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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Canberra Girls Storm Continues. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

The Soldiers' Mothers, Wives and Relatives' Association regard the appointment of the English and Scottish girls for domestio service at the…

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Caught In Gale Sailing Ship in Distress Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The mystery of a radio message from H.M.A.S. Yarra, which stated that a small vessel was in distress, has been solved…

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Blinded by Storm Motor Cyclist Killed Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

During a gale, which swept parts of Victoria last night, Henry Watts, while riding a motor cycle at Geelong was temporarily blinded by the storm…

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Tumbarumba Storm Wall of Building Collapses

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 2

There was a terrific windstorm in Tumba[?]mba en Wednesday night, accompanied by thunder ,and lightning and a sharp shower of rain. During…

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Lightning Strikes Building Storm at Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

There was a terrific windstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning and a sharp shower of rain' at Tumburumba on Wednesday night…

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Tumbarumba Storm Wall of Building Collapses

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 7

There was a terrific windstorm in Tumbarumba on Wednesday night, accompanied by thunder and lightning and a sharp shower of rain…

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Woman Doctor's Bravery Swims Flood to Beach Patient. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

Recently a selector named Walton, of the Monto district, fell from his horse and suffered serious internal injuries…

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Swims Flooded River Doctor's Call to a Patient. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

Recently a selector named Walton, of the Monto district of Queensland. fell from his horse and suffered serious internal injuries…

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Cyclone Hits Cairns a Might of Terror Brisbane

The Daily Express · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

Cairns was swept-by a terrific hurricane last night, which caused serere damage in the town. All communication was interrupted, miles of…

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Cyclone Heavy Damage at Cairns All Land Lines Broken Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 1

A TERRIFIC cyclone has swept the coastal districts north of Townsville. All telegraphic and telephonic communication with the…

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Cyclone Havoc Cairns Devastated. Districts Flooded. Rivers Raging Torrents. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

Although the details of a cyclone which burst over Cairns are very meagre, the news which ids filtering through shows that the whole place…

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Cairns Cyclone the Town Devastated. Rivers All Raging Torrents Brisbane

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

Although [?] of the [?]one which bil[?]st [?] [?] yesterday, are very [?]ssgre news of which filtering through shows that the whole…

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Lake Albert Flooding

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Ryeamba Shire Council yesterday, the president. Councillor E. H. Hedditch, said that some time ago the engineer…

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Queensland Floods Twenty Lives Lost BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

The Burdekin river is a raging torrent. On Saturday it was 79 feet above summer level, and rising slowly. Stock and residents are being…

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Cairns Wrecked Damage Cannot Yet Be Estimated Flooded—no Water Supply Brisbane

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

Miles of sugar cane and many house are under water, and it is futile to attempt to estimate the extent of the damage says the latest…

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Unsurpassed Bravery in Condamine Floods 7 Drowned Rescue Impossible Toowoomba

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

Feats of unsurpassed bravery worthy of the Victoria Cross were performed In the Condamine River on Monday night, when seven lives…

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Queensland Floods Tropical Storms Cause Enormous Damage Known Drownings Total Twenty-two Families Swept Away Clinging to Floating Houses. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

Latest reports from the flood areas show that the death roll is about 22. The majority of those who lost their lives in the Ingham district were…

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Queensland Floods. Many Lives Lost. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

Latest particuture regarding the Queensland fined show that at lugham green lives had been lost, but the names of the victims are…

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Q'land Floods Death Roll, 39 12 Inches of Rain in 10 Hours BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 1

LATEST REPORTS from the flood areas show that the death roll is about 39. The majority of those who lost their lives in the…

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