the recent gales in the Atlantic and shipping was lashed. Left, below: An ice covered fishing vessel docked at Boston after several days in the North Atlantic, Centre, below: The freighter Usworth, just before she went down. Seventeen…

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Floods Delay Mails Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 5

Mail services have been disorganised in the Far North West for over a week past, according to a message received by the Postal Department…

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Houses Down In Wild Storm BRISBANE

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 1

A CYCLONIC storm at Duleen, in the Dalby district, partially wrecked two houses, forcing the occupants to rush to safety. Large trees were snapped in halves, and the train service on the Tara line was disorganised…

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Long Voyage. Freighter in Gales. Two Months Without Sighting Land. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 9

The former Norwegian steamer James Cook arrived in Melbourne to-day from Newcastle-on-Tyne direct, with the crew in desperate need of fresh food, after a passage of 67 days,…

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