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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 63

Cyclone Warning

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 14

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a warning that the centre of a severe cyclone is still to the north and north-west of Norfolk Island, and…

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Niagara In Gale AUCKLAND

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 16

The Niagara, which was due from Sydney early this morning, is meeting a fierce gale, and may not arrive until to-morrow…

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Air-liner in Storm

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 19

The Holyman's twin-engined liner, Memma, carrying passengers from Melbourne, encountered severe weather conditions en route, and, after…

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CYCLONE Devastates Norfolk Island. Shipping Hampered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 9

One of the most severe cyclones experienced for some considerable time raged over the Tasman Sea during the week-end, and tempestuous seas and sweeping gales occurred over…

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Big Seas Hamper Liners Ships Hit Coast Gale Many Skelter Others Late

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 14

COASTAL vessels are sheltering along the North Coast, while deep sea vessels are running hours late to-day,…

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Cyclone Delaying Shipping Five Vessels Are Bar-Bound On Nth. Coast Moving East

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 5

CYCLONIC influences over the Tasman intensified during the week-end, causing further delays to shipping…

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Norfolk Island Floods Administrators Appeal for Assistance Canberra

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 6

Falls of 15 inches of rain on Thursday night at the cable station of Norfolk Island and eight and a half inches at Kingston, the…

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Norfolk Island Flooded In Night

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.--Fifteen inches of rain at Norfolk Island on Thursday night have caused flood and landslides, and the Administrator…

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Cyclone Moving

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 16

The Weather Bureau stated today that the main centre of the cyclone was now north-east of Norfolk Island, and was expected to…

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Shipping Delayed. Severe Coastal Storms

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 4

Three Union vessels, the Niagara, Maunganui, and Monowai, have been delayed in arriving at their New Zealand destination by a severe cyclone…

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Cyclone on the Coast. Yachtsmen Safe. Vessels Sheltering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 11

Terrific seas lashed the northern coast of New South Wales yesterday, and cyclonic conditions still covered a wide range of the Tasman Sea…

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Gale Still Raging Ormiston Late; Coasters Held Up

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 7

A CYCLONE, which originated 11 days ago, again raged over the Tasman yesterday, with…

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Cyclone on Coast Abating Vessels Are Still Delayed SHELTERING

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 5

THE cyclone which for the past few days has hampered shipping over the Tasman and along the coast is at last…

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7 Ships Coastal Delay Some Bar-bound Gale Abating

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 16

Although the gale is gradually losing its sting, its effect upon shipping is still marked. Seven coasters…

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A Day Late Niagara Fights Storm AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 11

After battling for four days through storms and high seas, which flung spray over the bridge, the Niagara arrived from Sydney a day late. The…

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Fears of Flood Heavy Falls Of Rain

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1936 · page 21

CORAKI, Tuesday--During the past few days, over 300 points of rain have been recorded, and in some district centres, falls have…

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Cyclone Is Moving Away

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 6

With the cyclonic influences moving from the coast, conditions have moderated considerably, and shipping schedules…

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Poetry or Not "The Storm"

The World's News · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 40

A.V.S. (Nambucca Heads).—Your verses entitled "The Storm" are not altogether convincing as regards description, while they also suffer by reason of the fact that they vary…

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Fierce Storm Reshapes Pacific Isle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 1

NORFOLK ISLAND, Tues. GIANT pines, bridges, hillsides were flattened in Thursday night's…

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Niagara Buffeted in Storm Wellington (N.z.), Tes

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 5

After having encountered the worst weather on record, great storms and mountainous seas having been met with for four days, the liner Niagara…

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