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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

219 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 11

Storms in Cuba 650 Persons Were Killed in Hurricane on Wednesday 65Oo People Homeless. (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, October 21

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 1

A message from llavana reports that more than 65O persons wero killed in.Wednesday's hu[?]ane and an unknown number injured. About 650[?]…

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Storms in Cuba 650 Persons Were Killed in Hurricane on Wednesday [?]500 People Homeless. (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, October 21

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 2

A message from Havana reports that more than 650 persons were killed in Wednesday's hurricane and an unknown number injured. About 6500…

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Storm This Morning

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 2

The earlier part of last night was on the warm side but after midnight a change worked up, there being a fairly high wind accompanied by vivid…

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Immigration Flooding of the State Alleged by Mr. Baddeley Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Labor, referring to recent statements made by Mr. C. W. Oakes, M.L.C., with regard to immigration, remarked…

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Storms in Britain Frosts Cause Heavy Losses to Growers of Root Crops (Router's Message.) London, October 26

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 1

A series of violent storms inangurated the winter in Scotland, where several churches were struck by lightning and great havoc was done to the…

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Train in a Gale

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 November 1926 · page 4

'A train from Sydney to Goulburn was nearing Murray's Flats on Friday morning when it struck a gale (says a Sydney message in the…

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Storm in Italy Ligurian Coast Affected (A.p.a. Mesasge.) London, November 2

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 November 1926 · page 1

A Genoa message says that a violent storm on the Ligurian coast flooded portion of the city and damaged roads and the harbor. The storm wrecked…

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Don't Flood Carburettor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 3

The average driver, when his engine refuses to start, has few ideas beyond flooding the carburettor, and when this has been done once or twice his case…

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Storms in New Zealand Much Damage Reported by Floods in All Parts Gale in South Island

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 November 1926 · page 4

During floods in New Zealand many people had to leave their homes hurriedly for higher country, and at one place old-age pensioners were rescued from a…

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Floods in Italy a City Over Whelmed. (Special to "The Miner.") London. November 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 1

A report from Milan slates that 30 persons lost their lives, 100 are injured. and 10.000 homeless as a result of floctds in the south-east portion of…

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Schoolhouse Collapses During Storm in U.S.A. 14 Children Killed (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, November 9

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 1

A Washington message says that 14 persons mostly children, were killed and 30 injured when a violent windstorm demolished a schoolhouse at the…

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Barque Buffeted in Storm Off America Two of the Crew Lost Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 4

A thrilling story was told by the crew of the Finnish barque Killoran, which has arrived at Sydney after a stormy voyage from Callac, South…

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Cyclone in Melbourne Many Houses Unroofed Damage to Shipping Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 1

The city was swept by a cyclonic storm last night. Considerable damage was caused, many houses being unroofed. A large number of boats were…

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Severe Sydney Storm Lightning Kills a Man and Injures Another Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 1

Sydney and suburbs were swept by a severe storm yesterday, accompanied by high wind and rain. Two men, John Baxter, and John Seeney, were…

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Storms in Pacific Liner Makes Port with Coal Exhausted (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, November 22

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 1

A Victoria (British Columbia) message says:—With her fuel completely exhausted by a battle with a storm in the North Pacific, the liner…

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Buffeted in Storm Chew of Sailing Vessel Suffer Great Privations Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 1

A small French suiling vessel from New Caledonia, with a crow of four, arrived in Johnstone River yesterday suffering severely from the effects of…

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Great Damage Is Done by Floods in Spain (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 4

A Madrid message says that great damage has been done by floods in most of the Spanish provinces. Several deaths are reported. It is staled…

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Great Damage Is Done by Floods in Spain (A.p.a. Message.) London, November 25

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1926 · page 8

A Madrid message says that great damage has been done by floods in most of the Spanish provinces. Several deaths are reported. It is stated…

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Trapped by a Flood Men's Narrow Escape Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1926 · page 4

Two men in a motor car had a narrow escape from drowning in the Coonatta Creek, near. Peterborough, 154 miles north of Adelaide, on…

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Record Flood in U.S.A. (Published by arrengement)

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 December 1926 · page 2

The Joint Legislative Committee of the American Federation of Labour, the Moderation League and other bodies, in a joint memarandam to the U.S.A. Senate's…

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