Tigris in Flood. Bagdad's Peril. Damage Exceeds £1,000,000. BOMBAY; April 12
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 9
Rauter's correspondent at Bagdad, in a message dated Sunday, says:—Irrigation experts describe the outlook at Bagdad to-night as worse than ever. The breach in the bank of…
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The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 1
Irrigation experts described the outlook at Baghdad last night as worst than ever. The River Tigris breach is now nearly 200…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 1
Bagdad messages say that irrigation experts describe the outlook at Bagdad on Sunday night as worse than ever. The Tigris breach is now nearly…
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The Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 1
The German rotor ship Baden Baden, in her first Transatlantic trip, is confounding her critics, who declared that the rotors would involve the risk of capsizing in heavy weather. On' Friday, however, in a fierce gale, the rotors assisted the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 1
There has been a small improvement in the flood situation. The river is falling slightly, but the desert flood level is stationary…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 15
Advices from Bagdad state that there has been an improvement in the flood situation, the Tigris having fallen slightly. The desert flood level, however, is stationary. The…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 3
Further advices regarding the disastrous storm at the Cook Group state that the wind blew severely from the north at first, when the conditions moderated and the wind…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 3
Dogged by violent storms from start to finish of the voyage, the schooner Holmwood, 22 days out from Newcastle with a cargo or coal, reached New Plymouth last week…
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The Labor Daily · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 1
A vivid thunderstorm which passed over Liverpool yesterday afternoon was responsible for a rather remarkable outbreak of…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 7
About 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday heavy clouds gathered over Liverpool, and torrential rain, accompanied by vivid lightning, fell for about twenty minutes…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 11
The severest storm known for years struck Jones Island yesterday afternoon. The lightning wa very vivid, and rain fell in torrents, flooding nearly every house. The…
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The Labor Daily · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 9
During the recent flood rains Mr. M. Scully of Cassills, throw two reaied bottles in the Munmurra Creek, which flews past the town. Before sealing the…
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The Sun · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 4
Owing to boisterous weather on the South Coast, small coastal vessels sought shelter to-day. The two colliers Kembia and Ball's…
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The Sun · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 1
Great excitement prevails over volcanic activity at Hilo. Although a stupendous spectacle is to be seen nightly, the actual damage done by…
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The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 1
The Tigris breach wan repaired hint night, and Baghdad no longer is considered to be in danger from the flood water…
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The Sun · Sunday 18 April 1926 · page 2
A cyclone raged on the coast of Now South Wales yesterday, and great seas pounded the benches. Another gale is expected today…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 18 April 1926 · page 2
Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, stated last night, that at 6 p.m. Southerly gales and rough to high seas were being experienced from Newcastle. A cyclone…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 6
Sir,--I would esteem it a favor if you would be kind enough to bring the plight of my small congregation at Trangic under the notice of your many readers, in order that…
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Evening News · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 9
THE FOLLOWING [?] to shipping was [?] by the State [?] The cyclone [?] to the…
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The Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 9
The Malabar, the new motor ship of the Burns, Philp and Co. line, ran into rough weather immediately she left Brisbane, but the storm continued…
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