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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

289 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 15

500 Lives Lost Madagascar Cyclone Appalling Destruction. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 5

A message from Port Louis reports that appalling destruction was caused by at cyclone on the east coast of Madagascar. It is reported that 500 lives were lost, and…

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Madagascar Cyclone Much Destruction of Property. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 5

Later messages from port Louis, on the coast of Madagascar, state that while the death-roll of 500 in the cyclone and tidal wave, is slightly exaggerated,…

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Floods in Argentina Eleven Deaths Result. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 5

A message from Junjui, Argentina, states that 11 persons are known to be dead, as the result of record-breaking floods and torrential rains in that section…

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Rainfall and Flood Reports

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 8

Dr. Earle Page, M.H.R., has received the following letter from the Deputy-Director of Posts and Telegraphs:-- "Sir,--With reference to my communication of 71027…

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Japanese Calamity Official Figures Flood Rains Increase Suffering Tokio

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 5

The earthquake returns are coming in slowly. It is believed that the officially compiled deaths number 2301, injured 4252, and houses destroyed…

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Furious Elements Storm in Sydney Traffic Disorganised. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

A heavy storm broke over the metropolitan area last night, accompanied by vivid lightning and violent claps of thunder. The suburban train services,…

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Argentina Floods Death and Devastation. Buenos Ayres

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

Twenty persons are known to be dead and many families are homeless in the province of Juyjuy as the result of the Argentina floods. There has also been…

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Abo Weather Prophet Another Flood in June

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 7

Mr. John Curtis, the Whiporie weather prophet, is an Australian aboriginal, who is well known on the Richmond and Clarence Recently Mr. Curtis forecasted the…

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37 DEAD Storm in Arkansas Two Hundred Injured Towns Wrecked by "Twister Tornado." Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

A message from Little Rock (Arkansas) states that 37 persons are known to be dead, 12 are missing, and over 200 are injured as a result…

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Cyclone Damage

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 4

The cyclone damage in Cairns and suburbs in estimated by the Police Department as exceeding [?]64,000. The department considers that this will be…

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The Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 4

All nature seemed wrapt in a silence rare. As calm before storm, 'neath the midday 'glare…

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Up Again Rivers in Queensland Further Heavy Rain. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 5

The greater part of southern Queensland received another soaking during the past 24 hours, while indications-point to a continuance of wet conditions…

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The Storm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 9

All Nature seemed wrapt in a silence rare, As calm before storm, 'neath the midday glare Of a burning sun on a thirst [?]ched…

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Seventy Deaths Floods in Argentine. Buenos Ayres

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 5

Floods in Jujuis Province in the extreme north-west of the Argentine, have resulted in over 70 deaths…

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Telegrams Floods in W.A. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 5

Heavy floods are reported in West Australia. Rivers in the north-west are flooded and the railway near Wongan is submerged…

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Farmer Drowned in Flooded Gully

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon Mr. James Hook, a dairy farmer, was drowned when returning to his home at Cedar Pocket, near Gympie. Mr. Hook left home…

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Three Days Up Tree to Escape Flood Waters. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 5

When the flood waters subsided at Murchison the body of William Heron was found His companion, George Woodley, said…

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Indian Cyclone. Train Lifted Off Line. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 5

A cyclone at Chittagong North-east Bengal, blew away bodily the school, market, and houses, and lifted a train off the…

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Tropical Disturbances a Special Forecast Floods on North Coast Likely. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, to-night issued the following special forecast:--Tropical disturbances between New Caledonia and the central…

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Heavy Storms Dameage in America. Kansas City

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 5

Storms brought two to five inches of rain in the south-west, flooding hundreds of small streams in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Thousands of acres of…

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