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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 64

Drover Drowned in Flooded River. Waggon and Horses Swept Away. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 11

William Cragg, 24, drover, was drowned, and a waggon and five horses were swept away in the flooded Thomson River. 100 miles south of Longreach, on Saturday…

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Drowned Riding Horse in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 3

LONGREACH, Monday.--William Cragg, 24, drover, was drowned when a waggonette and five horses were swept away in the flooded Thomson River, 100…

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Cyclone Feared in Darwin Barometer Falling Darwin

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 9

It is reported that a cyclone is in the offing and may possibly strike Darwin to-night. The glass is down below 29 degrees, and it was at 28.95…

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Severe Storm Sweeps Darwin Darwin

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

Darwin has been swept continuously for three days by the most severe storm since the cyclone last March. The Burns Philp steamer due here…

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Blizzard Delaying Ships. Storms in England. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON. Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 18

Wintry conditions still prevail over the eastern and south-eastern quarters of England. A north-easterly blizzard, with driving snow, is interfering with shipping in the…

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Rescue of Soviet Scientists. Storm Interferes with Work. (Published in "The Times.") RIGA, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 17

The ice breaker Taimir reports that a storm has destroyed all the preparations for an aerodrome [?] an ice-floe from which planes with the ship hoped to take off to rescue…

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18 Die in 20-Day American Storm 2600 Homeless: Damage Amounts to Millions of Dollars San Francisco

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

STORM-WEARY California is entering the 20th consecutive day of rain, blizzards and gales which have caused 18 deaths. More than 2600 are homeless,…

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Tropic Rains Bring Floods Brisbane

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 12

Torrential rains from tropical depressions operating in the Northern Territory, the Gulf country and along the North Queensland coast, have…

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Low-lying Areas Flooded Torrential Rain on North Coast Lismore

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 7

Rapid rises in creeks and inundation of low-lying areas resulted from torrential rain in the Richmond River district to-day and to-night…

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British Floods Still a Peril

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Farmers and villagers are preparing for a mass evacuation of the coastal lands of east Norfolk. Although the wind has moderated,…

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Storm Rains. Deluge at Ballina. More Inland Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 7

Thunderstorm activity, which began on Tuesday night and lasted until yesterday morning, caused some heavy falls of rain on the north coast…

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Electrical Equipment. Damaged by Thunder Storm

The Propeller · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 3

"The damage to the council's equipment in the recent heavy thunderstorm was relatively light," stated the Assistant Chief Electrical…

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Darwin Is Lashed by Storm Darwin

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 16

Darwin continues to be blown and drenched by the severe monsoon which broke last Sunday and has not…

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Storms in England. Much Land Under Water. (From Our Special Representative.) London, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 12

Gales continue to do damage to sea walls, houses, and piers on the coast. A 70 milesan-hour wind is driving up the rivers, causing widespread flooding. Some villages are…

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Severe Floods at Auckland Auckland

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 16

Nearly five inches of rain tell in Auckland during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day. North Auckland has been cut off…

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Plane in Dust Storm. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 13

When the Ansett Airways aeroplane was making for Broken Hill to-day the pilot. Captain John Ryland, encountered a terrifle duststorm within R. radius of 50 miles of Broken…

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Inland Rain Expected. Storms in West. Heal in Otber Slates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 13

The acting State Metcorologist. Mr. Newman, said last nigbt that there were good prospects of widespread storm rains of useful nature in inland…

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Flood-Damaged Pastures

The Land · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 14

At the last meeting of the Casino P.P. Board the stock inspector reported that grass was abundant, but that on some low-lying lands it was…

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Floods in New Zealand. Torrential Rain. Dislocation of Traffic. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 13

Torrential rain last night; and this morning over a wide area in the Auckland province caused a succession of floods and slips which led to serious…

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Flood Losses in Queensland Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

Mails, railway traffic and electric light and telephone systems over a large area of Central Queensland and the North Coast have been…

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