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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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N.J.C. Races Off Heavy Rain at Course

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 November 1927 · page 5

Incessant rain since Wednesday night has caused the Newcastle Jockey Club Committee to postpone the Northern Cup fixture, which was to…

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Play Held Up Sheffield Shield Match Heavy Rain Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 November 1927 · page 7

Incessant rain has prevented a resumption of play in the Sheffield Shield match. THERE is little chance of any…

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Floods Expected Weather Bureau Warning SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 November 1927 · page 7

The following statement was issued by the Weather Bureau this afternoon:—"Very heavy rain has fallen on…

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Floods Feared Cessnock Residents Act Moved Their Furniture

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 November 1927 · page 7

Residents of Cessnock low-lying areas on Saturday moved their furniture to higher ground. Floods were feared…

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Heavy Rain in Coastal Areas Flood Warnings Issued. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 4

Persistent and heavy rain over central and northern coastal areas has caused a significant rise in the rivers north of the Hunter. As further heavy falls are…

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Flood in Algiers Collapse of a Dam a Town Overwhelmed (Australian Press Association.) PARIS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 5

Floods in Algeria, broke a dam and burst an underground river. Many houses in various towns collapsed. Aeroplanes are succouring the homeless…

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"Drowned" Eggs Junction Wants Relief Street Flooding

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 6

With Christmas drawing near and a clutch of duck eggs, just on the point of hatching, "drowned" by the flooding of her back yard, an…

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North Coast Rain Danger of Floods. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 6

More exceptionally heavy rain has falen over the north coast, and indications suggest that it will continue. The registrations in that area for the 24 hours…

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The Algerian Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 7

Graphic details are now coming through of the appalling floods in Algiers, in which 60 Europeans and hundreds of Algerians perished…

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Foot of Rain North Coast Floods Rising Rivers Towns Inundated

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 5

Mullimbimby, Wednesday. Mullimbimby is under water. The heavy rains continue unbated, and 12 inches has…

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Algerian Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 5

The damage by floods in the Department of Oran, in Algeria is estimated at £4,000,000. Many villages were swept away,…

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Algerian Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 5

M. Violette, the farmer Governor-General of Algeria, states that the fertile plains of Oran are covered with 8 to 12 inches of mud, rendering them useless for…

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Dramatic Turn in Murder Trial Tails Still Up Long Lancaster-Miller Flight Half Way Now Reached Karachi in Thick Dust Storm

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 1

"Our tails are still up." This expresses the undaunted spirit of Captain W. N. Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, of Melbourne, who have reached Karachi, half-way on their flight to Australia, despite…

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Damage From Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1927 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth, M.P., who made representations to the Minister for Local Government with regard to the grant for the repairing of flood damage within the…

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Flood Tide Communist Hopes Red Congress London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 December 1927 · page 1

Communist leaden hall the decline in the prosperity of private traders as one of the chief victories on the "home front," says…

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Stop Floods Big American Plan Huge Cost Harnessing Mississippi WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 1

President Coolldge proposes to spend £60,000,000 in engineering works to prevent future Mi[?]sippi floods, but others claim that…

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Flooded Street Junction Deputation

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 4

The continual flooding of Corlette-street, Junction, during heavy rains was one of the matters brought by the Junction Progress Association before the…

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Storms in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 5

The cold wave which swept nearly acriss the American continent during the week caused intense suffering and much damage to property, especially in…

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Storms in Hawaii

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1927 · page 7

A telegram from Honolulu reports that torrential downpours of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, have drenched Hawaii in the worst storm for…

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Sea Drama 11 Men Perish Cyclone Victims Calcutta

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 December 1927 · page 1

The story related by the crow of the schooner, which, while on its way from Bombay to Gutch, was caught in last month's…

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