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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

60 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Late Telegrams. Nine Lives Lost in Cyclone More Bodies Recovered SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

It is now known that eleven persons lost their lives when the launch was wrecked ut Lady Robinson's bench on Monday night. In addition…

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Latest Cables. Floods in America. Montreal

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

A New York message stales that the toll of life and destruction of properly due to storms and floods in the Mississipi basin continue unabated…

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Floods in U.S.A. Many Lives Lost SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

A New York message states that the toll of life and destruction of property due to storms and floods in the Mississippi basin continued unabated…

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Battered by Storm Seaman Injured

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 1

The steamer [?]mata arrived in Auckland yesterday, after a tempestuous passage from Newcastle. She was battered by high seas and…

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Stricken Destitute. Flood Horrors in Kansas. Vancouver

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

A message from Kansas City states that bitter weather on Friday added to the horrors of thousands of flood victims…

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Mississippi in Flood

Manilla Express · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

A New York message states that the Mississippi surged past the city at a rate in excess of 2,000,000 cubic feet of water a…

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Swept by Gale. Mungana Hove To. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 6

Captain R.W. Saunders, of the Mungana, which reached Sydney on Saturday in tow by two tugs, said that never before had he seen such seas as…

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Latest [?]ables. the Missi[?] Flood. Va[?]

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

A me[?] Orleans says that, car[?] movable belongings, [?] trappers and farmers [?] homes in the…

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Last Night's Storm

North West Champion · Monday 2 May 1927 · page 2

A severe storm passed over the town last evening. Vivid flashes of fork lightning followed by heavy peals of thunder continued for for some time, the…

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Terrific Floods Now Cover 4,000 Miles

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 1

A New Orleans message slates that devastation of 4,000 square miles in the Louisania flood completed two additional banks in the banks of the…

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Winter at Canberra Heavy Rain Falls

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 1

Winter has set in at Canberra in real earnest Heavy rains and cold winds are blowing from the mountains. Many tents occupied by the…

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Mississippi Floods. Over 3000 Refugees Rescued. New Orleans, Wed

North West Champion · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 5

Coastguards have rescued over 30001 refugees who were huddled on a levee near Atchafalara. Preparations have been made to care for an additional…

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New Orleans Flood. New [?]Rk

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 2

The New Orleans [?]eamer Birming ham, carrying convi[?]s from the State prison, was trapped in the current of the swollen stream and crashed into a…

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Latest Cables. Mississippi Flood. 700,000 Destitute. New York

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 2

A message from New Orleans stutes that Mr. Hoover, in a plea for an additional 2,000,000 dollars, declared that the floods ca[?]mination would see…

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Late Telegrams. Flood Appeal for 700,000 Destitute People New York

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 1

At New Orieans yesterday, Mr. Hoover, in a pica for additional millions, declared that the flood's culmination will see upward of 7000,000…

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Big Cyclone

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 1

A great cyclone swept the Holland provinces, in which 30 were killed and 30 were injured…

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Cyclone at Bungaree. Melbourne

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

A cyclone caused tremen[?]us damage when it swept through Bungaree, [?] Ballarat yesterday afternoon. A number of buildings were wrecked…

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Cyclone in Vic. Great Damage Done

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 1

Great damage was done by a cyclone near Ballarat yesterday, many buildings being wrecked in a cyclone which travelled in a path of from…

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Ballarat Cyclone. Great Damage; only one Injured. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

Great damage was done by a cyclone near Ballarat yesterday. Many buildings were wrecked The cydone travelled in a path of from 200 to…

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The U.s.a. Flood Work or Restoration

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 3

A message states that Mr. Hoover is superintending the work in the inundated Mississippi Volley area, after the recent flood and cyclone. One and…

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