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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Cablegrams [Through Reuter.] LONDON, Wednesday. Floods in Spain. Many Deaths Reported

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 6

A Madrid message states floods in the Barcelona district, demolished several villages, and 36 deaths are reported. A landslide, probably due to floods,…

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Movie Notes Realistic Storm Scenes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 9

The reason the storm scenes in "The Sea Beast," John Barrymore's latest production to be released throughout Australia by Master Pictures, are…

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Youth's Lucky Escape. Terrific Storm. Can Knocked from Hand

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 6

At Junee on Friday, Death flashed a sword of fire in Allan Boyton's face and passed by Daring a terrif[?]c storm which…

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Gold Find After Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 9

Considerable interest is being shown in the new gold find [?] [?]gala, about 40 miles from Tamworth. Land for a considerable distance has been…

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Cobham's Flight: Storm Still Raging. Worst Weather This Season. RANGOON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 1

A message from Alan Cobham states:— A bad storm continues to rage in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian…

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Terrific Storm. Lightning Does Damage. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 1

A violent storm passed over Fowler's Gap, north of Broken Hill, yesterday. The storm-sweet area was about four miles wide. Rain fall in…

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Cobham's Plight. Still Held up by Storm. CALCUTTA

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 1

Capt. Cobham, writing, says he is unable to leave owing to a report of a severe storm at Allahabad, which he has been unable to head off since…

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Swimming the Channel. Three More Attempts Disastrous Floods in England. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 1

A spell of summer weather, which was the hottest of the year, has encouraged a fresh series of channel swims. Miss MacLennan and Horace…

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Yesterday's Wires. Sydney, Friday. Floods in India

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 8

There has been an abnormal rainfall, 22 inches being recorded in three days, causing flood conditions in Central and Eastern India. Bridges on the…

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Final Gallops. Heavy Rain at Randwick SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 1

Heavy rein spoilt the galloping at Randwick this morning. The best times were five furlongs by Windbag and Stony in L3½; six furlongs by…

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More Rain. Storm Damage at Maitland

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 4

Yesterday morning showers fail in Glen Innes, registering 11 points of rain, making a total for the week of 95 points. Conditions were frosty…

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Kiely and "Frisco" McGALE. Verdict Not Wholly Popular

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 6

Gordon Kiely, 10.9, and the American "Frisco" McGale, 10.9½, fought a draw over 15 rounds at the Stadium last night…

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Two Hundred Drowned in Rapidly-rising Flood Extraordinary Scenes CALCUTTA

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 1

Over 200 lives were lost during a flood in the Mandalay district. Some extraordinary stories are told. The flood rose rapidly over the hou[?]…

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Goyra Shire Council Flooded Creeks. Mining Company's Appeal

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Guyra Shire Council, there were present: Crs. Green (president), Judge, Dutton, Browning, and Dunstan. An…

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200 Lives Lost Floods in Mandalay. (Router's Cable). Calcutta

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 4

Over 200 lives were lost during a flood in the Maudalay district Some extraordinary stories are told. The flood rose rapidly over the houses,…

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Flood Warning. Heavy Rains in South Australia. ADELAIDE

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 1

A warning has been issued by the Police to residents to be prepared for another flood in the Henley Beach district, as a result of the rapid rise…

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Out of the Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 5

This big picture will be screened at the Grand Theatre to-night. The following are some of the scenes:— They immerged from the great…

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Storm in Bush

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 6

Big trees wore mapped and a passage cut through the bush during a remarkable windstorm on Dorrigo Mountain. The force of the wind was…

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Storm in Bush

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 6

Big trees were snapped and a passage cut through the bush during a remarkable windstorm on Dorrigo Mounmendous. It struck heavy scrub about…

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Floods at Launceston. Lowland Inundated. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 6

Launceston is experiencing the worst food known for about 20 years. All the low-lying land adjacent to the city is inundated, and stock has been…

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