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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Fright for Crew Ship in Dost Storm and Sulphur Fumes Suva

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 2

A remarkable story was told by Captain Maber, master of the steamer Emlynian, when the vessel arrived in Suva last night from Singapore. He…

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Violent Storm Great Damage Done Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 1

VIOLENT GALES caused extensive damage to almost every suburb. The electric light failed in many districts, and many…

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Violent Gales Damage in Melbourne Narrow Escapes From Death MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 2

Violent gates throughout the night caused extensive damage to almost every suburb. Electric light failed in many districts many vasse[?] dragged…

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Southern Cross Gale Delays Tasman Flight Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 2

As the result of unfavorable weather reports received from New Zealand, the Southern Cross did not begin its trip across the Tasman Sea…

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Show in Gale Tents Blown Down YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 1

The 58th annual show was opened yesterday, in boistorous weather. A howling gale has been raging since midnight, and all but two of the…

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Depression Over N.S.W. Gales, Snow and Rain Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 6

The acting meteorologist, Mr. Timeke said to-day that the rapid fall in the barometer which occurred last night meant a vast increase in the…

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Terrific Tornadoes Big Death Roll. Floods Coming. Chicago, 14th

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 2

Tornadoes in the States of Nebraska, Illinois, South Dakota and Wisconsin haVe cause a death roll of 200, and property damage to the…

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Flood Follows in Illinois 100 Buried in Ruined Building Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 1

The death roll of the tornadoes in the States of Nebraska, Illinois and South Dakota and Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday stood at 43 on Friday…

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Storm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 4

Storm! Dust! Wind! Weather! We seemed to have everything in Lockhart district on Saturday. Saturday night will not soon…

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Car in the Storm

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 2

An unfortunate accident, which appears to have been attended with a remarkable share of good luck, took place on the Wagga road on…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Proposed Storm Water Channel To The Editor. The Daily Advertiser

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 4

Sir,—In the town of Wagga Wagga a low and wide depression runs along the line of the proposed channel, its location would be from Morgan Street…

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The Weather Thunderstorms on the Coast Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

Light rain, with thunder storms, was recorded on parts of the north coast yesterday, with isolated light falls on the extreme sooth west slopes…

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Singapore Dock Wonderful Towing Feat Gales Snap Hawsers Colombo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 1

The skipper of one of the fugs towing the Singapore floating dock, which is now pat[?]nig Ceylon told a press representative a story of a remarkable voyage. Bales…

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North Sea Gales Havoc in Belgium Nieuport and Zeebrugge Flooded Small Graft Wrecked London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1928 · page 3

Terrific North Sea gales played [?]avoc along the coast of Belgium [?]ooding the country which was [?]ted by the Belgians in 1914 to save…

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Gale at Newcastle Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1928 · page 2

A westerly sale, with a velocity of 63 miles an hour, raged throughout the night One Stockton ferry boat was damaged what it was dashed against the wharf…

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The Weather Heavy Dust Storm Rain Prospects

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1928 · page 7

From an early hour yesterday morning heavy clouds of dust moving over from the west, combined with light cloud [?]w Wagga under a…

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Storm at Bathurst

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 1

Reports from country centres show that boisterous weather prevailed throughout the western districts all day…

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Gale in Melbourne Damage to Seaside Suburbs Canoes in Streets Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 2

A westerly gale caused much damage in several suburbs. The full force of the gale was experienced at seaside suburbs, where bathing-bores…

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Sydney's Black Sunday Gales, Dust, and Bush Fires Paper Board Miles Destroyed Firemen Unable to Approach Water Supply Fails in Suburbs Maximum, Temperature of 98 DEGREES

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 2

Terrific winds, with thick clouds of dust and numerous bush-fires made Sydney and suburbs very unpleasant yesterday. A maximum temperature of 98 degrees was recorded…

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Sydney Experiences Dust Storm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 3

Those country people who rushed to the city during the week-end to escape the dust, found they had jumped from the frying pan into the fire…

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