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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Floods in Country. Serious Damage. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 5

Floods have occurred on the Macquarie, Castlereagh, Hunter and Wollondilly Rivers, the Macquarie having risen 40 feet in two days. Wellington…

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Gale and Flood. In, Parts of State

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

On Wednesday night a heavy gale swept over portions of the State. The Central Tablelands received some of the heaviest falls for the…

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Leap for Life. Fire and Gale

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

In a howling gale, one of the most sensational fires in the history of New Zealand occurred at Eltham on Wednesday and resulted in four…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Friday. FLOODS

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 4

Floods have occurred in the Macquarie, Castlereagh, Hunter and Wollondilly rivers. The Macquarie rose 40 feet in two…

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Fine Rescue. a Flood Ingident. Walking Along Telegraph Wires

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 3

A heroic rescue was carried out during the height of the flood on the Macquarie River on Thursday night. Guerie bridge was threatened by…

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Suspended From Wires. Heroic Flood Rescue

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 2

A heroic rescue was carried out during the height of the flood on the Macquarie River. Geurie Bridge was threatened by…

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Heroic Rescue. Macquarie Flood Episode

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 April 1926 · page 4

A heroic rescue was carried out during the height of the flood on the Macquarie River Geurie bridge was threatened by the flood waters and…

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Cyclone at Trangie. Fifty Homeless

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 5

The tail-end of a violent cyclone struck Trangie late on Tuesday afternoon, and caused extensive damage. Two women were injured badly…

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Kitchener. Story of Death. at Sea in a Storm

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 1

The "Dally Express" features a striking article by Mr. A. C. Fox Davies, the barrister, who, in war time, served with the law branch…

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Storm at Crocki. Post Office Struck

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 4

One of the most severe storms in the history of Jones' Island passed over that locality between 3.30 and 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon…

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Gale at Goulburn

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 6

Monday night was one of the worst in Goulburn's history. After a day of wind, sleet, and flurries of flying snow, the wind increased at sunset…

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Flood of Migrants. Figures in Commons

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 May 1926 · page 3

Replying to questions in the House of Commons, the Secretary for the Dominions, Mr. Amery. told Lord Apsley that, between January 1 and…

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The Manning from 1865. What Happened Fifty Five Years Ago. Selected From the Files of the Manning River News." Published in Tinonee by the Late Horace Dean. The First Paper Printed on the Manning River. ARTICLE No. 69. an Old Time Flood in the Manning

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 8

When we promised last week to supply our readers with details of the damage occasioned by the flood of Thursday last, we firmly believed…

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Floods. Police Warning

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 3

This morning Sergeant Robinson informed us that a message had been received by Inspector Pritzler from the Superintendent of Police…

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Uralla Weathers Storm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1926 · page 3

A Brisbane correspondent Saturday last, wrote the following account of the maiden voyage of the Uralla:—The North Coast Steam Navigation…

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The Garden Island of Australia This Vision Splendid of Majestic Seascape, Smiling Valleys and Rugged Mountains. Storm Bay, New Norfolk and National Park

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1926 · page 4

Every season, tourists flock to Tasmania in countless thousands to delight in the change of climate and to view the scenery. The majority…

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Cloud-turrets and Storms

The Northern Champion · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 7

A scientific explanation of the connection, between the imposing masses of cumulus clouds, piled up in aspiring white turrets, which are popularly called "thunder…

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No Rain for 34 Years. Then a Ninety Day Deluge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 7

The torrential rains, which fell almost continually for pinety days along the western coast of Peru, literally changed the face of the…

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The Garden Island of Australia the Vision Splendid of Majestic Seascape, Smiling Valleys and Rugged Mountains. Storm Bay, New Norfolk and National Park

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 3

Every season, tourists flock to Tasmania in countless thousands to delight in the change of climate and to view the scenery. The majority…

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Heavy Rain

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

On Thursday morning rain commenced to fall and continued steadily until Friday morning. The weather was still showery when we went…

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