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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 63

Many Still Marooned In Floods Boats Out Rescue Efforts Melting Snow Victorian Danger Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 10

ALTHOUGH rain has ceased in Eastern Gippsland, flood waters are still menacing the low-lying country…

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Flood Ruin Refugees Take To Trees MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 7

MANY parts of Victoria are suffering the worst floods in years, in consequence of torrential…

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Long Tow Rescued at Sea in Cyclone Trawler Safe

The Sun · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 5

AFTER facing disaster for three days in the tremendous seas whipped up by the cyclone, the trawler…

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FLOODS. Gippsland District. Homeless Families. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 17

Many families are homeless, thousands of head of cattle have been lost, crops have been ruined and bridges have been washed away in the floods…

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Waters Recede Vic. Flood Damage MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 3

Floodwaters in Eastern Gippsland are rapidly receding and all towns reported this morning that rivers were back inside their banks. Prince's…

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Families Marooned in Floods Great Damage In Gippsland Fine Rescues Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 11

FLOODS in the Gippsland district commenced to abate to-day, but many farms are still under water, and settlers are marooned in their…

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Snow Was Golden in City Shops £250,000 Is Reaped From Cold Snap Bright Side of Storms

The Sun · Sunday 28 June 1936 · page 7

Snow, gales and low temperatures last week might not have been enjoyed by the people of…

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Frost Follows Floods Sufferings of Victorian Settlers MELBOURNE

Truth · Sunday 28 June 1936 · page 16

FROST has come to increase the suffering of Victorian settlers who have already suffered considerably as a result of the usual winter floods…

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Sandbag Men Win Out 30 Defeat a Flood Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 28 June 1936 · page 1

A gang of men, never below 30 strong, saved the fertile Snowy and Brodribb River flats near Orbost, from…

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Worst Ever Flood Damage MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 7

To-day's survey of the Gippsland flood areas discloses that more valuable grazing and crop lands hove been swept away by the now receding…

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Levee Held Flood in Check Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 8

Strenuous and successful efforts to save the country on the Snowy and Brodribb River Flats, near Orbost, from flooding were made by a…

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Trapped in Flood: What Rival Footballers Ate Photonews

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 7

MAROONED IN A LOFT AT WUK WUK FLATS (Victoria), this party (and the sheep) had tea with flood-waters swirling below. From left in top picture): Mr. and Mrs. J. Kerton, Mr. J. Thorpe, Vernon Kerton, and Miss D. Prout. Middle picture shows their home, and lower picture rescue scene after the floodwaters had subsided…

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Vic. Flood Danger Past

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 June 1936 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--All danger has passed in Gippsland, and the flood waters are receding rapidly. Enormous losses of stock and land through erosion…

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Escape From Blaze. Ordeal in Storm. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 10

A 17-roomed boarding-house at Walpu Cove, a few miles from Whangarel Heads, was destroyed by fire early this morning, and the five occupants—the proprietor, Thomas Wigley,…

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Baldwin Dodges the Storm Will Remain At His Country Seat LONDON

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 1

CONSTERNATION was caused in Government circles to-day, when it was announced that the Prime Minister, Mr…

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Flood Damage Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 1

Many areas in Gippsland presented a sorry spectacle to-day as the flood waters receded The damage was the worst ever reported A…

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Floods Sweep Japan 1000 Houses Submerged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 3

TOKIO, Monday.--Three days of continuous tropical rain have wrought havoc in central and north-eastern Japan…

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Gallant Rescue in Cyclone Presentations Made to Seamen Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 10

High tributes to the gallantry displayed by the officers and crew of the State steamer Koolinda in effecting the rescue of the crews of pearling…

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Churchill Backs and Fills Rushes to Rescue of Govt. Storm In House Of Commons Labor Move London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 1

MR. BALDWIN'S health has given rise to considerable speculation, and his early retirement is now being actively…

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The South Australian Worker Adelaide, Monday. The Floodwaters Scheme

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 15

TALKING of the floodwaters scheme calls to mind the fact that the men on it are working as hard as ever. They are still loading anything up to 100 trucks…

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