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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 64

Full Steam Ahead In Paddington Flood of Meetings

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Three street meetings last Wednesday, three on Thursday, five on Friday night. All good attentive audiences — hundreds…

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Storm Centres of Rugby League

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 3

Kangaroos' manager, R. E. SAVAGE, and H. SUNDERLAND returned to Australia yesterday. Sunderland has criticised the N.S.W. R. League for not re-electing Savage to a vice-presidency. His arrival in Sydney should produce more fireworks…

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Dust Storm Halts Shearing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 14

CHARLEVTLLE (Q.), Wednesday.--Thick dust storms swept the district yesterday. At a big station on the Paroo River,…

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Fierce Gales South of Continent. Many Ships Delayed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 8

A strong southerly gale and heavy seas off the Victorian const have led to a serious disorganisation of the arrival of vessels bound for Melbourne…

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Hitler's Empire From Page One Jews Arrested in Vienna Storm Troopers In Action

The Sun · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 2

Included among 500 Jews arrested within the last three days are Baron Louis Rothschild, the financier, and Professor Otto Loewi, the pathologist…

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Landslide and Floods Prince's Highway Is Blocked

The Sun · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 2

Prince's Highway is blocked by floods at the Brodribb River, Cabbage Tree Creek, Bemm River, and Kiah River, according to advice…

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Heavy Damage Caused in Vict Floods Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 7

After three days of heavy rain, the Snowy and Brodribb Rivera are in flood and other Gippsland rivers are rising. Pea, bean and maize crops…

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Serious Floods Cut Main Road

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.--In the worst flood since 1929 the State Highway from Launceston to Hobart is impassable, and the worst has yet to come…

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More Gold On New Field 20-Foot Lode Uncovered at Evanston Find Thunderstorm Dramatically Eases Water Shortage KALGOORLIE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 9

THERE was great excitement on the new gold find at Evanston today when the lode was uncovered for a width of 20 feet at the south-eastern end of the field…

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Gales Disorganise Shipping. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 19

Bad weather and high seas on the Victorian coast have interrupted snipping for five days. Although the weather moderated slightly to-day, the schedules of many vessels have been disorganised…

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Homes and Furniture. Damage in Bexley Storm

The St George Call · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

“I intend to do my d—[?] to get some assitance for these people,” said Ald. Mainerd at the last meeting of Bexley Council, In urging that help be given…

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Sultry Heat Returns. Increased Humidity. Threat of Week-end Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 10

A change of wind at Sydney early yesterday afternoon brought about a rapid weather change, moist heat quickly replacing the dry air conditions…

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Gippsland Floods. Sydney Party Rescued. Marooned Since Tuesday. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 8

Tourists from Sydney who had been trapped between two flooded streams near the Cann River since Tuesday morning, with only a few scraps of food to eat, were…

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Flood Waters Cut Off Town Hobart

The Sun · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

Rain which has been falling in most parts of the State since Tuesday has not yet cleared. Longford, 13 miles from…

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Flood Damage in Tasmania Hobart

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

Heavy floods, the worst experienced in Tasmania since 1929, are desolating the midlands districts, destroying crops and causing heavy…

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Big Floods in Tasmania Victoria Also Affected Launceston

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 8

HUNDREDS of head of livestock have been lost in the Ross area as a result of heavy rain, which is causing the worst floods since 1929…

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Blocked by Flood Waters Prince's Highway

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

ACCORDING to telegraphed advice received by the N.R.M.A. yesterday, Prince's Highway, the main coastal route between Sydney and…

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Fine and Warm Week-end. May Be Shower or Two. North Coast Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 11

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said last night that, although he expected the weather at Sydney at the week-end to remain for the most part…

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Rode Into Lorry in Storm Instant Death Of Motor Cyclist Fatal Skid Bangalow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

RIDING a motor cycle through a Storm on the Pacific Highway, near Bangalow. to-night, Patrick Higgins, 23. of…

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St. James' Hall—"duet in Floodlight."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 6

The Entertainers will present Priestley's comedy "Duet in Floodlight" at the St. James' Hall. Phillip Street, to-night, at a o'clock. Included in the east are Wendy Woolfrey, Gordon Patrick,…

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