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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 73

Harry Collins Defeats Frisco McGALE American Coloured Fighter Gets Australian in Early Rounds Collins Starts to Fight in the Fifth: McGale: Shows Gameness, but is Stopped in is Tenth Round

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 10

The American man of colour, 'Frisco McGale, won a splendid measure sure of popularity by the manner in which he fought against Harry Collins at tho Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. McGale Rave Collins a good thumping in the first few rounds, the Australian champion…

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Cables Jazz Magnetic Storm Stirs Ocean Sunspots Busy Late Getting to Work, Says Dr. Pigot

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

As if tired of all the theorising that has been going on about them, the spots on the sun have made their presence, felt as it were. They are blamed for a violent magnetic storm in the ocean bed--a storm that has upset, probably, all the cable systems of the…

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St. Elmo Lights Yellow Seas Good Ship Alex a in a Storm Week of Mad Days

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

WITH ghastly St. Elmo lights hanging about her spars and rigging, with the first breath of a howling tempest rushing out of a…

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Wicket Flooded Boys' Pranks in Tasmania

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 12

Boys Rained access to a Hobart ground before the North-West v. South Robart match began turned on the watcr-tsp, and flooded, the wicket. Bowlers had a…

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Floods at Junee

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 47

Here we see the road leading into Junee submerged by flood-waters…

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Gale Wins Freighter Foundered 24 Lives Lost New York

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 1

A wireless message from the German liner Bremen says that the British steamer Laristan (4293 tons) had foundered, with 24 hands aboard, after…

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Magnetic Storm. Solar Phenomenon. Cables Affected. Messages Mutilated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 11

A magnetic storm, or electrical disturbance of unusual strength and force, early yesterday morning had a widespread influence. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., and,…

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Atlantic Storm. Calls for Aid. Steamers in Distress. New York, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 11

A terrible gale is raging over the Atlantic. Urgent messages of distress wore received from the British freighter Laristan, which since Monday night has been at the mercy of…

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Twenty-five Perish in Storm at Sea Freighter Breaks Up. New York

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 9

A WIRELESS menage received to-day from the German liner Bremen stated that the British cargo steamer Lariston had gone…

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N.R.M.A. Guides' Work During Recent Heavy Rain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 12

Soon after the recent heavy rain commenced the N.R.M.A. was inundated with telephone calls from. every corner of the city and suburbs. The rain was finding…

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Storm Delays Cables

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 7

Owing to a magnetic storm Eastern Extension cables have been delayed beyond Adilaide…

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Aurora Blamed Broadcasting Interrupted Magnetic Storms London

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 1

The activity of the Aurora Borealis interfered with the broadcasting tests between Britain and America. It was the cause also of…

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Killed by Lightning. Severe Storm at Dorrlgo

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 8

A young married man named Edgar Newman, only son of Mr. A. C. Nowman, was killed during a severe storm at Derrigo (N.S.W.), on…

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"Storm in a Teacup" Council v. Board Disturbance of Roads

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 12

REDFERN Council fall foul of the Water Board at a recent meeting, when the Mayor and Aid. Holden. M.L.C., blamed the Board's…

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Fierce Storm Extensive Damage Done Roofs Blown Off Tamworth

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 9

A terrific storm struck Tamworth late yesterday afternoon, and extensive damage was done. Roofs were blown off, brickwork was demolished…

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The Recent Floods

The Land · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

It is pleasing to note that in regard to the floods in the Riverina early this month the local Press gave full credit to the effective…

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Heavy Rain in Q'land

The Sun · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 3

Extraordinarily heavy falls of rain, with thunder storms, are reported from the Hughenden Station, The registrations up till 9 a.m…

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Houses Unroofed Storm at Tamworth Tamworth

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 13

A storm of unusual violence occurred at Tamworth late yesterday, causing extensive damage to residences and other buddings. Many houses were…

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Doctors Operate n a Storm. Aquitania Battered by Great Seas

The World's News · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

The Cunard liner Aquitania, battling through gale since she left New York, arrived at Southampton recently, twenty hours late, flooded in five cabins and showing a…

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Beagle Bay's Big Blow Disastrous Storm Lives in Danger Perth

The Labor Daily · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

From all accounts from Brooms concerning the recent cyclone in Beagle Bay, the storm was even worse than the big blows of 1910 and 1912…

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