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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

82 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 5

Floods in Queensland Heavy Railway Damage

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 9

A line of 142 miles out, from Cairns ia so badly damaged that it would need £20,000 to effect repairs; and, as the line lost £40,000 on last year's…

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Current Topics a Dry Storm

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

The storm at Forbes last night was noisy, dusty and spectacular, and that was about the sum total of it The rain drops could be counted, and…

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FLOODS In Queensland 15 Lives Lost (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

The latest particulars from Queensland in connection with the floods show that at Ingham 15 lives were lost, mostly Italians…

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Horse in Tree Remarkable Discovery After Floods (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 1

After the floods in Cairns had subsided a remarkable discovery was made near Fig-Tree, Creek. A horse, still alive, was found in…

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Alaskan Storm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

An Alaskan message received from the sea, says that the safety of 1000 fishermen and about 150 vessels, is unknown. On Saturday, following…

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Storm Tactics of Birds

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 4

The power of the winds is dreaded by almost all ordinary birds, and an instinctive knowledge seems to be possessed by them that if they once…

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Severe Thunderstorm

Western Champion · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 11

A thunderstorm of unusual severity passed over Cooks Myalls on Thursday afternoon. At. Mr. F. W. Giles' ("Jessefield,") 190 points were…

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The Man Who Watched Through the Storm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

When rain and hurricane swept the streets of Arecibo clean of every human being the townfolk, looking from their seaward windows, used to…

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Royal Show Opened In Heavy Rain (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 1

The Royal Sydney Show opened to-day. Rain tell heavily, and the judging of cattle was carried out under…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Storm-Tossed Sydney. Several Lives Lost

Western Champion · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 11

Six lives were lost, several people were injured and a vast amount of property damage was caused by the 6½ miles-an-hour cyclone, which, roaring…

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Appalling Disaster Hundreds Dead Floods and Cyclones in America (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 1

A cable from Montreal via New York states that the gravity of the disaster caused by floods and cyclones is increasing hourly…

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Monument Destroyed. Storm Shatters Late Governor's Memorial

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

A fine memorial erected by public subscription to the honor and memory of the late State Governor, Sir Walter Davidson, .at South Head, was…

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Flood Damage 300 Lives Lost (By Wire)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 1

A message from Memphis states that while it is impossible to state definitely the number of persons known to be dead as a result of the…

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Latest News Gigantic Disaster. Floods in Mississippi River. a Grave Situation. 300,000 Homeless— 350 Drowned

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 May 1927 · page 2

A New Orleans message states that the floods, which have hitherto been, tragic enough, have assumed the proportions of a…

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New Orlean Floods. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1927 · page 5

Advices from Montreal, dated Monday, say that from New York comes a message that the New Orleans flood situation is generally believed to be…

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Half Million Homeless Floods in America (By Wire)[?] Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 1

A New Orleans cable, states that the crest of the Missisippi River flood is moving southward, at the rate of 50 miles a day, leaving an…

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Flood Warnings

Cowra Free Press · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 1

The Water Conservation and lrrigation Commission advised that from April 11, 1927, the gauge on the Lachlan River at Wyangla…

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Terriblie Floods And Earthquake Shocks 330,000 Homeless (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 1

A Vicksburgh cable via Montreal states that approximately 12,000 square miles are inundated in the Southern floods area…

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The Gentle Cyclone

Western Champion · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 10

An old favorite, Buck Jones, returns to Parkes on Saturday night in "The Gentle Cyclone." Buck Jones pictures are sure entertainers, and…

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Flood Warnings

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 6

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission has advised the Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce that on April 11,…

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