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Floods & storms, 1927

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Floods in Saxony Appalling Catastrophe Inhabitants Drowned In Bed Townships Wiped Out Trains Partly Submerged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1927 · page 2

At least 150 persona are dead in the Mueglitz valley, in Saxony, which in studded with villages whose occupants are chiefly occupied in making…

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Storm in England London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 4

One of the most remarkable thunderstorms in the history of London broke over the Thames Valley yesterday afternoon, and the city of London…

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Violent Storm in Paris Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

An exceptionally violent storm last night swept the city, Considerable damage was caused by lightning…

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London Thunderstorm Tube Railways Flooded Streets Piled with Hailstones London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

One of the most remarkable thunder storms in the history of London broke in the Thames Valley this afternoon. Torrential rains fell, and in some…

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Floods in China Thousands Homeless More Than 1000 Drowned Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 2

More than 1000 natives of southern Annwei were drowned and many thousands left destitute and homeless as the result of a sudden rise in a Yangtaze…

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Tumbarumba Flood Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 2

Some time ago, Tumbarumba Shire Council applied to the Department of Local Government for a grant towards the cost of the [?] of flood damage…

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Flood in Assam Tea Gardens Inundated Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 2

The tea gardens in the district of Dibrugarh. Assam, has been inundated to a depth of four feet over an area of ten square miles as a result of the…

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Flayed by Storm Airmen's Perilous Flight 'Plane Stops at Goulburn GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 1

After a perilous flight from Hay, a D-H 50 Air Force 'plane, piloted by Captain Williams, R.A.F., of Melbourne, descended at Goulburn on…

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Floods in India Unprecedented Rains Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

An unprecedented rainfall has caused floods in the State of Baroda, Western India, resulting in the almost complete isolation of Bombay. Mail trains…

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Work of Fools Flood Main Canal Seepage Work Involved

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 4

A serious offence was committed [?] Tuesday night week at Griffith by some person or persons with no consideration for town [?]…

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Floods in India Situation Grave Ccotton Crop Submerged Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 4

A grave situation hag 'been created in Western India by continued floods. The whole of the cotton crop in Broach (Guzerat) is now under water,…

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Terrific Hail Storm Fatality and Damage in South Australia Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 8

During a terrific hail storm last night all the electric lights failed and the trams stopped. A man named Santo Nagare, aged…

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Cyclone at Merriwagga Children's Narrow Escape

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

[?] Thursday last week Merriwagga was…

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New Zealand Storm Buildings Demolished Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

A violent storm passed over Westport early to-day, causing widespread damage. Many buildings, including the schoolhouse, were completely…

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Floods in India Cotton Crops Damaged. Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

Serious damage was done to cotton crops in Western India by recent floods. In the provinces of Gujerat and Kathiawar alone the loss is…

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Storm in France Paris

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 3

A violent storm which passed over the Seine-Loire district caused damage estimated at 15,000,000 france (about £600,000). Crops were…

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Storm in France Tremendous Damage Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2

A violent storm which passed over the Seine-Loire district, caused damage estimated at 15,000,000 francs (about £500,000). Crops were destroyed, cattle killed, woods…

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Europa Returns Storm Encountered Bremen Continues Alone London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 2

Incidents of the Germans' fight developed with dramatic suddenness. The first news was an encounter with a fog in the North Sea, forcing down the…

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The Flood Danger. Gundagai Association Active

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 2

On 16th instant, Mr. J. Gardiner, hon. sec. of Gundagai Flood Warning Association, wrote to the Water Conservation and Irrigation…

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Gundagai Flood Warning Association Re Burrenjack

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 2

The following correspondence has passed between the Secretary of the above association (Mr. J. Gardiner) and Water Conservation and…

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