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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

1,345 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 68

Severe Storm. Woy Woy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 9

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by rain, passed over the Woy Woy district on Sunday night. The lightning was particularly vivid. A number of electric installations were…

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Heavy Thunderstorms in Queensland Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 5

Light to heavy thunderstorm rains fell over a large part of Queensland during the week-end. The heaviest fall was on the tropioal coast, where…

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The Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 11

"BOOMI LASS" (Urbenville).—It has been very dry up here, and the other day we had a storm which freshened up things for a while. I could see the storm…

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Thunderstorm

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 3

A very heavy thunderstorm passed over the district last Sunday. The storm, which was accompanied by hail did considerably damage to the fruit…

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The Late Mrs. Bridget Flood

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 32

The death of Mrs. Bridget Flood, of Rozelle, occurred on the 7th ult., at Wallacia. Born at Annandale in 1883, the deceased spent 35 years in that district. Her marriage to…

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Weather Getting Unsettled Thunderstorms Likely

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 6

Although the weather continued fine in Sydney yesterday, a few showers were experienced last night. Inland districts reported rain. Up to…

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Two on Log in Flood 6½ Hrs

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.--Two men clung to a sapling in Burdekin River for six and a half hours last night with floodwaters rising quickly and…

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Food for Camp by Raft Flood Maroons Women and Children Perth

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1937 · page 22

Marooned by floods near the Big Bell mine, men, women and children in a railway construction camp are being fed…

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Outback Women Find Missing Plane Occupants Are Not Hurt Forced Down By Storm; Machine Bogged Pedal Radio News Darwin

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

Two women of the outback to-day found the missing Macrobertson Miller Aviation Co.'s mail plane and then worked the pedal wireless to inform Darwin of its location…

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Many Marooned by Floods Food Supplies by Rafi Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

Heavy, rains, resulting in floods, have marooned the Big Bell mine and township since Wednesday, and food supplies are' running, low. Men,…

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Mine Flooded by Rains Contact Now Restored

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 2

PERTH, Sunday.--After being cut off by floods and washaways from the rest of the world since Wednesday, the Big Bell mine is once more in touch…

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Heavy Rain in North Far West Will Benefit

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 16

FLOODS are likely to follow the heavy rains on the coast, Mr. Mares said today…

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Occupants Near to Death Forced Down In Storm Priest Aboard Darwin

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

MISSING for 24 hours in the Northern Territory, between Wave Hill and Daly Waters, the MacRobertson…

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Flood Water 3ft. Deep In Hospital

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 13

Flood waters have driven from their quarters the two white women [?] yesterday found the overdue mail 'plane in the Northern…

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Flood, Fire and Blackout Strange Sequence To Smash

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 10

Voted the oddest accident in many years was a crash with a train of consequent events that occurred when a Lynn, Massachusetts, florist…

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Serious Floodings Expected Heavy Rain Over Wide Area Of State More Storms

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 5

THE heavy rain which has swept across the State during the past two or three days is expected by Mr. Mares to bring about some serious…

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Central Australia Has Heavy Rain. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 14

Reports have been receive of ex[?] monsoonal rain in Central Australia which should result in cattle stations experiencing a good season…

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Fierce Storm at Goulburn Wide Damage From Heavy Hail GOULBURN

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 14

Hail, the size of golf balls, which bounced several feet on striking the ground caused considerable damage during a devastating storm last…

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Religious Riot. Moslems Storm Church Three Killed; Nine Wounded. Madras, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 14

A fight broke out between Moslems and Indian Christians at the new church of St. Philomena, Mysore, during which three persons were…

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Flood Danger. Weather Bureau's Warning. North Coast Rains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 14

A warning that flood rains were likely to accompany a moderate cyclone on the North Coast was issued by the Weather Bureau last night. Shipping…

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