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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

1,345 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 68

Man Drowned in N.Z. FLOODS Town's Main Street Like Canal Christchurch (N.z.)

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 14

At least one lite has been lost as a result of heavy floods in Southland Province after unseasonable rains. John Cuff. 35. was washed from his…

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Childrens Poetry Rain Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 13

Bright flashes of fire in a lowering sky. While through the gaunt trees the cold winds sigh— A growl of thunder like a giant in pain,…

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Flood Tide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 13

The curling combers crash and quickly spread In lacy foam upon the shelving strand; Like eager fingers of a searching hand The little rivulets reach outhead,…

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Terror of Flood

The Sun · Saturday 27 February 1937 · page 3

The terror and devastation of the floods in the United States are brought homo to audiences at the State Theatrette. The programme…

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Winter Storm Over the Atlantic

The Sun · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 17

A huge wave breaking over the bows of the German liner Westernland in mid-Atlantic during a voyage from New York to Southampton…

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On The Golden Sands . . . Just Before The Storm

The Sun · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 3

WITH the thunder of the surf sounding on my ears, I sat, at the door of the tent, gazing enraptured at the beautiful sea Some…

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Probe Into High Speech's Improvement Stipes Did Right Thing Retrospective Inquiry Welcomed By Connections and Public Deluge of Cash for Denman Winner

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1937 · page 5

RANDWICK was filled to the plimsol with sensations yesterday, but paramount was the retrospective inquiry held into the Queenslander High Speech's form reversal when he won the Denman Stakes…

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Worst Island Gales For 15 Years

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 3

Captain N. S. B. Kidson, secretary to the Solomon Islands Administration, who returned by the Malaita yesterday, said the recent gales around…

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Weather Prospects. Thunderstorms Probable. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1937 · page 13

The light shower which fell on Saturday afternoon and a drizze for a few minutes this morning did not harm the wicket, but the Weather Bureau, in a forecast for to-morrow…

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Eleven Killed in Gales London

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 5

ELEVEN persons were killed during gales and blizzards which raged throughout Britain during the week-end…

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Warned Victim of Storm Peril

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.--Mr. E. Lawson, manager of Birt and Co., Ltd., stated today that he sought to dissuade Mr. Westray from returning to…

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Cyclone Flung 'Plane to Its Doom Lamington Plateau

The Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 1

FROM the "Lost World Plateau" where the Stinson wreck lies, Mr. J. H. Waldron, sen., has returned after a gruelling struggle of 17 hours. "The' plane lies on a slope so steep that you can…

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Gales in Britain. Wettest February for 58 Years. LONDON, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 12

Britain has experienced the wettest February for 58 years, which has now been followed by blizzards all over the country. Thousands of square miles are now covered by…

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Country News. Electrical Storm at Adelong. Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 8

During the height of a terrific thunderstorm yesterday lightning struck the parapet of Mr. L. Simpson's chemist shop and residence with tremendous force. Pieces of…

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Snow, Gales Tie Up Transport England, Scotland, Wales in Grip of Bitter Winter London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 3

BLIZZARDS and gales continue throughout Britain with unabated fury, disorganising cross-Channel sea and air services, and road and rail transport. The gale in Scotland was the worst for 50 years. iT…

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Big Storm In Melb. MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 5

SWEEPING across Melbourne and suburbs early to-day, a fierce electric storm brought down overhead wires, disorganising train…

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Violent Storm. Damage in Melbourne. Three Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 15

A violent thunderstorm, which swept over the southern and eastern suburbs early this morning and disorganised the railway, telephone, and electricity services. Two houses…

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Portable Floodlight For Garage Work

The World's News · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 28

The problem of getting plenty of light where it was most needed in a garage was solved by one mechanic who used a portable floodlight. It…

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Miss Alice Flood

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 4

With the death of Miss Alice Flood, the Parramatta district has lost an old and respected resident, and the Parramatta branch of the A.L.P. one…

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Heavy Rain on the Coast

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 5

Heavy showers, accompanied by thunderstorms at places, were experienced generally along the coast and the highlands of the State yesterday,…

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