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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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The Wallamba Deluged Biggest Flood on Record. Heavy Losses Sustained

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 3

The highest and most devastating flood in the history of the Wallamba River district has just been experienced, registrations made showing…

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Flood Fatality. Man Drowned at Karauk

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 6

Mr. Richard Davey, The Branch. Karauk, near Port Stephens, was drowned in the flood waters on Good Friday evening. It appears that be…

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Flood Damage Shire Council's Sympathy

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

A special meeting of the Manning Shire Council was held on Tuesday the principal assistance in being to seek Government assistance in repairing…

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Flood News

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

Over at Glenthorne Mr. Harry Nixon lost twelve heifers about a year old. They were trapped by the rising waters from up the creek and…

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Saved From Flood Woman's Fine Work. a Manning Incident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

The serious losses of stock sustained by farmers in the Wallamba district, through absence of warning, during the recent floods, would…

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Queensland Flood Tragedy Poignant Story at Inquest

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 1

At the inquest last week into the deaths of a number of Italians who lost their lives in the recent flood in the Herbert River district, a dramatic…

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Flood Damage Manning Shire Seeks Relief. £4250 Main Roads—£3000 Other Roads

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the Manning Shire Council was held on Tuesday to deal with flood matters. There were present: Crs. H. E. Milligan (President)…

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Flood Incidents on the Wallamba

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 1

A correspondent writes as follows:— On Good Friday the residents witnessed one of the largest floods…

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American Floods. Montreal

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 4

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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Flood Damage in Manning Shire. Government Assistance Needed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 6

A special meeting of the Manning Shire Council was held on Tuesday last to consider the damage caused by the recent floods…

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Wallamba Flood

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 8

At Nabiae, Constable Turnbull and Mr. A. C. Magennis did especially good work. They were out all Good Friday night up to their waists in…

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Flood Damage. Manning Shire Seeks Relief. £4250 Main Roads--£8000 Other Roads

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 April 1927 · page 11

A meeting of the Manning Shire Council, was held on Tuesday to deal with flood matters. There were present: Crs. H. E. Milligan (President)…

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Stroud Shire Flood Damage

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1927 · page 2

A special meeting of Stroud Shire Council was held on Friday last to consider the damage caused by the recent flood rains. The Engineer…

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Latest Cables. New Orleans Flood

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 May 1927 · page 2

Montreal, Monday: A New York message states that the flood situation at New Orleans is generally' believed to be more…

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Mississippi Floods

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 5

ESTIMATES by the Secretary for Commerce (Mr. Hoover) place the death roll in the Mississippi floods at between 200 and 400. More than 250…

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Moon's Age and Thunderstorms

The Northern Champion · Sunday 8 May 1927 · page 7

Many meteorologists and astronomers have drawn attention from time to time to a connection between the occurrence of thunderstorms and the age of the…

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Latest Cables. American Floods

The Northern Champion · Sunday 8 May 1927 · page 4

New Orleans, Thursday: The crest of Mississippi River flood is moving southward at the rate of 50 miles a day, leaving…

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American Floods. New Orleans

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 2

The coast guards have rescued over 3000 refugees in a desperate plight. It is now believed that no others are in immediate…

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The Timber Industry Retarded by Floods

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 4

The District Forester Mr. H. J. Lyne has just returned from a visit of inspection in the Southern part of his district and reports that the…

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The Book Flood

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 7

Every publishing season—and we are now in the middle of a new one—books, and more books, pour forth from the presses. How many are…

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