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

Floods & storms, 1927

245 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 13

The Storm's Havoc. Four More Deaths. Fine Perhaps on Saturday. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 1

Four more bodies were discovered on Lady Robertson's Bench this morning. They have, as in the case of the three other bodies found yesterday,…

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22,000 Homeless Floods in Canada Montreal

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 2

A New York message states that floods have now inundated the extensive fertile areas bordering the Mississippi river and 22,000…

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Easter. Cyclonic Burst, Torrential Rain. Floods and Widespread Damage-- Tragedies and Suffering

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 2

So far as purely weather conditions are concerned, Easter of 1927 was the worst over known in this State, and widespread damage is reported, in…

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Floods on Mississippi. Many Thousands Homeless. MONTREAL

Leader · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 2

A New York message states that floods have now Inundated extensive fertile areas bordering on the Mississippi River, where there are 22,000…

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Storm on Coast More Heavy Rain SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

The cyclone continued on the New South Wales coast with almost unabated severity during yesterday and last night and the conditions were…

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Cyclone's Toll. Seventeen Lives Lost. Fliverina's Passengers Landed. Weather Gradually Moderates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 20

A cyclone again struck Sydney on Monday night, and besides adding to the damage previously done, was responsible for the loss of…

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Storm's Awful Toll. Eleven Drowned at Botany. Lithgow Boilermaker Believed a Victim

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

In addition to the five deaths already reported, eight people have been drowned in a launch disaster at Botany Bay, and three others are missing, so…

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America's Great Storm. Tremendous Damage and Loss of Life. Montreal, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

A New York message states that the toll of lives and destruction of property due to the storms and floods in the Mississippi basin and central and…

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The Death Roll Cyclone's Havoc 15 Lives Lost Launch Party Perish Searchers' Ghastly Work SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

Five more bodies were found this morning in the track of the cyclone which swept through Sydney on Monday night. This brings…

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Cessnock Floods Railway Line Flooded Cessnock

National Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 3

Following Saturday morning's flood which receded about 10 a.m. the same day, heavy rain again fell in Cessnock on Monday night, and…

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The Toll of the Cyclone. Husband Wouldn’t Heed Wife’s Plea. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 8

No further bodies have so far been recovered on Lady Robinson’s beach although a squad of police and a number of civilians are keeping a sharp…

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The Great Flood. American Disaster Figures. Montreal. This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 1

A New York message states that the gravity of the destruction caused by the Moods and cyclone is increasing. To date 160 are reported to be dead, but…

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The Mississippi Floods. 75 Dead; 800 Injured. Tremendous Property Damage. MONTREAL

Leader · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 8

A New York message states that the toll of life and destruction of property, due to the strome and floods in the Miss[?] [?] has continued…

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Political. Gossip in the Lobbies. Sydney, Friday. The Political Cyclone

Leader · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 4

While Curious wind and rain were doing their wild work in the city and countryside this week, a political cyclone was raging between the Trades…

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U.S.A. Floods Still Rising. Enormous Death Roll. Thousands Homeless. VANCOUVER

Leader · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 1

A Kansas City message Mates that bitter member on Friday added to the horrors of thousands of the flood [?] Disease has [?]ckrn destitute…

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Cyclone's Toll One of Thirteen

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 9

Mr James Ha[?]kin (brother of Mr. Jack Ha[?]kin of Kandos), was one of the 13 victims in the w[?]eek of the yacht Bronza at…

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Storm Costs £250,000 SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

A reliable authority estimates the cost of the recent cyclone to the State at £250,000…

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Political Gossip in the Lobbies. Sydney, Friday. The Political Cyclone

Leader · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 6

While furious wind and rain were doing their wild work in the city and countryside this week, a political cyclone was raging between the Trades…

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The Mississippi Floods. Horrors of the Victims. Death Roll Still Increasing. VANCOUVER

Leader · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

A Kau[?]as City message states that bitter weather on Friday added in the horrors of thousands of the flood victims. Disease has stricken dest[?]ute…

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Death and Damage Whites and Negroes Drowned Floods in Mississippi Valley Vancouver

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

A message from Greenville, (Mississippl) states that more than 100 negroes were, drowned in the floods eighteen miles north of here…

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