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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Storm Raging Cobham Still at Rangoon "Worst Weather This Season" Rangoon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 6

A bad storm continues to rage in the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian meteorological authorities at Simla have warned us by telegram that it is…

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Floods in U.S.A. Illinois River Overflows Thousands of Acres Submerged JACKSONVILLE (Illinois), Sat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 September 1926 · page 2

Thousands of acres of the finest maize and beet have been submerged in six and eight feet of water, and millions of dollars worth have been…

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At Calcutta Cobham's Chequered Flight Again Held Up by Storms Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 2

Captain Cobham is detained here owing to bad weather…

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Calamity Hurricane, Floods, and Tidal-wave 1000 Dead and 5000 Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 3

Towns and Cities Swept Away or Wrecked REPORTS from New York "Times" correspondents in various places along the Florida east coast, which have been devastated by…

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Florida Calamity Hurricane, Floods & Tidal Wave 1000 Dead and 5000 Injured Towns and Cities Swept Away or Wrecked New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 2

Reports from New York "Times" correspondents in various places along the Florida east coast, which has been devasted by hurricane, floods and tidal wave, estimate the dead in the vicinity of 1000, and the…

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Storms in New Orleans New Orleans

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 1

Tropical storms severed, communication with the outside world. A meagre report indicated that there was no loss of life or damage…

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Floods In Mexico Lives Lost and Property Damaged Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 2

A message from Nogales, Mexico, reports 14 deaths and much damage to property in central and southern Guanajute at the result of floods and…

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Disastrous Floods In Switzerland GENEVA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 1

AMESSAGE states that wide areas in Switzerland are threatened with disaster by floods. The town of Lavey has been completely…

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Storm at Maitland Worst for Twenty Years West Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 2

The worst storm for 20 years swept Maitland this afternoon. Torrents of rain fell, accompanied by hail, and great…

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Thrown From Sulky During Storm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shaw,, of Dhulura, with their grandson, were returning from Wagga on Monday night when the horse they were driving…

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Rain Storm at Levuka Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 1

A vessel reaching Sydney brings news of torrental rain at Levuka, when 25 inches fell in two hours. The losses to the municipality are…

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Floods in N. Z. Auckland (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 1

Severe floods are sweeping North Island, New Zealand. All traffic on the main trunk railway is suspended, and houses at Mercer have been…

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Serious Wind Storm Big Roof Rolled Up Like Carpet Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 3

yesterday's windstorm which swept the suburbs of sydney, caused serious damage at A. G. Connel's engineering works…

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Floods at Adelaide Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 4

Heavy rains have caused an abnormal rise in the Torrens River, and flood waters have inundated the countryside. A big volume of Water came…

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Fire and Flood. Tamar and Torrens Overflow. Fires Sweep North Coast. Dairying Districts Suffer. LAUNCESTON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1926 · page 4

The Launceston floods are the worst for many years. The Invermany embankment is in danger of collpse. Arrangements are being made to ring…

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Floods in New Zealand Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 3

Flood waters have invaded the railway station at Mercer (N.Z.), and many houses have been inundated. Residents are leaving their homes, and…

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Violent Storms in Britain London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 2

A series of violent storms inaugurate the winter in Scotland, where several churches were struck by lighting. Great havoc was wrought in the…

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Eight Hundred Miles on Hirer Murray in Flood

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 2

IN attempting to describe the charm of the River Murray and points of interest on a Journey of 800 miles along the river, a few facts concern…

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Violent Storm at Genoa LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 1

A violent storm on the Liguran coast flooded a portion of the city of Genoa, damaged the roads and harbor and wrecked a house, burying a…

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Troubled Flight Airman's Adventures Storms in Malay States Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 1

The airman, Neville Vincent, on his arrival at Rangoon, related an adventurous flight from Port Weld, Malay States. With a mechanic he had been…

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