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Floods & storms, 1926

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Eight Hundred Miles on River Morray in Flood

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 2

Before describing the actual trip along the river, a brief description of the huge undertaking involved in the locking of the river, which…

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New Zealand Floods Most Disastrous for Years Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 1

One of the most disastrous floods for years has inundated large areas of larrds along the Waimakariri River in North Centerbury. Heavy rainfall…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 November 1926 · page 1

Westport has been visited by the biggest flood in its history, and is now practically under water. Fortunately, no lives have been lost, but…

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Record Flood in U.S.A. (Published by arrangement)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 5

The Joint Legislative Committee of the American Federation of Labor, the Moderation League and other bodies, in a joint memorandum to the…

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Village Flooded Tidal Wave in Italy Rome

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 1

A tidal wave at Bari flooded the town to a depth of six feet for a few minutes. Numerous houses collapsed, burying the inmates. So far 36 bodies…

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The Gundagai Way a Flood-proof Fence An Effective Design

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 1

Wire-netting fences of considerable value are periodically destroyed by flood waters in certain districts. A departmental officer gives some…

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Eight Hundred Miles on the Murray in Flood

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 2

Pew people are aware that regular passenger steamera ply an the Murray during the navigable season. Even Victoria and South…

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Farm Engineering a Flood. Proof Fence an Effective Design

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 6

Wire netting fences of considerable value are periodically destroyed by flood waters in certain districts. A departmental officer gives some…

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(Published by Arrangement.) Record Flood in U.s.a

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 3

The Joint Legislative Committee of the American Federation of Labor the Moderation League and other bodies, in a joint memorandum of the…

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Cyclone Storm at Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 3

The city was swept by a cyclonic storm last night, which did extensive damage. Several roofs were blown off, and boats were torn from their…

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Heavy Gales Small Steamer Aground Dislocation in Victoria Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 3

A severe gale in Port Phillip Bay tore the small steamer Malait[?] from her anchorage, and; blew her on the to the South Melbourne men's swimming…

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Farm Engineering A Flood-Proof Fence an Effective Design

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 6

Wire netting fences of considerable value are periodically destroyed by flood waters in certain districts. A departmental officer gives some…

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THUNDERSTORM Sydney Northern Suburbs Benefit SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 1

Many gardens in the northern suburb benefited yesterday afternoon by a thunderstorm, the falls of rain registering from 20 points at Roseville,…

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Travail of Flood Birth of Gundagai. Governor's Grim Jest

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 7

"When landholders of the Murrumbidgee Valley, which was devastated by the great flood of 1852, applied to change their holdings, the Governor…

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Ran Out Of Coal Steamer's Struggle with Gale Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 2

With its fuel completely exhausted after tt battle with a storm in the North Pacific, the steamer Yosor[?], bound from Mackay (Queensland)…

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Saved From the Sea Steamer Saves Starved Sailors Schooner Capsizes in Storm Auckland

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 1

Weak from exposure and starvation—the captain and three sailors from the schooner Joseph Whkaker were picked up in an open boat by the steame;…

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Terrible Flash Sydney Storm-swept Man Killed and Another Injured Houses Unroofed in Northern Suburbs Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 1

ONE MAN was killed and another seriously injured in a severe storm which swept Sydney and suburbs this afternoon…

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Terrible Flash Sydney Storm Swept Man Killed and Another Injured Houses Unroofed In Northern Suburbs SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 2

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a severe storm which swept Sydney and suburbs this afternoon…

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Screen Cyclone

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 3

Besides compelling cyclones of laughs, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," the big Harry Langdon comedy to be screened to-morrow night at Laird's…

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Flood Proof Fenee. (R. S.Clayton, H.D.A., Sealor Agricultural Instructor)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 2

During the winter in 1985 a very disastrour flood occurred In the Muffumbldgee River. Great damage was done to fences all along the…

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