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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 64

Ruin Caused in Storm

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 10

MOREE, Monday.--Limbs were torn from trees and small trees uprooted yesterday when another terrific storm passed over the North Star…

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Storm at Casino Casino

The Sun · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 8

The heaviest storm this year, producing 360 points of rain in 2½ hours, occurred last night, when some footpaths in the main business area were…

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Storm Trail Near Cairns Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 10

Several people were injured and some buildings were destroyed during a violent cyclonic storm which swept Marceba and Mt. Garnet, near…

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For Lyttelton and Dunedin M.V. Storm Sails About December 1

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 4

H. C. Sleigh advise that the motor vessel Storm is scheduled to sail from Sydney on or about Dec. 1, direct for Lyttelton and Dunedin, transhipping to…

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Light Appeal at 3.30 P.M. Torrential Storm Saved N.S.W. Queensland Unlucky To Miss Outright Victory GREAT 121 by Barnes Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 20

Rain saved New South Wales from outright defeat by Queensland this afternoon in the Sheffield Shield match. At 3.30 p.m., when the visitors still needed 27 to avoid an innings defeat, with the last pair…

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Fierce Storms. Damage Near Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1938 · page 16

A series of fierce storms occurred in north coastal districts near Grafton yesterday afternoon. At the township of Cowper trees were…

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Damage by Cyclone Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 30 November 1938 · page 3

Telegraph wires and fences were blown down, trees were uprooter and a verandah was blown from a house, when a cyclone struck…

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Queensland Storm. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1938 · page 16

The worst storm experienced in Brisbane for many months occurred this afternoon, and for 10 minutes rain fell al the rate of 450 points an hour…

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Cyclone Hail Havoc Children Hide Beneath Desks Homes Damaged, Crops Stripped Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 November 1938 · page 1

Windows of the Cowper public school were smashed by hailstones late this afternoon…

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Storm Saves N.S.W. From Outright Defeat. Queensland Unlucky. Missed Catch Stops History Being Made. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1938 · page 19

A fieldsman's error in missing a catch and then a severe storm prevented the Queensland Sheffield Shield team from making history…

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Storms Likely in First Half of December

The Land · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 3

CROHAMHURST Observatory, Q., Nov. 28.—December seems to be divided into two distinct phases. A stormy period is indicated, lasting till…

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Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale (New All-Australian Story Strip)

Daily News · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 8

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The Week in Canberra Storms Blow Over; Snipers' Last Chance Next Week; Wheat Legislation Triumph; Labor and National Insurance. From Our Canberra Representative

The Land · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 11

CANBERRA, Thursday.—For a week that opened so threateningly, the sittings of the House of Representatives so far have been remarkably…

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Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale (New All-Australian Story Strip)

Daily News · Saturday 3 December 1938 · page 7

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Many Drowned. Floods in Anatolia. ISTANBUL, Dec. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 December 1938 · page 12

Seventy-two people were drowned, many are missing, and thousands of head of cattle were swept away in floods in the River Oufra in Anatolia…

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72 Drowned in Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 December 1938 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Friday. -- Seventy-two people have been drowned and hundreds made homeless by floods in Anatolia. Thousands of cattle have been swept…

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Storm Havoc in N. Zealand Christchurch

The Sun · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 13

Floods, a whirlwind, and snow struck the South Island at the weekend. causing much damage in many parts…

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Steamer's Lifeboat Lost in Gale. Rough Voyage from Durban. Port Kembla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 12

The Dutch freigher Spar, which arrived here yesterday from Antwerp with a cargo of general merchandisc for the nickel mines in Noumea, was severely buffeted by gales…

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Our Daily Feature Strips and Stories Jim Gale (New All Australian Story Strip)

Daily News · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 7

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Storm While Bishop Overseas City Church in Turmoil

Daily News · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 2

A STORM of dissension in the Church of England will greet the Archbishop, Dr. Mowll, when he returns from abroad in January. In the temporary lull that has occurred during his trip…

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