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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 63

Damage Mounts As Gales Sweep Over New Zealand AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 3 May 1936 · page 2

One of the most severe storms in the history of New Zealand is sweeping the country. Trees and fences have been blown down, small buildings wrecked, telegraph lines broken, and power supplies cut off…

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Two Liners in Gales

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 7

THE Union S.S. Co. Ltd. advised last night that radio mesages had been received from the masters of Monowai and the Makura to…

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Fierce Storm In New Zealand. Gale of 80 MILES. Ships in Trouble. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 9

A destructive south-westerly gale swept New Zealand, from the Bluff to Auckland, yesterday. Damage was caused to buildings,…

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Fought Storms Sydney Yacht Visit to Reefs

The Sun · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 15

AFTER fighting storms for 25 days out of 29 at sea, Mr. Norman Wallis returned to Sydney to-day in the…

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N. Zealand Is Swept by Gales Wellington (N.z.), Sun

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 7

ABNORMALLY low barometer readings in various parts of New Zealand yesterday presaged a violent southerly…

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Britain's Terrible Storm The Worst in History

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 6

Saturday, November 27, 1703, was the date of the most terrible storm known in history. The hurricane started with a high gale on the Wednesday. On…

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65 Ft. Seas As Steep As Cliffs From N.Z. Makura 75M.p.h. Gale

The Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 13

"THE seas were as steep as cliff faces and the squalls were of the shrieking type. I have never seen a worse gale…

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Ships Battered by Gale

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 6

After battling through what was considered the worst storm in its history, the Makura arrived in Sydney yesterday 24 hours, late from…

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Storm Hits Air Liner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. J. Southorn, of Melbourne, now holidaying in Sydney, will not forget their first aeroplane flight. They are on their honeymoon, and…

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Monowai and Makura In 75 m.p.h. Tasman Gale

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 4

Both the Makura and the Monowai, which arrived at Sydney yesterday morning from San Francisco and Auckland respectively, experienced…

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The Monowai Fights Tasman Storm. Suffers Some Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 15

Twelve hours after leaving Auckland, en route to Sydney, the steamer Monowal encountered the full force of last Saturday's gale, and when the vessel reached port yesterday,…

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Wild Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 17

LINDA COX (Albury).—I[?]cantly, there was a violent storm in our district. Towards evening the southern sky was darkened with hugs black clouds and the thunder and light-…

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Hairdressers Suffer Incompetent Operators Flood Industry

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 9

"The hairdressing industry has been flooded with incompetent operators and the public as well as other hairdressers and employers have suffered because of these…

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Sanctions Failure Causes Storm Baldwin Govt. on Defensive Bitter Attack In The House Of Commons LONDON

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 1

THAT the Baldwin Government will experience considerable difficulty in surviving the collapse of sanctions was demonstrated in delation of House of Commons yesterday when, in the face of bitter condemnation of the Government's foreign policy, Mr. Baldwin remained…

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Green of the Cyclone

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 24

THE police trooper eased the cap back on his head and dried his forehead with a…

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Yacht Sirius. Interesting Cruise. Storm in Red Sea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 17

Mr. G. H. Moore, of Point Piper, has received another interesting letter from Mr. H. Nossiter, owner and captain of the Sydney yacht Sirius, which left Sydney last July on…

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A Flood of Tears Revelry Old, but Sure

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 5

PICKING on what appeared to be the most open race of the day to make a spectacular plunge at the H.P. Trots…

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When the Storm Came

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 5

"I NEVER knew how beautiful A bare brown branch could be, Until the winter gale had stripped The last leaf from my tree…

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Centre Of Golf Storm Returns BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 22

T. Bourke, a former caddie, who figured in an unusual occurrence during the professional golf championship week last year, has arrived in…

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Central West Has Had Some Rain Heavy Storms Crops Will Benefit Far West Optimism

The Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 29

RAIN, the result of heavy storms, has fallen in central western districts and will do immense good. Further west, there is hope that the long-continued dry spell is nearing its conclusion…

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