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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1939

1,053 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 53

Heavy Southern Rain

The Land · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Further heavy rain fell this week in many parts, of western and southern New South Wales, and also in Victoria and parts of Queensland,…

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Sudden Flood. Town Invaded. Gale Delays Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 13

The south-western town of Berrigan, which had never previously experienced a flood was invaded yesterday by a wall of water which swept down without…

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Queensland Storms. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 13

A serious landslide occurred on the Kuranda Railway in Northern Queensland to-day and tableland centres are now isolated, as the flood in the Little Mulgrave Rivei prevents…

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Daily News · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

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Storm Over Air Raid Policy Chamberlain Plan Attacked Issue Could Defeat Government, Says C.P.

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

Opposition to the Chamberlain government is more united and immediate over its inefficiency and inactivity over Air Raid Protection for the people than on any other issue, declares the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain…

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Food Was Dear Rail Flood Slug

Daily News · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 3

TWENTY-NINE railway passengers who left Broken Hill on Saturday arrived in Sydney yesterday…

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Passengers, Marooned Last Week, Arrive Floods Subsiding, But Train Service Still Broken

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Broken Hill railway passengers, who had been marooned by floods at Ivanhoe since last Saturday, arrived in Sydney yesterday. The floods are subsiding, but…

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Floods at Beckom

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

BECKOM AFLOAT. How the main street looked at the weekend, when this town, near Temora, was covered by flood waters…

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Gale Forces Plane Back

Daily News · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 2

The Dutch airliner scheduled to arrive in Sydney at 2.45 p.m. yesterday will not arrive until 9.30 this morning. Leaving Darwin at 1.45 p.m. on…

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Daily News · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 6

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Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 12

For the fourth successive day, no communication between Cairns and the south has been possible, because railway bridges have been submerged by…

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Floods in Queensland Town Gets 16ft. Of Rain Already This Year; Clearing Now CAIRNS

The Sun · Sunday 26 March 1939 · page 2

For the first time since Monday a brief break occurred to-day in the rains which have deluged the far north…

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High Winds. Sydney Deluge. Delays to Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 11

Sydney experienced boisterous southerly weather during the week-end, and 111 points of rain were added to the already high registration for March…

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Daily News · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 3

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Police Rushing Food Fear Shortage on Flood Swept Island Prepare To Take Relief Supply By Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

Fearing that residents are suffering acutely from a food shortage, the police are preparing to take emergency rations to High Island, off Russell River. Because of the floods, it has been impossible to reach…

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Rough Seas. Many Vessels Delayed. Gale Dying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 12

Although the southerly gale which persisted for four days along the New South Wales coast moderated considerably yesterday the sea…

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Waverley Ban On Loud-Speakers Print Deluge Planned at By-election U.A.P. Aspirants Press Their Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

Waverley Council yesterday advised all candidates in the forthcoming by-elections that the use of loud-speakers would be prohibited. Randwick Council, in the same electorate, will discuss…

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Daily News · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

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Looming Storm Attack Lang U.A.P. Act

Daily News · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 2

THE heavy storm brewing over the Lang-U.A.P. combination defeating Mr. Evatt's amendment in Parliament is…

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Daily News · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 6

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