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Floods & storms, 1938

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

Daily News · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 7

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Dry Times on the Coast. Rain Needed. Storms Bring Some Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 7

Though storms towards the end of last month brought some relief, general rain is needed badly over the Hunter Valley arid central coast…

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

Daily News · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 7

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Awatea Fights Gale

The Sun · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 18

With Christmas mail abroad from New Zealand for England, the liner Awatea is fighting a westerly gale, and the flying-boat Carpentaria's…

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Gale Damage. Store Unroofed at Annandale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 12

Sheets of galvanised iron and heavy [?]afters were carried hundreds of feet through the air when a council store depot in a lane off Young Street,…

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Storm in Brisbane Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 3

Hall more than an inch in diameter damaged windows and gardens in the city and suburbs during a violent storm to-day. The wind reached 42…

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

Daily News · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 6

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"Laugh and the World Laughs with You" Laughs with You the Coming Storm

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 39

"Who was that girl you just spoke to?" asked Joan. "Never mind just now, dear," replied Jack, "I'll have enough trouble telling…

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Rome Trip Storm Chamberlain Determined to Go London, Wednesday. Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 3

UGLY demonstrations against France in Rome, obviously sponsored by the Italian Government, will not…

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Price Rises Stir Unrest Break Into a Storm, M.L.A. FEARS Compensation Rights Under Common Law Proposal Is Disputed

The Sun · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 3

There is a growing wave of discontent throughout the State against the ever- increasing prices of commodities," said Mr. Moverly (U.A.P., Randwick) in the…

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Dutch Plane in Storms. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 18

Because of intense tropical thunders[?] over the Timor Sea, the incoming K.N.I.L.M. a[?] arrived here to-day, 50 minutes behind schedule—the latest arrival since the opening…

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U.S. Storm Over Australian's Case

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--Latest development in the political storm over Harry Bridges, the Australian-born Labor leader, is a threat to impeach the…

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Swept by Gale Damage In Melbourne MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

A terrific northerly gale swept over Melbourne this afternoon, doing great damage in the city and…

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Fierce Storm In N.Z. AUCKLAND

The Sun · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

A severe electrical storm swept Taranaki and Wellington provinces. All plants in South Taranaki dependent on…

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Easy Victory by Bromwich Lost One Game Big Tennis In Gale MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 18

John Bromwich had an easy victory in the first round of the Victorian men's singles championship…

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Tree Crashes on Train. Accident in N.Z. Gale. Christchurch (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 18

A f[?]rce north-westerly gale caused an extraordinary accident at Styx, near Christchurch, to-day. A tree was blown over, and it fell across a train which was proceeding from…

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

Daily News · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 8

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Storm in House "Stifling Debate," Angry Protest M.L.A. Wants Trustee Back In Coy

The Sun · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

Stormiest scenes witnessed in Parliament this session occurred to-day when the Government attempted to prevent Mr. S. A. Lloyd (U.A.P., Concord) from discussing the withdrawal of the Public Trustee from…

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Trials for Golfers in Cyclone

The Sun · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 9

Golfers were driven to despair in to-day's cyclone. There were many early starters in the open 18 holes foursomes…

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Mail on Time Despite Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 3

The Awatea had to fight a 45 m.p.h Tasman gale to bring the New Zealand Christmas airmail for London here on schedule yesterday…

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