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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

376 stories in New England's papers · page 13 of 19

SILENCE. Airship Italia Overdue. Lost in Raging Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 2

The German newspaper Tageblatt' reports that General Nobile's airship Italia is missing…

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Missing Italia Was There a Signal? Snow storm Causes Delay. LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 1

A report from King's Bay says, that the supposed, signal, from the Italia, said to have been picked up on Sunday night, was not reported earlier…

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Swept Away by Floods Canadian Towns Hooded. VANCOUVER

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 1

A big dam at Chicoutimi (Quebec), which has been holding back a million logs for ten days against the heavy pressure of flood waters from Lake…

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Swept Away by Floods Canadian Towns Flooded

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 4

A big dam at Chicontimi (Quebec), which has been holding back a million logs for ten days against the heavy pressure of flood waters from Lake…

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Flooding Out A Town

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 June 1928 · page 4

The prosperous little Victorian town of, Tallangatta --on the opposite side of Albury on the Murray River --is doomed. It will be swallowed up by…

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Flooding Out A Town

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 2

The prosperous little Victorian town of Tallangatta—on the opposite side of Albury on the Murray River—is doomed. It will be swallowed up by…

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Floods in Victoria. Wide Areas Submerged. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 1

Serious floods threaten the Shepparton district (Victoria), owing to the river Goulburn rising to flood level. Low lying areas are already…

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Great Storm Damage Sydney Gale swept SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 1

Last night's storm caused tremendous damage all along the coast and in the city and suburbs. At times the wind grew to a [?]plocity of eight…

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Heavy Rain in Parts North and North-west Benefit

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 4

Rain commenced to fall in Glen Innes early yesterday morning and at 9 a.m. the registration was 58 points. Yesterday and last night were…

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Terrific Storm. Much Damage Done

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 1

Tremendous damage was caused along the coast by last night's terrific storm and also in the city and suburbs. At times the wind attained a…

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Newcastle Gale. Heavy Damage. Velocity of 100 M.P.H. NEWCASTLE

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 1

The force of the gale at Newcastle yesterday morning attained a velocity of 100 miles per hour. Shipping was seriously affected and several…

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Floods of Evidence

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 June 1928 · page 2

"Why don't you send for the plumber?" "Stupid! Can't you see he has been?"…

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Gales at Sea Steamers Delayed SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 1

Captain Hansen, master of the Corrimal, stated to-day that he believes one of the steamers which he righted early yesterday may be the…

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Fierce Gale Ship Turns Over. Only One Survivor. Tragedy in Stockton Bight. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

Draedse Guiseppi (36) is apparently the sole survivor of the wrecked steamer "Whtie Bay in the Stockton Bight, near Newcastle. He was round Iving exhausted on the beach. He explained…

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Air Disaster. Twenty-one Pianes Involved. Storm Strikes Flying Squadron. (Reuter's Cable). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 6

Twenty-one millitary bombing planes were carrying out night flying between Nancy and Le Bourget Airdrome, when a sudden storm struck the formation,…

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Exciting Experience. Hit by Cyclone

The Uralla Times · Thursday 21 June 1928 · page 2

Mr and Mrs F. G. Taylor had an exciting experience at Terrigal during the recent cyclonic storm. Mr Taylor writes from Sydney:—…

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Storm in Sydney. To-Day's Conditions. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 1

One of the heaviest storms in the annals of Sydney occurred this morning. The rain was accompanied by hail and within a few…

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V.P. PONIES. Heavy Rain Causes Postponement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 1

The meeting of the Victoria Park Raeing Club, fixed for to-day, was abandoned owing to heavy rain…

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Exciting Experience. Hit by Cyclone

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Taylor had an exciting experience at Terrigal during the recent cyclonic storm. Mr. Taylor writes from Sydney:…

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Latest Wires Sydney, Monday. Torrential Rain. Sydney's Deluge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 4

One of the heaviest storms recorded broke over Sydney and suburbs this morning. Torrential rain fell accompanied by hail, awl ail lov-lying parts…

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