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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

1,345 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 68

Storms in Palestine. Heavy Damage to Property. JERUSALEM, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 7

Six days of storms and biting gales have caused heavy damage to property. It is estimated that 1,000,000 cases of oranges have been ruined. Telephone and air…

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Fierce Gales in New Zeal and Two Deaths Reported Wellington (N.z.); Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Violent gales, accompanied by torrential rain, swept the Auckland district yesterday and did not abate until to-day…

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RAINSTORM Sweeps Over Auckland. Rivers and Roads Flooded. Holiday Makers' Ordeal. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 7

Auckland experienced further heavy rain to-day. Strong nor'-easterlies approaching gale force swept over the province, marring all the holiday fixtures and causing campers to…

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A Happy New Year to All Our Readers Thunderstorms Again For Holiday

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 1

THUNDERSTORM tendencies are again predicted by the State Meteorologist (Mr[?]ares) in his special holiday [?]ecast…

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Poultrymen Flood Market

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Poultry-farmers, forced to sell their birds because of the high cost of feed, were likely to flood the dressed poultry market, the general secretary of the…

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Heavy Rain Again Spoils Holiday Rush for Shelter As Storm Breaks Over City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

A HEAVY storm late in the afternoon spoilt the holiday yesterday for many people. Despite the weather, however, holiday traffic was almost a record, and many thousands of people travelled to…

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Fury of Storm Newcastle Black-out Newcastle

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 2

Newcastle radio stations railed, there was a temporary "black-out" in parts of Mayfield, a fireball was seen falling far out at sea,…

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Campers in Storm. Tents Wrecked. Building Collapses. Crops Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 11

Holiday makers' camps along the Hawkesbury River were wrecked and washed out yesterday afternoon by a sudden violent storm. The downpour…

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Severe Storm at Cessnock Iron Blown From Roofs Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 5

A gale accompanied a severe electrical storm at Cessnock to-night. Sheets of iron were blown from house roofs and smaller buildings were…

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Heavy Rain Falls on Test Wicket But Weather May Be Fine To-day Australians Gave Their Wickets Away World's Record Crowd Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

NEVER on top at any stage of to-day's play in the vital third Test, Australia's position, following a shocking exhibition of batting, is difficult, but not hopeless. Much depends on the weather. There was three hours soaking…

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Epidemic, Storm Spoil Holiday New Zealand's New Year Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 5

Extensive rainstorms in the North Island and the infantile paralysis epidemic in the South Island spoiled a record holiday season for New Zealand…

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New Year's Day. Holiday Crowds. Storm Causes Rush for Home. Celebrations in Other Lands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 11

Holiday crowds were well astir early yesterday, even though, the celebrations with the ushering in of the New Year had been more than usually…

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N.Z. Floods Subsiding. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 9

The weather is clearly, and the floods are subsiding…

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Storm Damaged Crops Tents Blown Down at Whale Beach

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 8

Crops and holidaymakers in tents suffered during Friday's heavy storm, but not until yesterday was the full extent of the damage accurately…

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Lightning Causes Black-out Newcastle Storm Fury; Fireball at Sea Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 2

Newcastle radio stations failed, there was a temporary "black-out'' in parts of Mayfield, a fireball was seen falling for out at sea. and eight…

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Thunderstorm at Muswellbrook Best Rainfall for Months Muswellbrook

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 2

Heavy storms were experienced last night. At eight o'clock a thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, torrential rain and hall, broke over…

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Tents Blown Down in Storm Southport

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

A number or tents were grown down on camping reserves at Southport yesterday afternoon, when a hallstorm, accompanied by a cyclonic…

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Campers Suffer in Southport Storm Brisbane

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

Tents were blown down and people on holidays lost gear and clothing in a severe storm at Southport, a lending coastal resort…

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Lightning Havoc. Storms in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.), Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 10

During an electrical storm near Bunnythorpe, in the Manawatu district, a fireball exploded near the home of Mr. W. Greenhow, breaking electric wires leading to the…

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Heavy Rain. Flooded Rivers in Queensland. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 17

Splendid rain fell in the north-western districts of the State during the week-end. Falls ranged up to seven inches. The Cloncurry River flowed over the railway bridge on…

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