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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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The Weather Heavy Rain Rockhampton Flooded Rockhampton (Q)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

A heavy downpour of rain last night flooded the streets, some of which were rendered impassable. West Rockhampton is one vast…

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Tracking Storms

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 8

"The birthplace of storms"—that, vast frozen sheet covering Greenland's icy mountains—is the ultimate goal of an expedition of adventurers…

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Northern Floods Deluge at Rock Hampton Rockhampton

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

A heavy downpour of rain last night flooded the streets, come of which were rendered impossible West Rockhampton is one gol[?] are…

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Storm at Junee

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 2

Shortly before 6 o’clock yesterday evening a terr[?]fic storm enveloped Junee, when the dust was so thick that one could only see a few yards…

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Council's Floods Works. Splendid Results

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

At various points in the town of Wagga difficulty had been experienced in wet weather by flood waters, which remained about the streets, and often…

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The Weather Heavy Thunderstorms General Rainfall Wagga and District

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

After bright sunny days extending over the last weekend until yesterday, with temperatures ranging from 91 to 92 degrees at Wagga, the conditions…

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Goulburn Storm House Struck by Lightning Goulburn

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

A terrific storm, which struck the town last night, caused extensive damage throughout the district. A house occup[?]ed by Mrs. K[?]tt, to…

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Storm at Goulburn. Lightning Strikes House Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

A terrific storm last night caused extensive damage throughout the town, and district. A house occupied by Mrs. Kellett in North Goalburn, was…

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Cloudburst Young Is Deluged Many Places Flooded Railway. Line Submerged

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 8

A cloudburst over Young at 11 o'clock on Thursday morning resulted in the flooding of a large portion of the business section of the town…

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Bathurst Storm Torrential Downpour Bathurst

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

Considerable damage was caused by torrential rains which followed the terrific heat of yesterday. A storm broke over tho southern…

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The Weather Storm at Bathurst MlLES of Country Covered Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

Considerable damage was caused by torrential rains which, following the terrific heat yesterday, broke over the southern portion of the town. Soon…

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Storms at Brisbane. Brisbane, Tuesday

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 4

Brisbane was swept by a torrential downpour of rain early to-day. The storm Lasted for seven hours and enshrouded the landscape like a thick…

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Floods in North Water Over Rail Bridges Cyclone Unroofs Station Brisbane

The Daily Express · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 2

Floods have been caused in various [?] of the Queensland coastal [?] by the recent heavy rains [?] the influence of two tropical…

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Mr. Allen S. Flood

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

The death occurred to the Wagga District hospital yesterday morning of Mr. Allen S. Hood, who had been [?] for some time. Deceased was born…

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Mr. Alden S. Flood

The Daily Express · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

The death occurred in the Wagga District Hospital yesterday [?] of Mr Miss [?] been [?] for same [?]…

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Car Crash Into Railway Gales Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 1

A sedan crashed into the level crossing gates at Campbelltown last night, and the driver Mr. J. Sonnerdalc, had a miraculous escape from death. The…

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Queensland Floods Situation at Cairns Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 4

Owing to washaways and floods Cairns is still cut off from communication with the south except by telephone and telegraph and the…

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Late Allen Sutton Flood

The Daily Express · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 8

The f[?]ral of the late Allen Sutton Flood, from M[?]wadra Station Henty, who died in the Wagga Dis[?] Hospital in the early hours of…

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Queensland Deluge Township Flooded Trains Held Up Brisbane

The Daily Express · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 1

Torrential rain has fallen in Northern Queenslaud, and It is reported that the township of Foss[?]lbrook, a mining centre three miles from…

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Parkes Cyclone Buildings Suffer

The Daily Express · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 4

A cyclonic storm struck Parkes shortly after midnight on Thursday. Terrified people rose from their beds. Incessant thunder has never…

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