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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Week-end Rain. Wind Storm at Longreach. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 1

Light to heavy rain fell fairly generally over the State during the weekend and some thunderstorms were recorded…

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Cyclone at Longreach A Youth Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

Considerable damage was done at Long reach during the week-end by a windstorm, which blew with hurricane force for an hour…

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Wind or Lightning? Storm Damages Building

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

During a heavy storm at Kelly's Plains, on Saturday, evening, a substantial block of outbuildings on Mr. Charles Fuchs' property suffered…

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WASHAWAYS Flood Rains Cause Damage SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

Information reached the Railway Department last night to the effect that the Bourke mail train had been delayed, owing to washaways on the…

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Traffic Help Up Flood Rains on Sunday Much Crop Damage Plea for Dry Spell

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

Though the town of Glen Innes received only s light shower on fluster afternoon, there was heavy downpour in parts of the…

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A Deluge At'gostwyck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

Gostwyck Station was apparently the centre of Wednesday's storm, says the Uralla "Times." The rain fell in torrents, and in a very short time a…

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Storms Arm1dale Gets Them. Plenty of Rain Now. Motorists Held Up for Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

Armidale has bad a series of storms since Friday last that should prove sufficient for a short time at least. About 6.20 p.m. on Saturday, the…

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To-Day's Telegrams (Continued from Page 1.) a Civic Storm. Allegations and Denials. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 4

Alleging maladministration on the part of the town clerk, and following the council's refusal to bold an inquiry into administration of its…

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Terrific Storm in Sydney Walls Blown Down Fierce Lightning Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 1

Heavy damage was done in the suburbs by yesterday's storm. Walls were blown down at several places and struck by lightning, and…

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Flood Ends in Tragedy. Young Man Drowned in Dumaresq Creek. While Attempting to Cross on Horseback

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 6

Recurrent floods in Dumaresq Creek ended in tragedy on Tuesday evening, when Michael Henry Archer, aged [?] years, lost his life while essaying a…

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Gale in England. Fourteen Persons Killed. LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 1

The death roll of the week-end gale in England is fourteen persons. There were many gallant lifeboat rescues around the coast. Scores of small…

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Western Cyclone Convent School in Ruins. Child Killed by Flying Iron

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 1

The damage as a result of Friday's cyclone is much more extensive than was originally estimated. St. Camillus Convent school, in which there…

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Flooding the Carburettor From the Radiator

The Uralla Times · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 4

Many owners dislike having to lift the bonnet every morning when about to start off in order to flood the carburettor, and for them the…

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Flood Rains To-days Deluge North East Gale-swept Tremendous Damage to Crops

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

Somewhat surprisingly--on top of promising evidentes of a clearup in the weather--a general rain set in from the east during last…

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Gale's Heavy Toll Dead Number Fourteen

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

London—The death roll of the weekend gale in England numbers four teen Many gallant [?] rescues were made around the coast and…

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Flood Damage Roads Suffer Severely Many Requests to Severn Shire Council Two Concrete Crossings Damaged

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 9

A sequel to the [?]ood rains throughout the district in the past shows is the large member of requests for repair work submitted…

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Cyclonic Storm. Extensive Damage. BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

A storm of cyclonic force broke over Tweed Heads and Coolangatta yesterday. Many buildings were demolished and the damage is estimated…

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Guyra P., A. & H. Association. Annual Show Marred by Heavy Rain

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

THE 23rd EXHIBITION, under the auspices or the above, was opened on Tuesday. Early in the morning rain, accompanied by a strong gale…

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Tuesday's Storm Leaves Trail of Desolation. India Now Hinkler Makes Great Progress a "Bumpy" Trip ALLAHABAD

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 1

Bart Hinkler, the Australian airman, landed at Cawnpore this evening from Karachi. He failed to reach Allahabad as he intended, but…

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Tuesday's Cyclonic Storm Widespread Damage Reported Grafton Road Cut Off Coastal Centres Badly Bettered. Glen Innes Crops and Gardens Sufrbr

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

Tuesday, February 14, will long be remembered in the north-east by reason of the disastrous cyclonic storm, which swept a wide area, from the sea to the tableland. Reports coming to hand indicate that tremendous…

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