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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 64

Reversal Raises No Storm Public Knew Why Bianconi Won

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 15

THE applause which drowned the few jeers when Bianconi won the Campsie Handicap at Canterbury on…

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Weary Crew to Bunks After Nightmare Trip Battered By Gales, Left 12 In Hospitals

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 7

INJURIES and sickness on a nightmare voyage of 75,000 miles reduced by a third the original crew of the steamer Wellington Court. Storm-scarred, without a square inch of paint on her…

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Floods on Richmond River—university Athletic Meeting—empire Air Day Display

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 14

Copies of pictures by "Sydney Morning Herald" photographers may be purchased from the Art Gallery at the "Herald" Office. Scale of charges may be obtained on application…

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Fascist Blood Deluge in Alicante “No Military Objective” Hitler And Mussolini Will Answer For Crimes

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 3

BARCELONA, May 27.—The foul spirit of fascism passed over Alicante yesterday, and 2000 non-combatants lie mutilated and dead. There was no military purpose served. It was just another…

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Fierce Gale in Channel. Britain's Wet Week-end. From Our Special Representative. London, May 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 12

A fierce gale in the English Channel disturbed shipping for the first time for weeks, and a wet week-end was experienced throughout Great Britain for the first time for four…

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Lismore Home Submerged by Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 13

The extent of the floodwaters which invaded the town of Lismore as a result of the rain last week is indicated by this picture of a house in Bridge Street, North Lismore. At this time, the river had reached 27 feet, only six inches lower than the maximum height it attained at the end of last week…

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Flooded Farm in Tweed District — Repairs to Port Saint John — Inter-universities' Football

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 14

Copies of all pictures taken by the "Sydney Morning Herald" staff photographers may be purchased from the Art. Gallery at the "Herald" Office. The scale of charges may be obtained on application…

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Giving Earth a Close Shave How OBJECT 7937 Missed Us A land devastated as if it had been assaulted by a combined earthquake, hurricane and flood—such would have been the effect of a- collision b etween the earth and the recently roving planet known as OBJECT 1937

The World's News · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 7

A MISS is as good as 400,000 miles, which is the distance by which the now famous baby planet called "Object Reinmuth 1937…

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Record Gale Hits England London

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 5

The fierc[?]est June gale in living memory, which reached at times 100 miles an hour, and is accompanied by rain and thunder, is sweeping…

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The Storm over National Insurance Bill

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 24

THE Federal Government is probably a wee bit staggered over the very mixed reception accorded the National Insurance Bill, which, after all, is not…

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Floods Recede From Lismore. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 7

After four days of sunshine, the Richmond River district, which was drenched by torrential rain last week, has begun to make a rapid recovery, according to Mr. J. C…

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Havoc Of Storm In England LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

A FIERCE gale, reaching 80 miles an hour in gusts, has caused havoc in the south of England and in parts of France…

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Rocked By Big Gale LONDON, Thursday. Our Own Cable Service

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 1

CAUSING widespread destruction, lifting roofs and flattening telegraph lines a terrific mid…

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Storms, Fire; Exciting Voyage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 5

AUCKLAND, (N.Z.), Monday. -- A fire in the engine-room, storms, and accidents to the crew-- These provided an exciting voyage for…

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Eventful Voyage. Storm, Measles, and Fire. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 10

The liner Remuera had an eventful voyage from London to Auckland. A great storm was encountered near the Azores. Waves clashed aboard, and one of the cooks and a…

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Ketch Wrecked. Crew's Swim to Safety. Bass Strait Gale. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 9

The Bass Strait fishing ketch Irene, 20 tons, dragged her anchors in a fierce westerly gale on Monday night, and was driven ashore on the rugged coast…

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Glider Record Holder Tells How He Rode On Storm Cloud LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 5

What it feels like to be sucked into the air by storm clouds in a glider is described by Philip Wills in an article in "The Times." He established a new British height…

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Heavy Floods in Turkey 200 villages submerged ISTAMBUL.Ul

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 1

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Washed Away in Storm Scouts Appeal for New Building. Kogarah Council Gives £1/1/

The St George Call · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

“The Boy Scout Movement is doing a lot of good work in teaching boys useful actions and habits.” said Aid Todd at Kogarah Council meeting last Monday…

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Forecasting Drought and Flood; Can Scientists Find a Method?

The Land · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 5

SCIENCE has transformed human existence in a generation, but is as baffled as in the days when Clement Wragge studied the influence of…

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