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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 63

Exciting Voyage. British Freighter. Storms, Ice, and Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 11

Battles with Atlantic gales that delayed her for six days, a Journey down the ice-strewn Delaware River, which an officer described as a "nightmare of navigation," a race to…

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Steamer Buffeted In Cyclone

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 8

Although the heavy seas which pounded the coast earlier in the week have now considerably abated shipping is still being…

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Cotton House Laughs at Storms Low Cost in Building Developments

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 14

A dwelling house made of cotton, which has stood the test of unusually heavy storms, recently, is attracting visitors to Northport, New York, who are…

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Terrific Flood on Goldfield Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 7

A radiogram received by Enterprise of New Guinea, N.L., from Mr. H. Taylor, general manager of the field, to-day graphically announced a…

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Aiding Flood Refugees

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 3

WHEN THE Susquehanna River at Kingston, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.), rose to the highest point for 70 years during recent- floods, hundreds were rescued with the aid of army trucks. --Air Mall…

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Fishing From She Rocks. . . In A Storm At Sea

The Sun · Sunday 19 April 1936 · page 3

THE sea was as calm on the surface as though it were made of a huge sheet of glass, and everywhere all was peaceful and still. As…

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Five Near Death When Home Destroyed Cyclone Cuts Swathe Through Bush Taree

The Sun · Sunday 19 April 1936 · page 2

A cyclone which cut a path 50 yards wide through the bush, levelling everything in its path destroyed a house on the outskirts of Taree…

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Heavy Rain in W.A. PERTH

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 5

Excellent rains have fallen over a wide area of pastoral country in the last 48 hours, indicating the breaking of the drought, which already…

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N.S.W. Again Defeats Royal Sydney Walker and Gale Were Heroes; Three Aces Made Grade Golf Opening Day Had Many Thrills

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 19

A GRADE interclub matches commenced with plenty of excitement on Saturday. The premiers, New South Wales, again defeated Royal Sydney, last year's runners-up, by the odd match, and three players…

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On the Land Forests and Floods. a Geographer's Viewpoint

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Mr. Alex Rule's interest in the problems of stream flooding, particularly in the Murray and Murrumbidgee basins, is well known to all who are interested in river erosion. His account of…

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Floods at Boree Creek. Urana

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Acting upon a petition, the Urana Shire Council has decided to urge the Railway Department and the Lockhart Shhe Council to confer on means to prevent damage by floods…

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Strange Scenes in U.s.a Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 3

AN AERIAL view of the railroad yards at Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania U.S.A), which suffered during the recent floods from the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. CANOEING through flood waters at the intersection of Seventh and Liberty Streets, Pittsburgh…

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Violent Storm in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 6

One of the most violent electric storms experienced in Auckland for many years struck portion of the city this afternoon with vivid lightning…

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Violent Storm. Damage in Auckland. House Struck by Lightning. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 11

During the most violent thunderstorm experienced for many years, lightning struck the residence of Mrs. A. Johnson, of Mount Eden. It tore several large holes in the…

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Rations of Missing Airmen Would Keep Them Alive Till Now Gale and a Haze of Dust Hamper Search

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 1

IS it possible that the missing fliers, now lost in North Australia for eight days, are still alive? Although five planes again searched without result yesterday Air Force…

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Flood Tears Away Steel Bridge

The Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 9

The jury of the recent Botomac River flood waters is shown in this photograph. The steel bridge at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, was torn apart…

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Floods Maroon Railway Trucks

The Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 11

At Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the swift current of the flooded Conemaugh River tore away a section of the railway bridge, leaving goods trucks marooned on the span…

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Tasman Rough Intense Cyclone

The Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 15

Although Sydney will not be materially affected, a cyclonic disturbance covering the south-east of the continent is causing high seas and…

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MOTORING Preparing for the Storms of Winter Attention the Car May Need

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 51

THE squally weather experienced during the Easter holidays was a reminder that the real winter is not very far away, and this in turn brings the thought that many cars which will…

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Floodlighting at Aerodrome Satisfactory Test

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 7

The recently installed flood lighting at Newcastle aerodrome which is claimed to be the most thorough its kind in Australia, has been tested by officials the Aero Club and proved entirely satisfactory…

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