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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 63

Over Six Inches of Rain Streets Under Water, Many Houses Flooded Severe Thunderstorm

Truth · Sunday 8 March 1936 · page 16

BEGINNING in the early morning and increasing in intensity between 8 and 9 a.m., fierce rain yesterday slashed Sydney suburbs, causing temporary flooding of streets and houses, and damage to streets and culverts…

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Storm Damage Is Severe Deluge in the Suburbs Four and Half Inches In Hour LIGHTNING

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 6

DUE to what was described as the combination of tropical activities moving in a westerly direction, and an anti-cyclonic…

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And the Floods Came

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 1

Photograph taken at what is known as "The Dam," opposite The King's School. Parramatta, when the river waters were racing over the embankment. On Saturday, during the height of the storm, three inches and 90 points were registered. "The Brickfield" was inundated and many washa[?]ays occurred. The council's men were kept busy, as blockages were frequent, and many house suffered in consequence…

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Rain in the West Thunderstorms Expected

The Sun · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 9

A depression, which is advancing from South Australia, should reach the western areas of N.S.W. within the next 24 hours, and is expected…

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Tragedy in Storm Widow Paid Compensation by Graziers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 7

Hugh McKinley (62), station hand, was examining fences at Mountain Creek. Morven, during a storm when his neck was broken by a falling…

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War In Seamen's Union Mr. Keenan Storm Centre

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 7

WAR has been declared between Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane branches of the Seamen's Union…

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Cricket. New Zealand Test Abandoned Owing to Storm. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 16

A heavy southerly storm prevented play to-day in the fourth and last test match between New Zealand and the M.C.C. team, at Christchurch. After a conference at noon, it was announced that…

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New Zealand Floods Further Heavy Rams. North and South Islands. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 11

Following the wettest and stormiest February in New Zealand's history, floods were again reported to-day. Road and rail traffic were interrupted in some Canterbury districts. Several…

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Rail Bridges Flooded Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

Heavy rains in the north again made if necessary for mall trains on the Brisbane-Townsville run to make use of a long detour via Longreach…

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Thunder Storms Developing

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 12

ALTHOUGH worm and sultry conditions should continue during to-day, a cool change later should be…

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Mrs. Sarah Gale

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 13

Mrs. Sarah Gale, an old and highly-esteemed parishioners of St. Benedict's, Sydney, passed to her eternal reward recently. The deceased lady was born in…

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Gale Ahead! Seamen's Head Angry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--"I refuse to work with, or recognise, Keenan as general secretary," declared Mr. Clarke, president of the Seamen's…

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Storm Delays Air Mail. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 12

The Australian air mail, which was due in London the day before yesterday, is 48 hours late owing to the damage caused by the recent gale at the Alexandria flying-boat station…

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Alice Springs Floods. Rail Traffic Nearly Normal. Alice Springs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 15

Conditions are nearly back to normal after the recent floods. The south mail, due on Saturday, arrived this afternoon, and the mail due next Saturday is expected to arrive…

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Queensland Floods. Roads Blocked and Air Mail Delayed. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 12

Heavy rains are again falling in North Queensland, and railway communications between Townsville and Mackay have been interrupted…

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Fatal Flood. Man Drowned in River. Queensund Services Dislocated. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 17

Floods in northern Queensland have caused one death, dislocated rail and aerial services, and have delayed shearing. The body of Leslie Milford, who had been…

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Inland Flood's Trams Delayed

The Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 8

Owing to a washaway which occurred on the Broken Hill line between Ivanhoe and Menindie last night the express train from Broken…

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Two Drowned in Big Floods BRISBANE

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 7

A DROWNING fatality is reported from Charleville, the victim being Leslie Milford, who had been missing from Tenham Station for two days. A mailman to-day found the body in the flooded Cooper's Creek. Another fatality is believed to have…

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Lost in Gale Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 1

Swept from a fishing boat when seeking shelter from a fierce gale which broke upon the fishing fleet moored at Queenscliff, Arthur Aiken,…

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Death and Destruction In the U.S.A. Many Die in Floods New York

Truth · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 18

AT least 28 persons perished in floods which swept the North-eastern States during the past 24 hours, and caused…

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