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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

11 stories in Illawarra's papers

The Track of the Storm Monday's Storm the Worst for Years

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

The storm found its kindred element in the electricity transmission line on Monday night and near Bombo at the substation blew the whole three fuses…

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

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 4

The Joint Legislative Committee of the American Federation of Labor, the Moderation League and other bodies, in a joint memorandum to the U.S.A…

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"Wings of the Storm."

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

All lovers of animals should make a point of seeing the Wm. Fox picture of the above title at Kiama's Own on Thursday next…

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The Storm

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 9

Residents of Wollongong and district will long remember Easter, 1927 as being the most cheerless ever experienced. For the week ended 9…

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The Storm. at Unanderra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

Our Unanderra correspondent writes:—The rainfall registered at Unanderra post office from Thursday until Tuesday was 17 inches, 26 points, which…

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Severe Storm. Heavy Rainfall. Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 12

The 1927 Easter Holidays will long be remembered owing to the stormy weather conditions associated with them. Saturday's weather was considered bad and…

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Westerly Gale

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 2

A house in course of erection in the Avenue, Corrimal, was blown down during Monday night's westerly gale. A coincidence is that the same…

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The Big Flood 7Published by arrangement)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 26

According to a compilation printed in the "Herald-Tribune" (New York) "the net result of national Prohibition has been to increase the annual…

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Monday Night's Gale. Considerable Damage Done at Corrimal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 13

On Monday night last one of the [?]cest gales in the history of Corrimal struck that town and rendered considerable damage. Sheets of iron…

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Thunderstorm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 10

A very severe crash of thunder was experienced in some parts of the district on Tuesday, accompanied by a vivid flash of lightning. In some parts…

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Severe Storm. at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 14

At about 1 p.m. last Sunday a terrific rain and wind storm broke over Port Kembla. Old residents of the Port say they have never seen anything…

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