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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

1,345 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 68

Heavy Rain. More Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 15

During the two days ending 9 a.m. yesterday, more than 11 inches of rain fell at Ballina, at the mouth of the Richmond River, and heavy showers…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 9

Fifteen inches of rain since Sunday has caused flooding at Ballina, North Coast. Further heavy falls are forecast for…

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Rex Casualties During Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 3

ROME, Tuesday.--The police ban on news of the troubled Atlantic crossing of the Italian liner Rex was partly lifted today…

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3 Flying Boats Into the Sea Storm-driven in Far East London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 1

THREE Royal Air Force flying boats, travelling from Singapore to Hongkong, have been forced down in the sea by bad…

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Flying-boats in Danger. Warships Race to Rescue. Storm in Mid-Pacific. Hong Kong, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 15

Five destroyers are racing to the assistance of three flying-boats, which were forced down by heavy weather in the Pacific, and are now…

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The Recent Floods in the United States

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 29

An aerial view of a section of the waterfront of Louisville, Kentucky, when the Ohio River was at the height of the flood…

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Men of Sydney Floodlight On Australia For The Tourists MR. H. J. LAMBLE

The Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 12

When Voltaire in exile proposed that Geneva should have a theatre, Jean Jacques Rousseau resisted the notion "In the winter," said…

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Darwin Was Blacked Out by Storms Links Snapped One by One Cyclone Beat All Efforts

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 1

DARWIN, during many hours to-day, ceased to be part of Australia. Except for a few brief…

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Coast Deluge Has Eased Misty Showers For Sydney

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 35

The torrential rain experienced on the Far North Coast in the past five days has now cased to light showers…

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Blown Out of Beds in Previous Cyclone

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 1

THE cyclone which struck Darwin last night was the fourth to wreck the town. People were blown from their beds in previous onslaughts. Houses afterwards were anchored to the ground…

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Storm Havoc in W.A. PERTH

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 1

A terrific wind, hall, and rain storm occurred in the Bridgetown apple districts last night, and every orchard within five miles of the town…

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Fears for Luggers. 20 Out From Darwin. Cyclone Danger. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 9

Grave anxiety is felt for the safety of the Darwin pearling fleet and of the mission lugger St. Nicholas, because of a fierce cyclone which is…

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Darwin Wrecked in Night of Terror Houses Lifted Bodily, Then Crashed One Dead; Hundreds Injured During Cyclone Fears for 50 Luggers Darwin

The Sun · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 1

PEOPLE screamed in terror, houses were lifted bodily from the ground and smashed into pieces, wreckage hurtled wildly through the air, as a terrific cyclone raged over Darwin all last night…

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Bridge Will Be Floodlit 1938 Celebrations Plan

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 4

Plans for one of the biggest floodlighting tasks ever attempted in the Southern Hemisphere are now being prepared by the electrical staff of…

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Heavy Rain for State Likely Effect Of Cyclone

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

The influence of the vast depression which still extends across the whole of northern Australia, and which was responsible for the cyclone at…

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Damage By Cyclone!

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 8

Many trees were uprooted by Wednesday night's' cyclone at Darwin. This photograph' shows portion of an avenue of beautiful palms in the…

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Where Cyclone Raged

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 7

The idle Vestey meat Works at Darwin which were swept by Wednesday night's cyclone…

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Scene Of Devastating Cyclone

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

Top: Scene of the town of Darwin, as seen from the jetty, which was swept by a cyclone on Wednesday night. More than half the buildings were wrecked and many others were damaged. Bottom: Pearling luggers at anchor in Port Darwin. As a result of the cyclone fears are held for the safety of a fleet of SO of 'these vessels which was operating near Goulburn Island…

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Cyclone Gates and Fencing

The Land · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 46

Although not exhibiting at the Show, the Cyclone Gate and Fence Co. Pty. Ltd., of Grace Building. York Street, Sydney, has made…

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Gale In W.A.

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

PERTH, Thursday. -- The pear and apple crop in every orchard within…

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