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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Queensland Floods Twelve Lives Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 9

The police magistrate at Ingham, North Q'ld., states that 12 lives have been lost in floods in that district, but the names…

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The Queensland Floods. Big Death Roll. Brisbane, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

Later reports from the flooded areas show the death roll to be about 22. Owing to the flooded nature of the country, which has cut off…

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Fire and Flood. North Queensland's Awful Experience. Governor as Fire Fighter

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

News of the floods in northern Queensland' show that the Burdekin River is a raging torrent. Near the Burdekin meat works on Saturday…

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Queensland Floods 22 Reported Missing Heavy Damage to Property BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

The latest reports from the flooded areas show the total death roll to be in the vicinity of twenty. Until communication…

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Queensland Floods 39 Reported Drowned and Missing Terrible Death Roll BRISBANE

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

Heavy loss of life has resulted from the floods in Queensland, which followed last week's cyclone…

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The Floods in Queensland. Forty-Five Drowned at Ingham. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

A message from Brisbane to-day, states than three Chiness were rescued by the police from the flood in the Barron River at Freshwater…

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The Death Roll Queensland Cyclone Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 25

Communication has been reestablished with practically all North Q'ld. districts swept by the recent cyclones. Further…

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Cyclone's Toll 36 PERISH Appalling Damage Hundreds Homeless

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

Latest reports from North Queensland Indicate that the flood waters are receding there. Apart from the loss of life damage by…

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Rough Weather Heavy Death Toll America Storm Swept London

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

A San Francisco message states that wind, rain and snowstorms combined to exact a heavy toll of life and property in many parts of…

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Tides and Gales New York

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 3

Tremendous tides and driving gales swept residences in New York and New Jersey, causing 12 deaths, and leaving families homeless,…

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Lismore Storm Heavy Rain and Terrific Wind LISMORE

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 3

The sudden storm which swept over the district, embracing towns around Lismore last night, played havoc for an hour, and then having spent its…

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Alaskan Storm 1000 Fishermen in Danger Vancouver

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

An Alaskan message received from the sea, says that the safety of 1000 fishermen and about 150 vessels, is unknown…

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Thousand Fishermen in Terrific Storm. Fate So Far Unknown. VANCOUVER

Leader · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

A Seaward (Alaska) message says that the safety of a thousand fishermen aboard a hundred and fifty vessels, in the North pacific Halibut fleet…

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Flood Damage Queensland's Loss Counting the Cost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

In the Herbert River district North Queensland is extimated, on a conservative basis, then 20 per cent of thesugar [?]…

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Goulburn Sheep Gale

Leader · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 1

A special sale of 18,000 station bred sheep will be conducted by W. H. Wheatley, at Goulburn, to-morrow, commencing at 1.30 p.m. They…

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Summarised News. an Appalling Cyclone

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 4

A cyclone on the east coast of Madagascar caused appalling damage. It is reported that 500 lives were lost. A steamer, a schooner, and all the small…

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Cyclone at Madagascar. 500 Lives Reported Lost. CAPETOWN

Leader · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

A cyclone on each coast of the island of Madagascar, which was accompan[?]ed by a tidal wave, has completely devasted Pa[?] Lou[?]s, sinking all…

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Floods in the Argentine. Many People Drowned. VANCOUVER

Leader · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

A message from Jun[?] in the Argentine, states that eleven persons are known to be dead i the record breaking floods and torrential rains…

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The Argentine Floods. Heavy Loss of Life. VANCOUVER

Leader · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

A Buenos Ayres message states that 20 persons are known to be dead, many families rendered homeless, and enormous damage does to property in the…

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Wind Storm Cottage Unroofed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 19

A heavy wind storm unroofed a bee-keeper's cottage on Box Ridge on Friday last, and whirled some of the sheets of iron over on to the…

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