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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 63

In a Cyclone. Japanese Vessel. Cargo Washed Overboard. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 15

The Japanese, steamer, Koki Maru, which arrived at Newcastle this afternoon, carrying a cargo of timber, direct from the west coast of North America, had ten perilous minutes at…

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Floods in Queensland. Warning to Residents. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 16

Flood conditions still prevail in parts of the interior. Blackall, in the central west, received six inches in five days. The Barcoo River has…

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Big Floods. When They Came In North Queensland. BRISBANE, Mar. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 14

The mountain masses—the loftiest in the State of Queensland—which pile parallel with the coast from Ingham to Cooktown, via Tully, Ingham, Innisfall, Cairns, and…

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Floodlight On Rugby League Night Play at Sports Ground Star Men Bright Spectacle

The Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 2

COMPETITIVE football under floodlights will be reintroduced to Sydney tonight at the Sports Ground by…

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Revenue Flood That N.G. Embarrassment CANBERRA

The Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 11

Senator Johnston (C.P., W.A.) asked in the Senate to-day whether the Government was aware of statements made in Sydney yesterday by…

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Perfect Floodlit Ground Illuminations For Night Rugby

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 3

Now that the Illumination experts have set the final seal on their recent efforts, the stage is set for a brilliant exposition of…

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Flood Menace in Queensland Hospital Threatened Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 5

Flood conditions still prevail in parts of the State. Blackall, in the central west, has had six inches in five days,…

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No Mail For Most Of A State Hundreds of Bags Held Up Flood Dislocation In Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The widespread floods prevented two-thirds of Queensland from getting its mail to-day…

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Into Gale 'Plane's Flight Injured Man

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 32

TENNANT CREEK, Thurs. WITH the prospect of a night landing at Parafield, a Monospar 'plane took off into the teeth…

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Shipping Warned of Cyclone Southerly Change Is Coming

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 7

Further rain fell over the southern and eastern areas of the State yesterday, while cloudy and unsettled conditions prevailed elsewhere…

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Night Football Glitter Canterbury-Bankstown Now a Dangerous Team Success, Despite Storm: £127 GATE

Referee · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 11

EXPECTED by most people that heavy rain on Wednesday afternoon and again after 5 o'clock would have led to postponement of the opening of Rugby League night football at the Sports Ground. But it did not…

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Flood Havoc In the United States. New York, March 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 12

Sudden floods, following heavy downpours, swept across sections of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia yesterday, causing loss of life and forcing thousands of people…

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Fifty Drowned Thousands Homeless Floods in U.S.A. New York

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 1

FIFTY persons have lost their lives and damage estimated at £20,000,000 has been done in floods in the Eastern States, extending from Maine to the Carolines…

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Floods in Queensland BRISBANE

The Sun · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 21

Floods have stopped trains at the Burdckin and Herbert river bridges, in the far north. The Burdekin was so high that passengers could not…

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Flood-bound Towns Get Food by Air

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Rain has now ceased in most parts, but Thargomindah, in the south-west, reports that the…

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Fatal Floods in U.S. Licensed Witchcraft Gold Badge Found 10 Feared Dead in Town Residents Flee To Hills New York

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 8

SUDDEN floods swept across sections of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia yesterday, causing thousands of The Government of South Africa licences its witch doctors, because the native boys in the gold and diamond mines will not work unless they have A New Zealand Justices' Association gold and enamel badge carrying the name of A. A. McGowan, was found in Liverpool Street, City,…

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By Cyclone Island Devastated BRISBANE

The Sun · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 11

A message from Burketown, which was delayed by interruption to lines, states that Mornington Island, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, was…

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Ketch on World Cruise — New Gannet Plane — Floods in U.s.a

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 14

A new Gannet monoplane for use on the Sydney-Broken Hill mail service, was tested successfully at Mascot aerodrome yesterday. Above: H. Opperman (left), and E…

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Flooded Rivers. Position in Queensland Acute. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 12

The Bulloo River to-day reached the level of the January flood, and submerged miles of low-lying country. Considerable damage w[?] done to fences and sheepyards in the…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Long Innes.) Suit Against Municipal Council. Flooding of Penrith Speedway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 6

The hearing was concluded of the suit instituted by Sydney Smith against the Council of the Municipality of Penrith, claiming relief by injunction in respect of the flooding of…

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