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Floods & storms, 1936

1,260 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 63

Damage in Wake of Cyclone Sandstorm, Then Deluge Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 20 December 1936 · page 2

Houses were unroofed and flooded during a terrific cyclone which last night Swept Thargomindah district…

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Radio and Literature Deluge in Referendum Canberra

The Sun · Sunday 20 December 1936 · page 3

CAMPAIGNING for the referendum on Marketing and Aviation, to be held on March 6, will begin…

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Week-end of Heavy Rain Extensive Fall in Darling Area More Rain Is Likely Says Mares Storm on Mountains

The Sun · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 11

FURTHER extensive rain, particularly in the Darting area, fell over the State during the week-end. More is expected. "The drought is now definitely broken," said the…

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Flood Rains. Weather Bureau Forecast. Storms This Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 9

Extensive storm rains are expected this week by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). He said last night that the…

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Queensland Storm. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 9

Because of damage to telegraphic lines, news was not received in Brisbane until yesterday of a severe cyclonic storm at Thargomindah on Thursday night. A dust storm preceded the…

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Bank Is Damaged in Storm Severe Wind Storm At Cronulla

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 1

DURING the heavy thunderstorms in Sydney during the week-end, 41 points of rain were recorded. The rain on Saturday…

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Heavy, Soaking Rain Falls on Test Wicket Likely Gluepot in Play Today Drenching Storm In Early Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 1

HEAVY rain, which fell from 12.44 a.m. today onwards, will probably mean that the wicket for…

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Havoc in Trail of Cyclone Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 5

During a terrific cyclone which last night swept the Thargomindah district. houses were unroofed and flooded. There were 260 points of…

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Lightning Causes Damage Series of Storms Over Wyong Wyong

The Sun · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 11

A series of heavy electrical storms, the most severe for many years, broke over the Wyong district late yesterday afternoon and last night,…

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Floods After Heat Likely Rainfall Over Whole State with Thunder Tropical Storm Does Damage in Tumut District

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 7

THE thunderstorms of yesterday are expected by the Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to be followed within the next 24 hours by extensive rainfall over the State…

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Lashed by Seas. Steamer Battered in Storm. LONDON, Dec. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 10

The bridge deck and cabins of the steamer Nohata, bound from Melbourne to Limerick (Ireland) were wrecked and other portions of the vessel badly damaged by tremendous…

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Streets Flooded. Cloudburst in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 9

Houses were flooded, floor coverings were damaged, portions of gardens were washed underneath houses, and fences were levelled, when a cloudburst occurred in Camberwell and…

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Other Country Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 11

At Katoomba early yesterday morning there was a violent electrical storm, during which very heavy rain and a quantity of hail fell. The sky was illuminated by lightning for about…

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Trees Uprooted in Gale on Blue Mountains Katoomba

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

Probably the worst thunderstorm in the history of the Blue Mountains swept the district last night, causing considerable damage to…

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Havoc by Storm. £10,000 DAMAGE. Cessnock Hospital Suffers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 11

Violent electrical storms occurred in many parts of the State yesterday, and damage estimated at £10,000 was done to the Cessnock Hospital…

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House Is Blown Off Blocks Farms Damaged By Violent Gale CASINO

The Sun · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 14

While the family in the house of Mr. J. Berrigan, farmer, of Fairy Hill, were having tea last night, the building was blown off its blocks…

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Menace Of The Approaching Storm When Thoughts Turn To Christmas

The Sun · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 22

THE MENACE of the storm.-- Shuddering trees under dark skies as the storm elements gather forces. The photograph was taken in Blackwattle Bay. [?]GEE, I Hope I get one like that for Christmas!"-- The school holidays are on, and young hearts beat more quickly as they do the round of the city shops…

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Wild Scenes As Roof Flew Five Are Injured in Gale Wreckage At Hospital High Wind Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

THREE girls had a terrifying experience when the laundry at Cessnock Hospital, in which they were working, was…

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Storm Damage At Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 7

During the terrific storm at Cessnock on Monday evening, the hospital suffered considerable damage. In this picture is shown the laundry completely unroofed, with the walls wrecked…

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Tiny Craft in Cyclone Hazardous Voyage To Thursday Is

The Sun · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 14

Hazards of his voyage to Thursday Island in the 16ft. motor boat, The Pup, described by "Wally" Pankhurst, of Rose Bay, on his return to…

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