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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 73

After the Floods Benefits of the Rain State-wide Boon

The Sun · Sunday 28 March 1926 · page 2

After the floods has come the reckoning, and reports from country centres show (that the damage is immeasurably…

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McGALE Beats Gornik Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 5

Frisco McGale beat Max Gornik at, the Stadium, on points. This is the first middleweight contest of the American since he arrived…

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Cudgegong River in Flood at Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 14

MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE BY THE CUDGEGONG FLOOD. THE PICTURE GIVES AN IDEA OF THE DEPTH OF WATER ON THE BURRUNDALLA LUCERNE FLATS…

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Wall Collapses. Hobart Reservoir. Houses Flooded. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 11

With a muffied boom and deafening roar that brought the residents seurrying out of their doors in their night attire, anxious and inquisitive to know what was a foot at such…

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The Floods. Waters Falling. Serious Danger Passed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 11

During the week-end Narromine has experienced the main flood waters of the Macquaric. River, but last night the river was falling fast. The level was at 30ft, compared with…

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Macquarie River. Flood at Narromine. Biggest Since 1893. NARROMINE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 11

The Macquarie River at Narromine reached a height of between 47 and 50 feet. This is the biggest flood since 1893. The [?]ood waters overilowed the banky, and flowed through…

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Floods and Drought Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 5

Mr. E. H, Angeto, M.L.A., Just returned from the North-west, was at Carnarvon during the recent floods, which he says are the worst for 17…

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Mudgee Flood Peril Passing Away Horse Rides the Stream Mudgkk

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 6

Flood waters. which reached a height rarely exceeded during the past 30 years, have subsided. A few losses of stuck are reported…

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Acting Ministers Down to Business Drought and Flood "Extras"

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 4

No further change in administration are contemplated while Messrs. Dunn and McTlernan are abroad. The Premier stated definitely last…

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Health-diet and Hygiene. Bountiful Season in Store Twin Evils, Fire and Flood You Will Now Breathe Purer Air

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 8

FIRE AND FLOOD during tho white man's occupancy of Australia have run together, the first blasting the country with burnt homesteads and settlements, the second, as a rule, doing even greater damage in a few days than has the preceding drought done…

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Show Weather Should Be Fine Flood Danger Over

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 5

"I think that there In a probability of an Improvement In weather conditions,'' said Mr. Mares last night, when asked for his opinion of the weather…

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The Floods Waters Subside Traffic Normal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 1

During the week-end fine weather prevailed throughout the west, and reports last night from Dubbo, Warren, and Trangie were to the…

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McGALE Beats Gornik Max Walks Around. BRISBANE

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 6

THAT slim and slick colored product, "Frisco" McGale, knows a very great number of pugilistic things. He demonstrated…

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The Floods. Warren Affected. Waters Fall Rapidly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 11

The flood waters of the Macquarie are gradually dis[?]ipating their force as they pass downstream. At 9 a.m. the river at Warren had risen nine inches above the level reached…

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W.A. Floods Boat Brings Relief 20 Men Marooned Perth

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 5

The boat from [?] from the Three Sisters Mine fer the [?] of taking food supplies to twenty miners marooned by the [?]…

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The Weather Flood Position Trangie

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 9

Owing to the recent heavy rains over the Macquarie catchment area, the river at Gin Gin overflowed its banks, and yesterday afternoon reached…

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McGALE Wins Well

Referee · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 15

Towards the close of the thirteenth round, a swing to the chin dazed Gornik. Early in the fourteenth he slipped to his knees in his corner. McGale…

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The Weather More Heavy Rain in City Area Blue Mountains, Too

Evening News · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 6

[?] moderate rain fell over [?] districts and highlands [?] and registrations of on [?] and more were reported from…

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Deputation Storm Water Channel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 2

Aldermen of Lidcombe Council, on Monday afternoon, waited upon the Minister for Health in the form of a deputation to urge upon him the necessity of the…

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McGALE Outpoints Gornik Winner Pleases at Brisbane

Referee · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 15

Frisco McGale came out of his welterweight class on Saturday at Brisbane Stadium to meet Max Gornik, middle and heavyweight…

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