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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 64

Flooded River Franco's Ally

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 1

BARCELONA, Thursday.--A Republican communique admits that the rebels slightly advanced their lines on the Ebro front, after fierce fighting…

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Flood Rescuers

The Sun · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 5

Army and Navy engaged in rescue work during the recent series of hurricanes in the United States. A soldier of the American Legion and a young naval rating assist the child of a stranded family out of a second-story window at Hartford, Connecticut…

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R.A.F. Bombers Nearing Australia. One Over Coast of Borneo. Fine Weather, Then Storm. Arrival at Darwin Early This Afternoon Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 November 1938 · page 11

The three Royal Air Force Vickers-Wellesley bombers which are attempting to break the world's Jong-distance non-stop flight record, passed over the Anambas Islands, between Malaya and Borneo, on their way from Ismailia (Egypt) to Australia,…

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Floods Sweep South Taranaki Auckland

The Sun · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 3

Heavy rain which has fallen continuously for several days, has turned a vast area of South Taranaki into a scene of almost complete…

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Storm-water Channel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 2

Mrs. A. Duff, of Hawksview-street, complained to Holroyd Council, last week that a storm-water channel at the back of her cottage was in a condition…

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Cobar Struck by Cyclone Two Hurt, £1000 Damage Done COBAR

The Sun · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 9

A cyclone struck Cobar to-day and cut a swathe, about 20 yards wide, through the town. Two men were injured and damage…

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Great Flicht Record. Head-winds All the Way. Battle With Storm. Leader Interviewed. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 19

The record-breaking endurance flight of the Vickers-Wellesley bombers from Ismailia (Egypt) to Darwin was accomplished against…

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Gales in the West Crop Losses Heavy Rain Fals

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 3

DAMAGE has been cased by heavy storms and gales in the central western district. Heviest wheat loses are in the Narromine…

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Cyclone Does Big Damage

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 3

COBAR, Wednesday.--A stone parapet collapsed, injuring two men, when a cyclone struck Cobar to-day. The men were James Lovell and…

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Gales Inland. 'Phone Services Cut Off. Cobar Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 12

Telephone services were interrupted, buildings were damaged, and trees and fences were blown down by gales in the central west of the State…

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£1000 Gale Havoc In 8 Minutes COBAR

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 1

A 70 M.P.H. gale swept through Cobar yesterday, causing £1000 damage…

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Chinese Storm City Our Own Cable Service

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 3

HONGKONG, Wednesday.--Japan has been startled by the suddenness and vigor of the Chinese counter-attack on Canton…

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Night Crowds Storm Beaches, Baths Heat Brings Thirst HOTELS & Milk Bars Rushed Mares Predicts Cool Change Today

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 2

LARGE crowds flocked to the beaches and baths last night, seeking relief from the heat…

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19,000 Documents on Beam History Kyeema Inquiry Paper Flood MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 3

Nine bundles containing more than 19,000 documents and memoranda relating to plans of the Civil Aviation Board to instal radio beacons as a guide to aircraft, were before the Kyeema Inquiry Committee to-day…

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Sick--and a Long Ride in Floods What Life Means in Outback

The Sun · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 38

IT is hard for city dwellers to visualise the life which faces women in the real outback of Australia…

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Safe Seats Cause Fierce U.A.P. Storm

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 2

THE U.A.P. Convention was split last night during a tense discussion on multiple endorsements for safe seats during elections. The chairman, Sir…

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Storm Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 6

CONDOBOLIN, Friday.--Damage to western district wheat crops was witnessed today by the Royal Agricultural Society's party…

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For Lyttelton and Dunedin M.V. Storm Sails Sydney Middle November

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 8

H. C. Sleigh & Co. advise that the motor vessel Storm is scheduled to sail from Sydney about the middle of November direct for Lyttelton and…

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Storm Sweeps Town. Houses Unroofed. Severe Hail. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 12

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused this afternoon at Ipswich by one of the worst hailstorms ever experienced there…

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Heat Wave. To-day. Humidity Is on Increase. May Be a Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 13

Steadily rising temperatures and increasing humidity during the weekend signalised ihe approach of a heat-wave which is expected to…

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