DARWIN : Last Week's Severe Cyclone
Sydney Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 10
The Customs House, one of the few brick buildings in the town. It was unroofed. Homeless aborigines at Kahlin Compound standing outside the wreckage of one of the cottages. Remains of Sergeant Yorke's home at Fanny Bay. The roof and most of the movable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Rain Did Not Worry Yesterday's Brides. Beautiful Frocks and Flowers
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 6
The heavy downpours of rain did not greatly concern yesterday's brindes, who were not perturbed over the possibility of mudspots on their lovely satin gowns. Full-skirted gowns of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trials of Workless in Storm Flooded Out And Short Of Food
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 5
THE plight of unemployed men forced by the State Government into bush labor camps was stressed yesterday by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Darwin Protests Exaggerated Reports Of Cyclone DARWIN
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 2
A special meeting of the Town Council was held today to protest against alarmist reports published in certain southern papers concerning the cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Deaths Due to Fierce Cyclone Swept From Saddle Youth Drowned In River Flood Dangers
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 5
THE cyclonic disturbance which had moved southward from Northern Australia continued in unabated intensity throughout the State yesterday, strengthening flood fears on the North Coast. A man was killed when he became entangled in a live wire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Killed in Storm Flood Menace: Landslide Blocks Railway Hundreds Of Cattle And Sheep Drowned
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1
TWO lives have been lost in the cyclonic storm which has lashed the eastern half of New South Wales in the past 36 hours. A landslide on the Moss Vale-Unanderra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darwin Cyclone. Pictures by 'Planes and Car. Severe Weather Encountered
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 14
Three acioplanes and a motor car were used to bilng to Sydney the photographs of the cyclone damage at Darwin, which were published in the "Heiald" yesterday, Severe…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mildura Shelters From Gale Had Rescued Crew Of Sinking Steamer
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 5
A MESSAGE from the master of the rescue ship Mildura to the Director of Navigation and Lighthouses, Capt. Burch,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Darwin Cyclone. German Undercurrents. in Arnhem Land. "Sydney Mail" Features
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 14
This week's issue of the "Sydney Mail," enlarged to sixty pages, contains a more than ordinarily diversified selection of articles and pictures. Last week's cyclone at Darwin…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Queensland Rains. Several Rivers in Flood. BRISBANE
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 16
As a result of torrential rains over southeastern Queensland, all creeks and rivers from the border as far north as Gladstone are rising, and in some parts flooding has…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Heavy Seas Pound New South Wales Coast; Incessant Rain Threatens Floods—talkies at State School
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 18
Heavy seas pounded the coast yesterday and north-bound shipping was delayed. Rain fell over a wide area of the State and floods are threatened in some parts. Above: Heavy seas at Ben Buckler. Left: A lone fisherman defies the elements. Low-lying areas in the Mascot district are partly under…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Dr. Earle Page. Engagements Transferred to Mr. Thorby. Held Up by Floods
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 14
The Minister for Commerce (Dr. Earle Page) has been held up by floods on his property at Copmanhurst, near Grafton, and will be unable to reach Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Heavy Rains Cause Flood Danger. Northern Towns Prepare. Two Men Lose Lives. Stock Swept Away; Crops Damaged. Road and Rail Transport Interrupted
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 15
Widespread rain has caused danger of floods in several areas. Preparations have been made in a number of Clarence River towns to prevent damage by the rising waters. William Lane, 17, of Coif's Harbour, was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wind and Rain Likely to Occur Again Sunshine Brings Respite To Drenched City Floods in the North
The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 15
SUNSHINE cheered a rain-soaked Sydney to-day--but another change in the weather is likely. Squally southerly winds with further rain may develop in the next few days…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dead Cattle in River Flood Submerges Buildings GRAFTON
The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 15
Wharves, the swimming baths, and the Water Brigade and Rowing Club buildings are disappearing gradually under a rising flood in the Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Villages Emptied by Flood Night Alarm As River Bursts London
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 3
HUNDREDS of acres of England's richest farm lands were flooded when the West River, a tributary, of the Ouse,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Result Of Cyclone
The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 7
This is what the recent cyclone at Darwin did to the office of the representative of "The Labor Daily" at that centre…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Darwin Cyclone. Two More Luggers Safe. DARWIN
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 8
Edwards's lugger, which was long overdue from Broome, nrrived at Darwin late last night, having encountered the cyclone while off a unnsheltered section of the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dr. Page Still Held Up by Floods. Engagements Cancelled. GRAFTON
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 8
When the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Page) arrived at his station property, Boolneringbur, on the Upper Clarence, at the week-end, there was no sign of a flood, but so quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sun After Rain Sudden Change. Flood Danger Passing. Crops Benefit
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 8
A remarkable change in the weather took place yesterday, and there was bright sunshine over almost the whole State. In Sydney it…
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