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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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The Weather Cyclonic Storm at Bobadah. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 6

Bobadah, a township near Dubbo, was struck by a cyclone at six o'clock last night. Practically every building in the town was unroofed, and a 1000…

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Wild Weather Britain Swept and Flooded Numerous Vessels in Distress Bay of Biscay's Worst Storm LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 1

The meadows, fields, and valleys during the past few days have been transformed into sheets of water. Ten million tons of rain fell in London in…

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London Storms Poor Home Wrecked One Killed Seven Injured (Reuter Service) LONDON, December 31

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 1

Yesterday’s gale was followed by an 85 miles an hour hurricane last night. There were violent thunderstorms…

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Storm at Pago Pago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

American Samoa was struck on Friday by the worst storm for more than 20 years. Pago Pago Bay has been covered with much wreckage,…

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Globe' of Fire in Storm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

A remarkable electrical storm occurred at Hastings, New Zealand. A wonderful display of lightning, with deafening thunder, culminated in a huge…

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Globe of Fire Remarkable Storm Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Express · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

A remarkable electrical storm occurred at Hastings at midnight. A wonderful display of lightning, and deafening thunder, culminated in…

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Storm at Samoa Worst for Twenty Years Vancouver, January 4

The Daily Express · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Pago Pago, in American Samoa, was struck on Friday by the most severe storm for more than twenty years…

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Disastrous Floods England and Western Europe Serious Drainage in France Holland and Belgium Stricken LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Owing to widespread floods in England, many football and hockey matches have been cancelled. The Thames overflowed its banks at several places…

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Floods in Southern Queensland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

Over seven and a half inches of rain fell at Chinchilla yesterday, and the town was partially flooded. The water is over some of the railway…

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Western Europe Flooded Belgium, Holland, Germany, France & England Water Now Sweeps the War-swept Areas Enormous Damage Gaus Ed and Thousands Are Homeless

The Daily Express · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Cables from overseas report disastrous floods throughout Western Europe, covering Belgium, Holland. France, and extending to England…

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Floods in Queensland Brisbane

The Daily Express · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Torrential rain is reported from Southern Queensland, Chinchillas reings eight inches in 24 hours. The trees are over flowing and the lower…

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Heavy Rain. at Goulburn and Armidale Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Heavy rain was reported at Arml[?] and Goul[?] yesterday where the low lying areas are flooded. [?] registration wag 226 points at…

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King and Queen of Belgium Help Flood Victims BRUSSELS

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Brussels correspondent reports that the King and Queen of Belgium subscribed 2,000,000 frances to the national fund for the victims…

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Violence of the Storm. Incident at Harefield

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

At the residence of Mr. W. M. Hammond, at Harefield, 161 points of rain fell within an hour. The rain at other points was heavier still…

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Violence of the Storm Incident at Harefield

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

At the residence of Mr. W. M. Hammond, at Harefield, 161 points of rain fell within an hour. The rain at other points was heavier still…

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Storms at Sea Mail' Steamer Delayed Auckland (N.z.), January 5

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The R.M.S. Nlagara arrived to-day from Vancouver, 24 hours behind schedule time. Severe cyclonic gales were…

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Storm In Teacup Canned Fruit Shipment. Only Five Per Cent. Inferior Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

The Minister for Customs, Mr. Pratten characterised the complaints regarding the condition of Australian fruit on arrival in England as "A…

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Torrential Rain Junee-harefield District Badly Inundated Train Services Held Up by Serious Washaways Storms in England and in Europe Are Unabated; Much Distress Reported

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

A washaway near Harefield following upon a particularly heavy storm in the Junee and surrounding district, caused a serious…

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Trains Disorganised Through Flooded Line Albury Mail Train 10 Hours' Late

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

Heavy rains yesterday caused the Southern Line to be flooded both at Haref[?]ld and Marinna. The latter is between Illabo and Junee. The water…

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Flooded Cologne. "Eights" Row in Street London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

Reuter's Cologne correspondent reports the unusual spectacle of rowing eights practising in a side street. One of the minor features of the local…

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