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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Tornadoes and Blizzards Hundreds of Houses Demolished Flooded Streams Swollen Kansas City, (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 10

Tornadoes and blizzards in Kansas Iowa, Wyonsing and Montana during the week-end resulted in at least 12 deaths and damage estimated at…

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More Tornandos and Many Cloudbursts Flood Upon Food in U.S.A. VANCOUVER, May 9

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 4

A message from Kansas City states that tornados and blizzards in Kansas. [?]owa, Wyoining and Montana during the week-end resulted in at…

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Aeroplanes Before the Storm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 2

About midday yesterday two high-powered aeroplanes passed over Wagga towards Melbourne. After passing the town they flew for about three minutes…

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Disastrous Cyclone Accompanies Floods Havoc In America More Lives Lost New Orleans (U.s.a.), Mon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 1

The crisis in the Mississippi floods is expected on Wednesday, when the engineers expect the levee to break at Bridgend. They are doing everything…

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At Narandera a Heavy Storm Narandera

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 1

A heavy storm swept over Narandera to-day. [?] points of rain being recorded. More rain is urgently needed, though this fall will be…

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Appalling Cyclone More Than 200 DEAD Destruction at Poplar Bluff Business Section Demolished New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 2

The details concerning the latest cyclone on Saturday, Sunday and Monday show that 200 are known to to be dead in Texas, Kansas, Missouri,…

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We Caught It. Prayed for Rain—and Got a Cyclone. an Inch of Rain in Three Minutes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1927 · page 2

At 8.55 p.m. on Tuesday a patch of hail was caught by a cyclone gust passing over Gundagai, and in three minutes the…

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Storm at Gundagai Houses Flooded and Unroofed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2

A terrific storm swept over Gundagai on Tuesday night and caused considerable damage to property. Houses on the hillsides were flooded and several places…

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Mississippi Floods Further Damage Feared. President Asked to Summon Congress. New Orleans (U.s.a.), Thurs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2

The impact of the swollen Mississippi River now bears very heavily on the bayou at Des Glaises, and a break in the levee is expected at any hour…

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Mississippi Floods More Levee Breaks New Orleans (U.s.a.), Thurs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 4

While no definite break has yet occurred at the Bayou Des Glaizes levee, the water to-day began pouring over the dyke levels, indicating that…

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GALE In Bass Strait BURNIE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

Considerable delay was experienced in Bass Strait during the week-end, when several steamers made difficult passages. One, the Oura, bound for…

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Mississippi Floods Another Levee Breaks 60,000 More Persons Homeless New Orleans (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

Sixty thousand more persons have been driven from their homes owing to a new break in the levee on the west side of the Mississippi, 150 miles…

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Mississipi Floods Another 50,000 Farms Submerged Unexpected Rise in River at New Orleans 300,000 People Homeless in Louisiana State Alone

The Daily Express · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 1

New Orleans reports that the water has surged into the countryside through the honeycombed levee along the Big End, at a rate estimated…

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Mississippi Floods Levee Breaks Threatened. New Orleans. (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

Practically the entire 50 miles of the levee near Bayou des Glaizes is now threatened with breaks varying in width from 50 feet to half a mile, and…

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Renown in a Gale Several Minor Casualties Lifeboats and Pinnace Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 2

Rumors of heavier weather yesterday were amply justified during the night when a heavy south-westerly gale struck the Renown, on which the…

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Louisiana Floods Levees Crumbling Thousands More Refugees New Orleans (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 2

The coastguard has rescued more than 3000 refugees who were in a desperate plight, huddled together on a weakened levee near Atchafalaya. It…

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Mississippi Floods Another Barrier Collapses No Special Session Op Congress New Orleans (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 2

Another barrier against floods has collapsed, marooning 500 inhabitants of Melville. The victims rushed to the tops of the levees and awaited…

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The Mississippi Another Barrier Goes Town of Melville Flooded Montreal May 17

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 1

New Orleans reports another barrier against the floods has collapsed. marooning 600 inhabitants of Melville The victims rushed to the top…

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Gales ob Roads Interesting Shire Council Discussion

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 3

At the Shire council meeting last week a letter was read from Dibbs [?] applying on behalf of Win. Gardner,…

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Renown Rolls Heavily Storm Damage Repaired Tuesday Night

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 4

Yesterday's gale left behind it a very heavy swell to-day, in which the Renown rolled considerably, although water is coming on board to nothing…

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