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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Rain and Storms

Manilla Express · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

Since Xmas Eve Manilla district has received a nice fall of rain. Storms have been the medium. On the Namoi, just…

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Claim for Flood Damages

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

An echo of the recent flod at Cessnock came before the Cesnock Provisional Council, in the form of a claim by Arthur Sarroff. Ltd., mercer and…

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Floods in Queensland. Town Disappears

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 4

A message from Fossillbrook (Queensland) states that flood waters which suddenly engulfed the township [?] only two buildings standing…

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Canberra Storm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 4

Although Sir George Fuller was a member of the first Commonwealth Parliament, and, as Minister for Home Affairs,…

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Car's Plunge into Flooded River

Manilla Express · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

An unenviable experience befel a party of motorists returning from Lismore to Woodburn. Owing to flood waters, the party…

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Cairns Battered by Gale

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

A terrific cyclone which occurred on Friday wrecked half of Cairns, Queensland, and caused damage estimation at up to £ 200.000. Shops and houses…

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Flood at Ingham. Twelve Lives Lost. BRISBANE

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

The Police Magistrate at Ingham advises that twele lives have been lost in the floods in that district, but the names of thevictimes have not yet…

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Q'land Floods

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

The latest particulars of the Queensland flood show that at Ingham 15 lives have been lost, but the names of the victims as yet are unknown…

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£1,000,000 Storm Havoo

Manilla Express · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 3

Cyclone damage at Cairns is estimated at £1,000,000. The town is still isolated, and reports are only dribbling through from…

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Q'land Cyclone

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 1

Practically nil the north of the Queensland districts were swept by cyclone. Moderate to heavy rains have been…

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Lata Telegrams. Queensland Cyclone. Brisbane

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

Communication has been established with [?]cally all the Northern districts [?] by the cyclone. Further m[?]derate to heavy rains…

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Toll of Queensland Floods

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

It is now believed that over 20 people have lost their lives in the floods which have inundated the north of Queensland. At Ingham nine…

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Heavy Storm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

A heavy storm swept Upper Manilla on Saturday two inches being registered in 45 minutes. At Caermarthen 105 points fell…

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Echo of Q'land Floods. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 2

A horse, which had been caught on a tree by its harness, was released in Six Mile Greek (Queensland) yesterday. It was identified as having belonged to…

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Heavy Storm Breaks Over City

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 1

An exceptionally heavy thunderstorm broke over the city and suburbs shortly before 7 o'clock on Friday night…

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Latest Cables. Lin's Troops Advance. Fierce Battle in Snow Storm. LONDON

North West Champion · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 2

A message from Kaifeng states that Marshal Changtso-Lin's troops have made a considerable advance, holding the railway station at Ha[?]uan, where…

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Coff 's Harbor Flooded

Manilla Express · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 4

The biggest flood ever known Coff 's Harbor occurred on Thursday last. The rainfall for the 24 hours registered 600 points…

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Man Drowned in Flood

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 3

As once of the men employed on the dredge working on the Bellinger River near the heads, was going from Urunga to the dregde on Saturday…

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Sydney Cyclone

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

As the result of a cyclone which visited Sydney on Monday night a number of people lost their live Buildings crashed or were unroofed,…

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Storms and Floods. Montreal

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

A New York message States that there has been a great toll of life and destruction of property due to storms and floods along the Mississippi…

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