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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 63

Flood-stricken Valley's Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 3

MANILA (P.I.), Monday.--The official death list in the flood-stricken Cagayan Valley has mounted to 116. The missing are believed to number…

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Widespread Rain. Pastures Benefit. Further Storms Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 16

Further useful rains fell in scattered areas yesterday, the falls ranging from light soaking rain to heavy storms. During the past four days rain has…

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Liner's Ordeal in Gale Passengers Praise Handling Of Ship

The Sun · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 21

In a gale in the Bay of Biscay, which paralysed shipping, the liner, Orford was buffeted, Soon after leaving London the…

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Storm Takes Life Toll In Britain LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 December 1936 · page 3

A GALE of hurricane strength, which is sweeping the British Isles, has caused loss of life at sea, and a vast…

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Trail of Death After Atlantic Gales Dramatic Race With River To Save Victims LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 1

TEN deaths have been caused in England by fierce Atlantic gales and heavy rain. Most of the fatalities were due to the sudden flooding of rivers…

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The Name of Mary Immaculate. a Bulwark in the Midst of Storms. by Alicia Maria

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 23

"Low-toned from the hearts of a thousand, Our Fathers, Hail Marys, swept on…

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Stricter Censorship in New Reign London's Night Life Under Tight Control Easier Divorce Bill May Be Modified: Storm Over Broadcast LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 1

IT is believed here that the new reign of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will inaugurate a stricter social censorship concerning all matters touching the Court…

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Arkaba Aground. Expected to be Refloated at Flood Tide

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 5

Bound from Newcastle to Western Australia, the Adelaide S.S. Co.'s steamer Arkaba grounded on the south bank of the south…

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Flood in S.A. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 12

Heavy rain fell over a wide area of South Australia to-day, and floods occurred in Adelaide and some country districts. Flooding of the basements and ground floors of…

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Rain Causes Flood in City Streets Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 7

The heaviest rain known for years fell about midday, when in halt an hour the streets were flooded and city premises inundated. Motorists…

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Trawler Men Drowned In Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday. -- Stormy weather continues along the east coast. Two men were drowned when a drifter was driven ashore in a gale off…

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100 Dead in Storms London

The Sun · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 11

The death-roll from shipwreck, flood and storm accident in the violent weather which has been experienced in all parts of the British Isles…

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Two Drowned in Gale Off English Coast London

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 7

STORMY weather continues along the east coast. Two men were drowned yesterday when the drifter Margaret and Francis was driven…

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Fierce, Gale. Strange, Mishaps. Ten Deaths Reported. LONDON, Dec. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 14

Ten deaths have been caused by a fierce Atlantic gale, which has left a trail of damage throughout England. A motorist crashed through a bridge…

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"Tell-tale" Phone Causes Storm in County Council Suspension Suggestion By Irate Councillor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 1

THERE is a "tell-tale" telephone system in operation in the offices of the Sydney City Council's Electricity Undertaking. Its use is embarrassing to officers, and particularly to…

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Keen Fight For Air Race Planes Forced Down in Heavy Storms Leaders in Speed and Handicap Sections Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 7

C. D. PRATT, of Victoria, leads a field of 31 competitors in the handicap section of the Adelaide Centenary Air Race. J. L. Scott (S.A.) is second, and R. W. Gropler (S.A.) third…

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Nineteen Trucks Off Line in Storm Heavy Rain Delays Express at Menindie Ivanhoe

The Sun · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 2

NINETEEN trucks of a goods train bound for Broken Hill were derailed during a terrific rain storm which flooded Ivanhoe and district last night. The express train to Sydney is held up at Menindie, owing…

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Gales In Britain Cause 100 Deaths

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--Deaths caused by shipwreck, flood and storm accidents in the violent weather which has been experienced in all parts of…

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British Storm Death Roll Over 100 LONDON

The Labor Daily · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 7

WITH Still more gates pre[?] for the next few days, the death-roll from shipwreck, flood and storm accident in the violent weather, which…

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Where Edward Worried His Advisers Before the Storm Broke Struck At Root Of Monarchy Said "The Times"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 December 1936 · page 18

IT is with profound regret that "Smith's Weekly" found itself confirmed in its prophecy that King Edward VIII would not reign as a constitutional cipher…

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