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Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 64

Flood Peril Grows in China. Day of Ceaseless Rainfall. Japanese Units Marooned. 500,000 People Flee from Homes. SHANGHAI, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 11

A day of ceaseless rain threatens to make worse the position arising from the floods on the Yellow and Yangtse rivers. The absence of official news from the areas may mean that the Japanese army is in difficulties…

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Floods Take Charge Yellow River Over Banks 700,000 Chinese Homeless War Affected London

The Sun · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 1

Some foreign military quarters believe, says the Shanghai correspondent of the British United Press, that the Yellow River floods may prove one of history greatest defensive measures and may prove as…

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600 Miles Under Flood Our Own Cable Service

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 1

SHANGHAI, Friday.--The Yellow River floods are still spreading and the area under water has increased to 600 square miles, covering…

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Planes Drop Gear to Stem Floods Hundreds of Villages Wiped Out: Thousands Threatened Hongkong

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 3

SURGING southward through Honan Province, the Yellow River floods have reached a point 70 miles south of Kaifeng, on the Lung-hai railway. Hundreds of villages are under…

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National Insurance a Shameful Sham Lyons' Scheme Is No Credit To His Government Storm Follows Haste Whips Crack To Put Bill Through

Truth · Sunday 19 June 1938 · page 18

THE remarkable events which took place at Canberra last week serve to confirm "Truth's" repeated criticism that the National Insurance Bill is a political fraud upon the…

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Nature Comes to the Aid of Invaded China Terrible Floods Put Japan's Army Out Of Action LONDON

Truth · Sunday 19 June 1938 · page 17

WITH the Yellow River over-running its banks and covering the countryside for miles around in one of the greatest floods in 80 years, Nature has come to the aid of China in her fight with Japan. Indeed, some foreign…

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Ravenous Flood Eats Up China SHANGHAI

The Sun · Sunday 19 June 1938 · page 1

Unless the floods in China are controlled, 50 million people will be homeless within a month. This is the opinion of the Director of the International Famine Relief Commission, Mr. J. E. Baker…

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Big Seas Delay Shipping. Plane's Fight in Gale. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 12

Huge seas round the Victorian coast and strong winds delayed shipping en route to Melbourne. The Ansett Lockheed airliner battled…

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China Flood Spreads. 2,000 Villages Covered. Rain Continues. Invaders in Peril. LONDON, June 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 11

In the first official Japanese reference to the Yellow River floods, it is admitted that they have covered 400 square miles of Honan Province in…

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Floods Check China War SHANGHAI, Sunday. Our Own Cable Service

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 2

FIGHTING in China is held up on the main battlefronts while both sides contend with the…

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Flood Death Looms for 100,000 CHINESE Great Sea Rises To Engulf Villages Japanese Guns Silenced Shanghai

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 1

MORE than 100,000 Chinese peasants and villagers are doomed to die in modern history's…

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Steering Breakdown Cargo Steamer's Plight in Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 13

Last night the interstate cargo steamer, Mackarra, 2,575 tons, was placed in a dangerous position when her steering gear broke down off the north coast, leaving her at the mercy…

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Storm Batters Ships Slow Progress By Mackarra

The Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 3

Battered by storms, ships are arriving late at Sydney. Some are still fighting the heavy weather to the north…

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Golf in Gale. Country Women Players. One Blown Into Drain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 15

Country women golfers have come to the conclusion that there is a "[?]oodoo" on their tournament in Sydney, as each year winds, rain, and cold combine to make conditions…

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Fierce Gales Off Coast. Ships Delayed. Port of Melbourne Disorganised. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 13

Tremendous seas, fierce squa[?]s of hail and rain, wind which frequently reached a velocity of more than 60 miles an hour, and poor visibility…

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Storm on Soldier Preference 21 Councils Pledged to Repeal: R.s.l. Ready to Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 7

TWENTY-ONE councils have pledged themselves to seek repeal of the Soldier Preference Act and 19 others to support its amendment. This is the summary of replies…

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Japanese Advance on Hankow. 150 Miles from Objective. Northern Army Held Up by Floods. War May Be Vitally Affected. LONDON, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 11

The floods on the Yellow River have brought the Japanese northern army to a standstill, and they are concentrating on their advance along the Yangtse Kiang Valley towards Hankow. The Japanese claim that a column advancing towards…

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Flood Horrors Extend Japanese Responsibility

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 3

HANKOW.—Many thousands have been drowned between Kaifeng and Chengchow. At least a half-million are homeless along two sections of the Lunghai railway alone. Three provinces of North China are threatened with a colossal disaster…

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Floods Upset Plans of Japanese Protracted War In China Dismays Public LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

The floods in China have undoubtedly disconcerted the Japanese general staff, says the special correspondent of "The Times" in Tokio. The public also are vaguely…

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Floods Force Jap Invaders To Retreat SHANGHAI, Monday. Our Own Cable Service

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

THE TEMPORARY OR EVEN COMPLETE ABANDONMENT OF THE JAPANESE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN IS FORECAST HERE AS A RESULT…

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