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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1939

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

Daily News · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 6

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Kalgoorlie Floods. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 12

Nearly six inches of rain, following a week of intense heat wave fell in Kalgoorlie between 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 5 p.m. to-day…

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Floods Bog Trains Transcontinental Marooned Gangers Strive To Aid Passengers KALGOORLIE

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 2

Widespread dislocation of rail, power and other essential services has followed the incessant downpour over a large area of Western Australia. Washaways of railway trucks, bridges and culverts…

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Subways Plan To Protect Pedestrians Floodlights for Safety Zones

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 5

Construction of subways and bridges for pedestrians at City intersections has been made the…

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German Fliers Reach Darwin In Storm DARWIN

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1939 · page 11

With a Nazi swastika emblazoned on the tail of their trim silver and blue Arado AR79 light monoplane, the two German fliers, Flight-Lieuts…

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Havoc in Cyclone. Damage at Port Hedland. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 12

Damage at Port Hedland caused by the cyclone of last Wednesday is estimated at between £75,000 and £100,000, most of which was caused by the sen…

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Havoc in N.Z. by Gale, Rain Auckland

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

Aucklanders slept in yesterday because the morning remained almost dark owing to smoke from the…

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

Daily News · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 5

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Kalgoorlie Floods. Damage May Be £150000. Seven Inches of Rain. KALGOORLIE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 12

Following a fall of more than seven inches of lain since Wednesday Kalgoorlie and Boulder were still suffering a drenching at a late hour last night…

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Menage of Floods on Hunger Strike-- Collapsed Cessnock

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

Alter hunger-striking since last Friday as a protest against the action of the Government in…

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Flood's Toll No Work At Kalgoorlie KALGOORLIE

Daily News · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

TOTAL floods damage to Kalgoorlie, including wages loss caused by paralysis of industry, is £150,000, and…

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Violent Gales Lash N.Z. AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

Gales are sweeping New Zealand, causing great damage and floods. Huge seas are buffeting shipping. A big timber mill was blown down…

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Storm Damage £200,000. Kalgoorlie Floods. Many Mines Idle. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 12

After almost continuous rain since Wednesday, the eastern goldfields had better weather to-day. Extensive storm damage estimated at-least at £200,000…

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Cyclonic Storms in New Zealand. Record Low Barometer Readings. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 11

Cyclonic storms, accompanied by record low barometric pressures occurred throughout New Zealand at the week-end. At Nugget Point the barometer at 9 a.m…

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

Daily News · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

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£250,000 Damage By Floods KALGOORLIE

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

Flood-damage of £250,000 in the Kalgoorlie area will require months of repair work, but danger now seems to have passed, with no rain, in 36 hours; Apart from the Lake View and…

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Towns Still Cut Off by Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Monday. -- Central Australia is still in the grip of floods. Residents of outback towns have fled to the highest parts of their districts…

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Gale Buffets Tasman Liner

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--Widespread disruption of shipping, power, telegraph, and telephone services has been caused by gales which are sweeping…

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Victorian Gale Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

An easterly gale whipped up big seas during last night on parts of the south coast. At St. Leonards, in Port Phillip Bay, the gale reached…

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Gale-battered Tramp Auckland

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 18

With boat covers torn to shreds and tarpaulin spilt by the terrific gale, the British tramp steamer Polzella arrived at New Plymouth after…

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