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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 63

Gale in Britain. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 14

Winds of gale force swept the country to-day, gusts of 70 miles an hour being reported. Extreme cold prevails, and weather forecasts predict its continuance for several…

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Houses Unroofed. Live Stock Killed. Storm in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 14

Scarcely a dwelling within half a mile radius of Leyburn, in the Warwick district, escaped damage last night, when the township was swept by a localised cyclonic storm,…

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'Plane Damaged in Storm Lifted by Wind After Landing Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 5

During the storm yesterday at St. George, a monoplane flown by the owner, Mr. R. Hall, of Sydney, was carried by a high wind on to a fence,…

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Of New South Wales Transatlantic Flying-boat Missing In Storm Search on Ocean Six Aboard Last Radio Message Dakar (Senegal)

The Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

AN aeroplane, patrol boats and steamers are searching the stormy Atlantic for the four-engined Air France flying boat, Ville de Buenos Aires, which is missing on a non-stop flight from Natal (Brazil)…

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Storm Suburbs Hit Heavy Rain Brings Relief

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 21

ACCOMPANIED by strong winds, lightning and violent thunder, a severe storm swept over the…

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Cyclone That Keeps C0ol

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 8

HEAD of the Christian Endeavour, the most widely-spread youth movement in the world, Dr. Daniel A. Poling,…

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Last Sunday's Storm

The Propeller · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

The severe storm that passed over the district last Sunday afternoon did considerable damage in the Oatley, Hurstville, and Peakhurst areas…

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By Gale Depot Havoc Our Air Mail Alexandria

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 1

A 70-MILE an hour gale damaged Imperial Airways' flying-boat station, including the slipways and…

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Swept Away by Torrent Storm Tragedy At Goulbum

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

GOULBURN, Wednesday.--Kenneth White, 10, is believed to have been drowned in a creek flooded by a heavy…

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THUNDERSTORM In Goulburn District. Boy Disappears in Swollen Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 15

A severe thunderstorm occurred in the Goulburn district about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and it is feared that Kenneth White, 10, was drowned in a creek at the southern…

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Gale Delays Mails. Damage at Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 12

A gale which attained a velocity of 70 miles an hour, damaged the flying-boat station of Imperial Airways, Ltd., including the slip-ways and buoys…

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Shock for Two Men From Flash in City's Big Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

One of the severest storms in years, with blinding lightning flashes, deafening crashes of thunder, heavy rain, and hail, swept city and suburbs yesterday afternoon. A flash of lightning shattered one…

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House Struck By Lightning Wireless Station Off Air Severe Storm Hits Sydney

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 1

DURING a severe storm, which swept over the metropolitan area yesterday afternoon, a house was struck by lightning…

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THUNDERSTORM. Lightning Strikes Tree Council Worker's Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

A sharp thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, hail, and heavy rain, occurred in the metropolitan area about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, bringing some relief from the…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

Heavy rain in the Ingham district last night, especially along the Herbert River, yielded registrations up to seven inches. Good falls were notified in the West Thargomindah…

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Plane Checked. Heavy Rain on Mountains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 21

The Codock monoplane operated by W.A.S.P. Airlines, Ltd., made two attempts yesterday to fly to Leeton with three passengers, but on both occasions was forced to return to…

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Cyclone Havoc Filmed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 7

The havoc wrought by the cyclonic storm which lashed the North Island of New Zealand is graphically depicted in the Cine[?]sound Review now showing at State,…

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Storm Damage In Country Towns Hit Hail, Rain, Wind Floods Rise Farms Suffer

The Sun · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 3

PARTS of several towns in the central-west were flooded, and fences, fallow land, and roads washed…

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For Three Days Air Mail Gale Hold-up LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 3

In consequence of the dislocation of the air mail service by the gale at Alexandria, the mail which left London on February 8, did not leave…

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Cruising Yacht Battered by Storm. Young Men's Plight. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 17

Battered by heavy storms, and with its crew of two Williamstown young men in need of food, water, and sleep, the small cruising yacht Islander reached Williamstown this…

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