Did Well in Gale Mrs. Wylie Outstanding In Elanora Golf Meeting
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 33
ASSOCIATES were nearly blown off the course on the heights of Elanora Country Club yesterday. However, Mrs. Wylie, who also plays at Manly, with seven strokes assistance, kept her deficit against…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →State In Grip Of Big Storm Snow, Wind & Rain
The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 13
WITH hurricane-like winds, falls of snow in several centres, and widespread rain, the dark mantle of winter has thrown itself across the State. SNOW has fallen for the first…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Child Drowned. Overwhelmed by Storm Waters. in Suburban Street
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 13
Donald Clifford Scholes, 6, of Floss-street, Hurlstone Park, was drowned on Tuesday afternoon when he was swept off his feet by stormwaters in a, suburban street near his…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Heavy Losses. Storms in U.S. "Third Worst Disaster." New York, April 7
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 16
Rising rivers now add the threat of widespread floods to the distress in the six southern States, which have been struck by tornadoes…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Boy Was Drowned in Storm Body Is Recovered From Cook's River Washed Away
The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 7
AFTER dragging Cook's River and searching stormwater channels almost continuously from the first flush of dawn…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Menace on Heels of Tornado That Killed 464 Mass Cremation to Check Spread of Disease New York
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 3
TORRENTIAL rain falling over the tornado-stricken areas of Georgia and six other southern States now threatens to add by floods to the known 464 dead and 2200 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous U.s. Floods
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 3
WORKMEN CLEARING Water Street, Gardiner, Maine, of huge ice cakes, which swept over it from the Kennebec River, following floods which devastated the eastern United States. More than 200 people perished, millions of pounds' worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yachts in a Gale. Exciting Experiences. Racing Craft Damaged
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 13
One of the most violent southerly gales in the history of sailing races on Lake Macquarie struck a field of 26 boats, including many Sydney yachts which competed in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sea Gale Shipping Delayed Cruise Off Coast Is Lashed
The Sun · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 9
A SOUTHERLY gale, which is causing boisterous seas, is delaying coastal and Tasman shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Washed Ashore in Night Wreck Man and Wife Escape in Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1936 · page 2
A MAN and his wife were washed ashore in high surf when their disabled launch was smashed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GALES Along the Coast. Shipping Delayed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 11
Southerly gales lashed the coastline yesterday and shipping from the north battled with tempestuous seas. Several vessels arrived at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Has Sting Storm's Wake Ships Suffer
The Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 7
ALTHOUGH the gale was moderating at Sydney to-day, it still was having a marked effect upon shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale Lashes the Coast Vessels Are Held Up Shark Net Is Torn From Supports Carnival Off
The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 1
WITH the coastline lashed by terrific seas and a southeasterly gale blowing at 35 miles an hour, shipping bound to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On the Land River Erosion. Linked with Floods. a Plain Tale From the Hills
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 9
The story of the recent disastrous floods in the Mississippi gives special point to Mark Twain's remark that the Missouri was "too thick to drink and not thick enough to plough."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Control River Floodings Benefit Lands Commission's Plan Owners Opposition
The Sun · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 19
CRITICISM has been expressed by the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of the attitude of certain landowners, particularly on the Macquarie River, in opposing development that is possible from controlled…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Heavy Rain Along Coast Line
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 13
Although practically no rain fell inland, the coast area of New South Wales has received a drenching during the last day or two. Up to nearly three inches fell in some…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hit by Gale Freighter Sheltering
The Sun · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 10
Having suffered a battering in the gale on her way from Brisbane, the steamer Poonbah has been sheltering at Trial Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gale Abates, But Ships Are Delayed
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 2
Though the gale abated in Sydney yesterday, vessels coming from the north were delayed. The steamer Australind, due…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Battle with Gales Drama Call for Help Greek Ship
The Sun · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 15
DRAMA, humor, wearying battles with gales, and excitement were interwoven into the voyage of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cyclonic Storm Is Abating Disturbance Moving In An Easterly Direction Ships Delayed
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 7
WITH the slow easterly movement of the cyclonic disturbance, the stormy conditions along the coastline are expected…
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