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Floods & storms, 1926

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Hall Destroyed by Cyclone

The Land · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 7

J. Deeves writes: A company of 10 contributed so much each and built a hall. A few days before the New Year a cyclone blew the…

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Cyclone at Trangie Many Buildings Destroyed

The Land · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 11

About half past five on Tuesday afternoon a terrific cyclone swept through Trangie. The storm was accompanied by heavy rain and…

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Damage by the Cyclone Which Struck Traigie Last

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 12

ONE OF THE HOUSES WRECKED BY THE CYCLONE. ANOTHER OF THE DEVASTATED AREAS…

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In the Wake of the Cyclone Rabaged Trangie in Ruins

The Sun · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 14

UNROOFED AND WRECKED. -- The church at Trangie was cut in two and the walls and timbers were scattered in all direction by the gale. THE CYCLONE AT TRANGIE has left behind a trail of desolation. Hardly a post was left upon a post, and structures right and left, as this picture shows, were razed to the ground. And now Trangie, with an air of determination, is settling down to rebuild itself…

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Cyclonic Storm Damage at Trangle Houses Blown Down

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

A violent cyclone struck Trangle (N.S.W.), at 5.15 on Tuesday afternoon, and left a trail of damage in its track. Churches were Wrecked,…

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Saved Girl From Flooded Creek Small Boy's Heroism a Station Drama Warren

Evening News · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 5

MISS ISOBEL. TAYLOR who had got into difficulties through railing from a horse when crossings a flooded creek on yanganbil station…

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Adrift in Gale American Sailors

Evening News · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 5

The storm that swept over the Atlantic recently extended to the coast of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico and created havoc among shipping…

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Floods--the Miners Horror

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 23

OF ALL THE RISKS of mining the greatest is that of…

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Terrific Thunderstorms Two Towns Suffer Wagga

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 3

Terrific thunderstorms in Riverina during this week caused considerable damage at Adelong and Temora. At Adelong a flash of lightning set…

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Country News. New Bridge Flooded. Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 16

On the date originally set apart for officially opening the new concrete bridge at Kimbriki—spanning the Manning River—the ceremony had to be postponed owing to…

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Sailing End of the Season Ethel, Champion of Drummoyne Cyclone and Parthenia Score Wins

Truth · Sunday 11 April 1926 · page 4

THE sailing season terminated yesterday with an ideal breeze from the nor'-nor'-east and flood tide. It provided excellent racing for the novice skippers at Birchgrove and the cracks at Drummoyne…

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Hodgson Divorce Case He Stopped Chewing to Answer Flood of Questions Christie in Witness Box Gave Violets, But No Kisses

Evening News · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

OF ALL THE PARTIES to the Hodgson divorce suit, Charles Grant Campbell Christie, solicitor, one of the two co-respondents, maintained the most nonchalant attitude in the witness box…

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Baghdad Floods

The Sun · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

Flood waters from the Tigris have completely surrounded Baghdad, including the Hinaidl Air Force camp. The damage already exceeds £1,000,000…

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King Flooded Out Baghdad's Peril Convicts to the Rescue London

The Sun · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 9

Rowing around the Palace Gardens I met King Feisul and his suite, also in a boat, ruefully inspecting their island home, says the Baghdad…

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Great Floods at Bagdad Palace Inundated Thousands Building Dyke Walls Bagdad

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

The safety of Bagdad is seriously threatened by unprecedented flood. The Tigris River was breached…

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Bagdad's Peril Tigris in Flood Thousands Work on Walls Bagdad, April 10

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

The safety of Bagdad is seriously threatened by an unprecedented flood in the Tigris River, which has breached its banks near…

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Tigris in Flood. Bagdad Threatened. Bombay, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 11

Reuter's correspondent at Bagdad states that the safety of Bagdad has be[?] seriously threatened by an unprecedented flood in the Tigris. The river breached its banka near…

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Eugowra Fallows Effect of Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 7

The fourth fallowing competition conducted by the Eugowra P. and A. Association was judged by Mr. W. D. Kerle, agricultural instructor, at the…

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Two Killed by Lightning in Violent Storm Companions Escape Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 10

TWO MEN WERE STRUCK DEAD by lightning during a terrific storm yesterday afternoon. The victims were William…

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