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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

72 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 4

Fear of Pestilence Floods in America New York

The Independent · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 2

A new Orleans messager, says Mr. Hoover, in a plca for the addition of £2,000,000 declared that the doods culmination will see upwards of [?]…

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Mississippi Floods 600,000 Destitute Fears of Pestilence

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1927 · page 3

New Orleans reports that Mr. Hoover, in a plea to the nation for an additional two million dollars, dec[?] that the flood's culmination will see…

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Mississippi Floods. New Orleans Out of Danger. New Orleans (U.S.A.), May 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 20

Residents of New Iberia, on the east bank of the Bayou Teche, who up to this time have scorned the thought that the flood waters of the Mississippi…

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Telegrams Village [?] Out by Cyclone London

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 3

A message fr[?] states that one of the worst cyclones experienced in the [?] out the [?] of Lingren Holth[?] and Lind[?]…

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In a Snow Storm at Omeo

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 2

Dragging and half carrying his [?] Inspector Spargo, of the Country Roads Board, sayed his ass[?] Vernon lane, from a snowstorm [?]…

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Storm Near [?]

The Independent · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 4

On Friday afternoon, [?] deratorm suddenly developed heavy rain fell as Hay [?] and six o'clock, registering [?]…

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Cyclone Hits Buncaree. Victorian Town Wrecked. Terrifying Effects of Racing Wind. Ballarat

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 3

A cyclone swept over a 15 milo stretch of the district around Ballarat on Sunday afternoon, causing tremendous have and half wrecking the…

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Football. Tables Turned. Rutherglen 11.11 Defeats Corowa 3.13. Heavy Rain Spoils Play

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 3

Following close on the type of play observed In some of Corowa's losing battles this season, wherein the red and blacks showed a vigorous and…

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The Big Flood. (Published by Arrangement.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 4

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

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The Big Flood. (Published by Arrangement)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 2

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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The Big Flood (Published by arrangement)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 4

According to the campilation printed in the “Herald Tribune” (New York) “the net result of national [?]hibition [?] to in…

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Obituary Mrs. Alfred Gale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 6

Mrs. Amy Elizabeth Gale, wife of Mr. Alfred Gale, of Northstreet, Albury, and formerly of Balldale, died in a private hospital at Albury on…

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Floods in China Shanghai

The Independent · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 2

More than 1000 natives of S [?] Anhwei were drowned and many [?] thousands are destitute or homeless, [?]duc to a sudden rise in the Yangtse and[?]…

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Cloudburst Causes Flood Twenty-five Drowned when Bridge Collapses VANCOUVER

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 3

A message from Mexico City states that twenty-five persons were drowned when a bridge over the Contepy River collapsed…

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Destructive New Zealand Storm. Wellington (N.z.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

A violent storm passed over Westport early to-day, causing widespread damage. Many buildings, including the school house, were completely…

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Mathoura Accident Flood Waters High

The Independent · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

While shunting in the station yards the engine of the 7.15 a.m. goods train from Deniliquin had [?] of accidents the first [?]when the…

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A Newfoundland Storm. Fifty Lives Lost. VANCOUVER

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

A message from St. John, Newfoundland, states that the death roll, as a result of Thursday's storm is still mounting. Fifty persons are now…

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Floods in Galacia Inundate 12 V[?]lages Fifty Death Reported London

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 3

A Berlin message states that [?] deaths have been [?] as the result of the Gala[?] floods Twelve village have [?]nundated…

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The Lower River. Request for a Flooding. Commission Unable to Comply

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 2

On Monday, 29th August, a deputation consisting of Cr. Geo. R. Horton and Engineer D. C. Pagan, from War[?] Shire, and Messrs. J. E…

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