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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Coastal Cyclone Shipping Sheltering in Ports Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 3

A cyclone is raging along the New South Wales Coast. Shipping is sheltering in many ports and a number of Vessels which left Sydney Yesterday…

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Farms Flooded Hunter River Floods. Heavy Rains at Newcastle. Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 2

Heavy rain during the week-end caused the Hunter River to rise, and during yesterday the water rose 30 feel. It broke the bunks at M'Crae's…

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Unfortunate Japan Devastating Floods TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 1

Owing to the storms which are sweeping the entire coast of the Japan Sea, over 100, fishermen are reported missing…

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Terrific Storms Gale Driven Fires Calamity in Japan 100 Fishermen Missing Tokyo

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 2

Owing to storms sweeping the entire coast of the Japan Sea yesterday, over 100 fishermen have been reported missing. The local authorises of…

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Terrific Storm Widespread Destruction in Japan Provinces Wind and Fire Destroy Life and Property Fishing Fleets Missing and Hundreds of Houses Demolished by Hurricane (Reuter Service) TOKIO, April 20

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 April 1926 · page 1

Owing to storms sweeping the coast of Japan yesterday, more than 100 fishermen are reported missing and the authorities, with the…

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Voyage in a Yacht Storm-tossed But Safe Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 7

After having been driven 400 miles, from its course by gales, the [?]tons pleasure yacht "Psyche" anchored to-day in Watson's Bay from…

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Heavy Rain Two Inches at Wagga Three Hundred Points at Harefield

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 4

Good rains during the week-end are reported throughout Riverina. Following the unsettled conditions in Wagga on Friday, showers that night…

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After the Storm

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 1

"The stationmaster was sympathetic. "No, miss," he said, "There's not another train after the five-thirty down. Were you expecting anybody?"…

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Gales on Victorian Coast. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 2

Particularly Violent gales have caused rough weather on the Victorian coast, and shipping has been delayed considerably…

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Mudgee Man Drowned Crossing Flooded Stream. Mudgee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 2

Robert Edwards, a well known resident of Mudgee, was drowned to-day while attempting to cross a flooded stream near Mount Frame. Edwards…

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Volga Floods Heavy Loss of Life. Red Army Blasts Ice From Rivers. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Moscow correspondent states that the Volga River and its upper tributaries have overflowed their banks. The River Klazma flooded…

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Murray Street Flooded

The Daily Express · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

A compla[?] regarding the state of Edward, Murray, Wollundry and Thorne streets, and tho nuisance created by storm water was…

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Rain and Roads Flooded Footpaths Ratepayers and the Council

The Daily Express · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

Troubles brought about by the recent rain ware responsible for residents of the eastern side of Tarcutta street, combining in a…

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The Weather Gale at Goulburn Damage to Powerhouse Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 3

A terrific gate swept Goulburn last night. Fences and trees were levelled, and the decorations in the streets for the white Train were severely…

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Big Floods Macquarie Overflows SYDNEY, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 2

Heavy rain during the past few days has caused serious floods in the Macquarie River and Vale Creek. At Orton Park the flood is worst…

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Burrinjuck Discharge Flood Warnings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 3

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission writes Mr. J. J. Gardiner, hon. sec. of Gundagai Flood Warning Association as follows:—…

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Storm Water in Sewers Complaint by Inspector

The Daily Express · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

The Municipal Building Inspector (Mr. McKee) in a report to the Council last night complained that it seemed to be the Practice of some…

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Burrinjuck Discharge. Flood Warnings

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 3

Kyle & Co. is in receipt of the following messages from the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission signed by Engineer…

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A Storm Feared Awaiting the Norge No News Thursday Midnight VANCOVER

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

The Nome (Alaska) associated press states that up to midnight last night the radios had heard nothing from the Norge. An earlier messaged said…

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Passengers Flooded Out

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 3

Tremendous seas were encountered by the liner Makura during her voyage from Wellington to Sydney, which terminated to-day…

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