Victims of the Storm Three Men Electrocuted
On Tuesday the wind sprang up again in Sydney, and further damage was done. Roofs, weakened by previous buffetings, were torn off,…
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Floods & storms, 1927
739 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 37
Violent Gales. on Moroccan Coast. Many Vessels Lost. London, April 14
News comes from Madrid that violent gales are reported from Melilla, Morocco Numbers of vessels grounded and sank, rescue being…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Launch Disaster Wrecked in Cyclone. Eight Bodies Recovered; Three Missing
The fatalities in Sydney and suburbs attributable to the storm now number 16. The bodies of eight persons who were drowned in a launch disaster in Botany Bay have been recovered. Three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Royal Show. Heavy Losses Through Storm. Sydney
The losses of the Royal Agricultural Society, as a result of the rain is unofficially estimated at more than £25,000. The ring events were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Cyclone Two Towns Wrecked. Heavy Death Roll. MONTREAL, April 13
A San Antonio message says the town of Rock Springs was wrecked by cylonic winds while the inhabitants slept. Sixty-eight bodies have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Revolt Feared. in Spanish Morocco. Aftermath of Storm. Montreal, April 15
A message states that a revolt in Spanish Morocco is feared, as an aftermath of the Mediterranean storm, which swept the Spanish North…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Thirty-two Inches of Rain. Flood Damage at Bungwahl
It is reported that from the 15th to the 22nd instant, 3200 points at rain fell at Bunwahl. There was no loss of life, but extensive damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dungog. Damage by the Floods
Reports continue to come to hand of the damage done by the late flood rainss, Dungog's Easter deluge was responsible for 1227 points in all,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ayrfield No. 1 Flooded
Ayrfield No. 1 colliery was seriously flooded on Thursday morning. A subsidence in the swamp area caused a big inrush of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roads Damaged by Flood
Although it is not yet possible to ascertain the amount of damage done to roads in the Tarro Shire area till the water recedes, it is certain that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Slowly Receding
The Hunter River, continues to fall slowly, The Belmore Bridge gauge, at midday showed 19 feet. The water is runnign out strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disease Stricken U.S.A. Flood Sufferers Toll Mounting Up. Severe Frost Destroys Crops. Vancouver, April 22
'A' Kansas City message says: Bitter weather on Friday added to the horrors experienced by thousands of the flood victims. Disease has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mississippi River. Destructive Floods. New York, April 18
Floods have now inundated extensive fertile areas bordering the Mississippi River, and 22,000 inhabitants are refugees. Rail traffic in many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage by Floods. Water Board's Works. Between £4000 and £5000
The chief engineer of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board reported at the weekly meeting that the water supply had not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Flooded
Cessnock was again flooded on Friday night and Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight a cloud appeared to burst over the town, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dungog Flooded. Dungog
Dungog is experiencing another flood to-day as a result of the incessant rain yesterday and last night. All low-lying lands is submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bullahdelah Isolated. Biggest Flood Ever Known. Bullahdelah
Since Friday evening over 20 inches of rain have fallen here, and it is still raining. The biggest flood ever known in the Myall and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stanhope Flooded Lamb's Creek Highest for Years. Stanhope
Further heavy rains have fallen. Light rain fell on Monday, followed by a thunderstorm, which brought heavy rains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned at Booral. Washed Away in Flooded River
Richard Davies, of the Branch Mill, near Booral, was drowned on Saturday night while attempting to cross the Branch River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American Floods Great Loss of Life (By Cable) Montreal, Thursday
A New York message states that the gravity of the disaster caused by the floods and cyclones is increasing hourly. At present it is estimated that 160…
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