New Zealand Flood Disaster
The Sun · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 3
First pictures to arrive in Sydney of the New Zealand flood disaster. No. 4 railway construction camp at Kopuawhara, 35 miles north of Wniroa, North Island, was overwhelmed, 21 men being drowned. Top--The block of 47 workers' homes before the raging wall of water overwhelmed them. Centre--A view of the same place after the torrent had passed. The mountain stream on the left jumped its banks and poured over the doomed camp. Bottom--All that remained of the stricken…
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The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 2
A severe storm broke over the city shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday. After, a resounding thunderclap,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sailing. It Blew a Gale But Didn't Stop Britannia Twelve Skittled By Wind
Truth · Sunday 27 February 1938 · page 7
ACCORDING to the meteorologist's report this morning, Sydney was due for a southerly squall. Well, it took the Sydney Flying Squadron's 18-footers to prove that the tip was dinky-di…
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The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1
DESPITE the rigors of the winter season, 50,000 Japanese troops are vigorously attacking on the Lingshih Pass in North China. Though…
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The Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1
Lashed by a 75- miles an hour gale, the sea burst coastal defences at Norfolk and flooded the countryside, forcing villagers to evacuate homes or shelter on upper floors. The sign- post still points the way on a road deep under water Heavy snow falls in Kent stopped traffic with drifts three to seven feet deep. Men are clearing a road to the B.B.C station which was isolated. The mill at Horsey. Norfolk (Eng.), kept working though surrounded by water. This photograph was taken at the danger hour when spring tides threatened to aggravate the flood danger…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Stranded. Central Australian Floods. Passengers Carried by Plane to Alice Springs. Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 11
After having been marooned for eight days by floods in Central Australia and then delayed an extra day when the rescue plane new of its course on Sunday, the [?]7…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Damage. Ballina
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 15
Estimates that damage amounting to £1,000 had been caused to roads within the Tintenbar Shire by torrential rains were submitted to a meeting of the council by the engineer,…
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The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 20
Six lives are known to have teen already lost through floods in the Los Angeles region, and 5000 persons are…
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Liverpool News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2
Messrs. Carpenter, Bridges, and Peter Wych, junior, visited Goulburn with some greyhounds last week-end. They were caught in a severe storm on the way and…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Six passengers and a crew of three were aboard an airliner which vanished during a violent storm last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Storm. Cooler Weather Expected. Western Heat
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 12
Sydney's fourth day of sultry heat culminated in' a brief thunderstorm, which broke over the city soon after 6.30 p.m. yesterday. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods in U.S.A. At Least 35 Dead. Many Homeless. Hollywood Isolated. Los Angeles, March 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 11
Floods which are sweeping across California are believed to have caused at least 35 deaths, to have rendered nearly 10,000 families homeless, and…
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The Sun · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5
One hundred and twenty-four deaths is now the toll of California's greatest flood for half a century. Property damage may amount to £25,000,000 and it is estimated that 12,000 are…
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The Labor Daily · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1
FOLLOWING the worst cloudburst an local memory, severe floods swept Southern California today. It is known definitely that 26 persons have lost their lives, and it is feared that many more have been washed away or buried in landslides…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Film Stars Suffer in Big Flood Many Left Homeless; 3 Rescued by Police; 12 People Dead Los Angeles
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1
FLOODS, lasting three days, have drowned at least 12 people and left thousands--including many film stars--homeless. Damage is estimated at £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disease Is Feared. Aftermath of U.S.A. FLOODS. 175 Dead; 20,000 Homeless. Los Angeles, March 4
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 11
It is feared that disease may follow in the wake of the disastrous floods which have swept California. The main outfall sewer of Orange County,…
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The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 7
AS the flood waters winch have devastated Los Angeles recede, looting is breaking out on a large scale, and police are now patrolling with orders to shoot on sight anyone seen in the act of thieving from the hundreds of homes which have been deserted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →150 Known Drowned in California Floods Stars Cut Off From Hollywood By High Seas Estimated Damage Exceeds £6,000,000 Los Angeles
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 1
ONE hundred and fifty are known to be dead and more than 2500 are homeless as a result of yesterday's floods in Southern California…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in a Teacup All Over a Spoon 10-Years-Old Incident Ventilated
Truth · Sunday 6 March 1938 · page 10
IT'S strange how the trivialities of life may figure as matters of major importance when tension is applied—-the tension that truly tries out the fidelity of man and wife…
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Truth · Sunday 6 March 1938 · page 15
WITH 140 known dead, and the missing listed at 97 it is expected that further details of the Californian flood…
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