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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 63

Melbourne Storm Shipping Disorganised MELBOURNE

Truth · Sunday 16 August 1936 · page 16

TO-DAY all Melbourne struggled against a 45 miles an hour gale, which disorganised shipping, caused a great deal of damage to property, and only by sheer luck stopped short of taking human life…

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'Varsity Coach Storms Studes Routed Tigers Eight Times Toe Good

Truth · Sunday 16 August 1936 · page 6

MOUNT VESUVIUS, 'Frisco town, the Shaky Isles and sundry other places on the map have had their eruptions. But they pale…

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Gale Causes Much Damage Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 5

A gale, reaching nearly 50 m.p.h., struck Melbourne yesterday, and caused serious delay to shipping and considerable damage to many…

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Ships Delayed. Fierce Gale on Victorian Coast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 4

The departure of two oversea vessels—the Mariposa and Imperial Star—was delayed more than two hours on Saturday by 47 miles-an-hour gale…

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Heavy Storms in City Thousands Flock to Beaches

The Labor Daily · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 1

A terrific thunder and lightning storm swept over the city and suburbs early this morning, and was accompanied by heavy…

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Midnight Storm Over City Hurricane in Tasmania

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 2

Shortly after midnight last night a violent storm broke over the city and suburbs, and on the northern side of the harbor many homes were plunged…

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Shocks to Women in Storms 600Ft. Down Mountain Girl's Fall Two Skiers Lost Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 9

MISS Judy Armstrong slithered 600 feet down a mountain when a blizzard swept her oil her feet on an ice-covered section…

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Thunderstorms. Some Heavy Downpours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 10

The extraordinarily mild weather yesterday culminated in a heavy thunderstorm passing over the city and parts of the metropolitan area early this morning…

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Drowned at Flooded Crossing. Guyra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 7

At an inquest into the death of Alexander Eil Nicholas, 57, unmarried, a naturalised Syrian, who was drowned on August 4 whils attempting to cross Falconer Creek in a motor…

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Launch Missing Men Adrift ? Fierce Gales Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 13

THREE fishermen who left Deal Island in their 35 ft. motor boat at midnight on Saturday for Port Albert-- a distance…

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Buried in Gaol Debris 100 Prisoners Believed Killed Gale Ruin Hongkong. Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 1

A TYPHOON that swept down the South China Sea at a velocity of 130 miles an hour, struck Hongkong, spreading…

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In Calliope Memory Of Storm (Continued from Page 1) NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 12

"Captain Pearson was a thorough gentleman and was very popular with the crew of the Calliope," said Mr. W. Nye, of the Union Bank Chambers…

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Thunderstorm Over City. More Showers Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 12

Accompanied by vivid lightning and frequent deafening thunderclaps, a heavy storm burst over the metropolitan area early yesterday morning. The nearness of the centres…

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In Gale Judge's Escape Vic. Damage Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 14

WHEN a 47- miles- an- hour gale struck Melbourne about 1 p.m. to- day, hundreds of pounds', worth of…

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Murray in Flood. Owners Shift Stock. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 16

There is every probability of a flood in the Murray River owing to constant rains on the Upper Murray and the overflow of the Hume Reservoir, where the flow to-day was five…

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Gale Delayed Memma

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 7

The Holyman airliner, Memma, made a night landing at the Kingsford Smith Aerodrome at Mascot last night, from Melbourne, after being…

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Westerly Gales Lash Melbourne. Widespread Damage. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 9

Two fierce westetly gales passed over Melbourne to-day, tearing away roofing iron, uprooting trees, smashing windows, and bursting motor car hoods…

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Gale Breaks Windows in Melbourne Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 6

Accompanied by sleet, which many people believed was snow, a gale, which attained a velocity of 47 miles an hour, struck the metropolis…

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Stevens Getting Ready for Storm London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 1

Trying to prepare against the storm that awaits him on his return to Sydney, the Premier of N.S.W., Mr. Stevens, said on his departure…

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No Hope. Lost Fishermen. Terrible Gales. Seaplane Unable to Take Off. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 9

There is almost no hope that the three fishermen who have been adrift in Bass Strait since Saturday night will be found alive…

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