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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 64

Wrecked By Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 1

BROKEN AFTER THE STORM. The Empire flying-boat Coorong lying on rocks near the landing jetty at Darwin after she was torn from her moorings during a gale…

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Storms Maroon Sick Lightmen

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--Two lighthouse dramas are being enacted in the stormy seas of the English Channel. For the seventh day in succession,…

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Taxis Storm Parlt. House

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Remembering a previous demonstration which had been stopped by police, 400 taxi drivers, without warning, today…

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Niblick Club Notes. Gale Prevents Competition

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 16

Last Saturday's tornado prevented the holding of a competition, although a few members used the course. Practically no damage was done to the nine holes in…

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Driven To Suicide By Heat And Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 1

A woman drowned herself in Cook's River, Undercliffe, after Saturday's gale and excessive heat. Mary Goodwin, 18, said at the inquest at Campsie Court…

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FRUITGROWING. After the Storm. Green Bug Trouble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 7

Saturday's storm had such a severe effect on metropolitan fruit and vegetable crops that the whole supply position has been altered…

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Storm Damage Trail of Tornado Through Holroyd

The Broadcaster · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 3

The have of last Saturday's wind and dust storm did not miss the Holroyd Municipality, and many narrow escapes were experienced…

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DEVASTATION Tricks of the Gale Buildings, Trees, Installations, Etc., Suffer

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 1

THE fie[?]e gale that swept through the district on Saturday with a 75 m.p.h. speed did considerable damage to property,…

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Poland's Troops on Move Storm Brews In Teschen LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 5

Serious trouble is brewing in the Teschen area, which Poland acquired from Czechoslovakia in the…

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

Daily News · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 8

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Batsmen Revel In The Sydney Gale Western Suburbs Plaster Pratten Park with Runs

Referee · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 16

THE gale that unroofed houses, smashed limbs from trees, lashed the harbor waters into raging seas, and strewed Sydney city streets with debris, eased a trifle on Saturday afternoon—just a trifle…

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Gale Wrecks Cottage

Daily News · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 5

VICTIMS of last Saturday's hurricane, Mrs, E. MacDonald and her two young children are now homeless. The desperate plight of this family, at…

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After the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 2

THE KETCH ALICE, blown on to the rocky foreshore at Rose Bay during last Saturday's storm, was lifted off yesterday by a floating crane. The vessel was badly holed…

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

Daily News · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 7

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Gales Prevent Rescues Lighthouses Isolated LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 5

Only one of four emergency calls in the last 24 hours, asking for sick or injured lighthouse keepers, could be answered because of gales…

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Storm's Good Tasman Crossing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 23

Followlng her conversion by S. G. White Pty., Ltd., of Balmain, from steam to Diesel power, the 749-ton cargo steamer Storm made a splendid voyage to New Zealand in 6½ days, averaging nine…

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Week-end of Heat. Gales and Dust. Bushfire Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 11

Heat wave conditions are expected over New South Wales during the weekend, with hot northerly winds and a dust haze…

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Storm Damage to Crops. Compensation Claims

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 12

The Deputy-Premier, Mr. Bruxner, stated in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that claims for compensation by those who had suffered damage to crops by last Saturday's hurricane…

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In the Garden. Storm's Aftermath. Need for Repairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 4

In common with most members of our gardening fraternity, I gazed on a scene of desolation and baffled hopes in my garden after Saturday's gale…

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

Daily News · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 7

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