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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

739 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 37

Many Lives Lost Disastrous Floods in Queensland. Fifteen Italians Drowned Cairns Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 3

Twelve lives were lost in the floods in the Ingham district (Q.). Cairns reports that the…

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Twenty-two Drowned Queensland Flood's Death Roll. One Hundred Thousand Pounds Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 5

Later reports from the flood areas show the death roll to be about 22. The majority of those who lost…

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"Worst on Record." the Cairns Cyclone. Disastrous Floods

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 6

Says a Brisbane report on Friday last:— Disastrous floods are being experienced in the North of Queensland as a…

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Cairns Cyclone. Death Roll Grows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 4

Over thirty people, it is believed lost their lives in the floods which devastated North Queensland…

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Storm's Awful Toll. Twenty Dead and Many Missing. Northern Queensland Suffers. BRISBANE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 3

Twenty lives have been lost and many people are missing as the result of the cyclone. At Beamerside, whole families have…

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The Floods. Forty-five Drowned. Queensland Damage. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 5

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

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Queensland Floods. Later Particulars. Twenty Lives Lost

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

Later particulars than those given in another portion of this issue, state that seventeen human beings are known to have perished in the great…

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Queensland Floods Death Roll Probably 22. (By Telegraph.) Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

The latest reports from the flood areas show the death roll to be about 22. The majority of those who lost their lives in the Ingham district were…

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Queensland Floods Loss of Life Feared

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 4

It was feared at the week-end that the disastrous floods in the North of Queensland would result in great loss of life. The Tully River was six miles…

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Flood Relief Sports Meeting of Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 5

A further meeting of the Flood Relief Committee was held in the Council Chambers last evening, when Mr George Perkins presided over a large…

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Schooner Wrecked. Caught in Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

The Alma, a 50-ton sailing boat, has been wrecked at Gould Island (Q). with a crew of seven, all aboriginals. While returning from a voyage to…

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Heavy Death Roll. Victims of Queensland Cyclone. Damage at Cairns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 7

The death-roll of the cyclone which swept the north of Queensland last week is growing. It has been definitely…

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Cairns Cyclone Death Roll Grows

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 4

Thirty-six people, it is believed, lost their lives in the floods which devastated North Queensland. Nine bodies have been recovered at…

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Heavy Toll. Californian Storms. More Than Twenty Killed. Montreal, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 5

'A' San Francisco message states that wind, rain, and snow storms have combined to exact a heavy toll of lives and property in many parts…

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Battle for Life. Lugger in Cyclone. Black Boys Save Whites. British

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 5

The lugger Sunshine, which went to the bottom off Dunk Island durning the recent cyclonic weather, has a sensational experience…

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North Queensland Flood Townships Without Food. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

A message from Cairns states that the residents of Etheridge district have been without trains since January 13. Food had been rationed for a week, but…

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Cairns Cyclone. Death Roll Grows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 9

Thirty-six people, it is believed, lost their lives in the floods which devastated North Queensland. Nine bodies have been recovered at…

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Cyclone's Toll. Death Roll Now 36. Damage at Cairns. Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 8

The list of deaths due to last week's cyclone is gradually growing. In the Ingham district alone the fatalities number 24, while 12 are reported…

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Toll of Life. the Queensland Flood. Big Loss of Stock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

It is estimated that damage, amounting to £300,000. has been caused by floods in the Herbert district (Q.). The loss…

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Letters to the Editor. the South Channel and Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 3

Sir,—Mr. Cunningham will accept the assurance of an old acquaintance of his family, that the words "smart young teacher," were used in their…

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