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Floods & storms, 1937

1,345 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 68

Bloodstock Values. Big Sum Asked for Flood Tide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 18

Since Mr. Alan Cooper paid £19,000 for Talking, and £7000 for Mala, bloodstock values have risen greatly. Exalted values have been placed on several gallopers…

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A Storm at Sea

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 9

ONE bright morning in summer we suggested to go for a row on the following afternoon at 2 o'clock. We prepared a little tea to take with us…

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Swept by Gale in Atlantic Ordeal Of Crew Of Brit. Yacht Endeavor I. Gave Up Hope London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 1

AN amazing story of vicissitudes suffered in the North Atlantic in the yacht Endeavor I was related by the crew on arrival at…

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Radio Research. Tracking Thunderstorms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 13

Since 1925 the Radio Research Board in Australia has been making scientific investigations, mainly under two broad headings…

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Floodtide Will Be In Demand

The Sun · Sunday 3 October 1937 · page 6

THE first time Floodtide runs in a race in Melbourne, it's going to be hard to back him at anything like a fair price…

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A Flying Six Floodtide Shines Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 22

THE New Zealander Flood- tide galloped six furlongs in 1.14½ at Mentone to-day…

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Floodtide's Gallop Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 3

THE new Zealander. Floodtide, galloped six furlongs in 1.141 at Mentone this morning. Ridden by W. Bartle. who will ride him in the…

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Floods in Spain Slow Down War Bus Hurtles Through Bridge Into Torrent: 10 Drown London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 3

TORRENTIAL rain, falling on all battlefronts in Spain, has reduced military activity to a minimum, but it has caused loss of life and much damage to property. Flooded rivers in north-eastern…

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Flooded the Water Board Family Men On The Warpath

Referee · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 19

FAMILY ENDOWMENT won Division of the N.S.W. Public Service tennis comp. for the first time by pouring cold water on "Water Board, 5 sets to 3 sets…

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Gale Cuts Off Italy Rome

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 3

SOUTHERN Italy is completely cut off from the rest of Europe. Forty miles north of Rome a…

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Floods in Italy. Five Killed in Landslide. France Also Affected. Skeletons Washed Out of Graves. London, Oct. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 12

A mysterious cutting off of telephonic and telegraphic communications between Rome and the rest of Europe ill night was discovered to-day to have…

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Flood Of Imports Grows CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 5

PRELIMINARY figures released today by the Minister for Customs, Mr. White, disclose that there was an unfavorable Commonwealth…

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New Guinea 'Planes Delayed By Storms

The Sun · Sunday 10 October 1937 · page 5

PORT MORESBY, Saturday.--The Papuan Development Company's Sikorsky amphibian, with Pilot Davis, which left Daru on Thursday at 2…

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Gale Deaths, Damage in S. America New York

The Sun · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 10

Sixteen persons were killed and 100 injured during storms and gales in the south-eastern section of South America…

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Storm Fury Over City Holds Up Traffic, Damages Shops Campers, Surfers Washed Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 7

A THUNDERSTORM yesterday afternoon flooded shops at Manly, held up traffic, and drove some of the Seventh…

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Nervous Selling. Stock Markets Flooded. Commodities Sold Down. Restriction Schemes Mooted. London, Oct. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 13

"The selling which lately has been flooding the markets shows every sign of being distressed; in other words, it is not conspicuous for intelligence,"…

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Thunderstorm in City. Flagpole Struck by Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 11

A severe thunderstorm broke over the metropolitan area yesterday afternoon, and at the Weather Bureau, 35 points of rain were recorded. The weather in the city to-day is…

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Expect Hail, Rain and Gales

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

THE N.S.W. coast is being buffeted by heavy gales. Southerly gales with hail and rain are expected…

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Gale Aids Sprinters At Randwick

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 24

STAR performers at Randwick this morning were Mark Antony, Bim Boy, Glenarm, Otto, and the Queenslander, Brown Force. All the horses galloping on the A grass were assisted by…

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Migration. 'Aliens Flooding Dominions.' Need for British Settlers. LONDON, Oct. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 11

"Aliens who have no link with or loyalty to the Empire, and whose standard of living is low, are peopling the empty spaces of the dominions,"…

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