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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 63

Warning of Storm Mares Expects Blow On

The Sun · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 9

Mr. Mares issued a warning today that there is likely to be a repetition on Sunday of the sudden southerly storm which last Sunday caused…

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Floodlit Chimneys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 10

Chimney stacks at North Brighton and St. Peter have recently been floodlit, so that they may be clearly visible to aviators flying to, or taking off from the Kingsford Smith…

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Blum Storms Bastille of Capitalism Bloodless Revolution Triumphs

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 October 1936 · page 8

"THE greatest social movement since the foundation of the Third Republic has been accomplished without…

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Prescription Analysis Causes Storm Chemists' Critic Criticised--And Replies

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 October 1936 · page 2

DOES the chemist charge too much for his dispensing? Would the Government be justified in passing special legislation to prevent the English firm of…

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Floodlit Chimney To Guide Planes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 October 1936 · page 8

The floodlighting of a huge chimney stack near North Brighton golf links has puzzled train travellers on the Illawarra line during the week…

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Thunderstorms Likely in the City To-night

The Sun · Monday 26 October 1936 · page 6

BAROMETER .. .. 29.74 INDICATOR .. .. FAIR City Forecast.--Mostly fine, with scattered cloud and rather sultry, but a…

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Centre Of Storm

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 5

Secretary of Air, Lord Swinton, hero pictured expounding Britain's air policy in the current March of Time at the Liberty Theatre, Since the…

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A Book to Read. England in a Crisis. Storm Jameson's Book

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 2

"NONE TURN BACK" is one of the interesting books that is being widely read at the moment. It is Storm Jameson's third volume of her work, "The Mirror in Darkness"…

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Hurt on Q. Mary in Storm Liner Had Roll on London

The Sun · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 1

SO severe was a storm in the Channel to-day that even the great liner, Queen Mary, suffered and eight of the passengers and…

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Madrid Isolated. Calm Before Storm. Population Strangely Unperturbed. (From Our Special Representative.) London, Oct. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 11

Most of the citizens of Madrid spent Sunday, which was a warm, pleasant day, digging trenches across the southern approach to the capital…

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Fierce Gale Sweeps Britain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--At least two deaths have occurred and damage totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds has been…

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30 Dead in Terrific Gales British Isles Still Lashed London

The Sun · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 1

THIRTY persons are known to have lost their lives as the result of the terrific gales that continue to lash…

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Fierce Gales in Britain 20 R.A.F. Planes Destroyed London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 5

Fierce gales that swept Britain overnight continued throughout the day without showing any sign of abating. Shipping and air services…

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Fierce Storm. Liner Delayed. Passenger Ship Loses Rudder. LONDON, Oct. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1936 · page 15

A fierce storm in the Atlantic and in the English Channel delayed the Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary, and caused injury to some of her…

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Summary. Oversea News. [?]fic Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 1

[?]ierce gales continue to lash Europe and [?] British Isles, and 30 people are known [?] have been killed. A German lightship and a Swedish steamer…

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Heavy Loss Of Life In Gale Disasters LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 3

DEATHS in the 80-m.p.h. gale which swept over Britain and north-western Germany were more numerous…

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Sailors Tied to Masts Storms Abate But Peril Stays LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 25

THOUGH the storms that have been sweeping Northern Europe are abating, the death roll is growing. Two seamen were lost to-day from…

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Bushfires Fanned by Fierce Gale Rush of Volunteers to Protect Village

The Sun · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 23

HUNDREDS of men have been sent to the fire fronts at Nana Glen and Jackadgery, states a report from Grafton, the wind having risen to gale force. Reports from Jackadgery, a lonely village in the hills,…

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Freak Storm in Sidney Many Areas Miss The Rain

The Sun · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 24

FREAK rainstorms, coupled with thunder, swept Sydney this afternoon. Some places…

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Gales Sweep Europe. Ships Lost. 'Planes Wrecked. 16,000 Telephones Cut Off. LONDON, Oct. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 11

At least two ships have been sunk with all hands, and at least 30 people have been killed, by the fierce gales which are sweeping over Western…

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