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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 73

Storm-beaten Fleet River Boats Late

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 1

All the North Coast boats were running late owing to the gale. The Maianbar and Burringbar put into, Newcastle…

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Blown Off Coast Barque in Storm

Evening News · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 7

TWO DAYS overdue at Sydney, the British Imperial Oil Cols auxiliary barque. Dolphin Shell, which is bringing 1000 tons of crude oil, is…

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The Weather Stormy Week-end Gales on Coast Heavy Downpours

Evening News · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 4

STORMY weather was reported from practically every station on the Central and North Coasts on Saturday afternoon and night…

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Severe Storm. on the Coast. Tempestuous Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 12

A severe storm swept the coast of New South Wales on Saturday night and during yesterday, causing heavy rain on parts of the South Coast, accompanied by fierce gales…

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Cyclonic Storm Wild Conditions off Coast Rough Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 1

A severe cyclone, centred between Lord Howe Island and Sydney, caused tempestuous weather on the coast during the week-end…

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Storm's Playthings Interstate Ships Late Some 24 Hours Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 9

Shipping has been completely disorganised by the severe south-westerly gale, which has been raging along the New South Wales coast since…

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Disabled in the Gale Merchantman's Plight Warships Race to Assist Limping to Safety

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 5

WITH her engines useless, the Ellerman vessel Walton Hall lay at the merry of an angry sea, deluded by rain, and buffeted by the…

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From Cyclone's Fury Walton Hall Fights to Safety Terrific Battle Heeled Over with Every Sea. Waves Wash Deck

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 9

"We can right her if we slop the engines." "We can't stop, chief; we must keep her moving." It was do or die, and for 24 hours the gallant engineers of the Walton Hall "kept her moving," in accordance with the skipper's…

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Big Storm Strikes the Coast Mountainous Seas From the South Newcastle and Sydney Suffer Merewether Again Affected

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 5

A SEVERE STORM RACES along the coast, making the task of vessels crews exceedingly difficult. STREETS NEAR NEWCASTLE BEACH are coved will a carpel of [?] from the wind-blown rollers…

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Floods Water in Newcastle Houses Street Torrents Newcastle

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 9

Great areas of low-lying country north and south of Newcastle, as well as city and suburban streets, were inundated after the heavy…

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Foot an Hour Hunter River Overflows Maitland Floods West Maitland

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 9

Heavy rain over the Hunter River watershed, caused a big flood in the river at Maitland, where the rise between daylight and 10 o'clock last night…

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Fiery Flood Buildings Engulfed Unique Tourist Draw Honolulu, April 17

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 7

A river of lava 30ft in depth has Obliterated the Roman Catholic Church and other village buildings, following the latest eruption of Mauna…

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Just in Time Ambulance Car Flood. Bound

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 7

GRENFELL, Sunday. The car in which Miss Dorothy Fisher, of Greenethorpe, who had been taken ill with appendix trouble, was…

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Streets Flooded West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 1

Torrential fain feli last night anc this morning. Water poured down the hillsides, and swamp lands now carry large bodies of water. Streets in…

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Storm-beaten Ship Arrives Engineers' Pluck Heroic Work in Fierce Gale

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 5

Looking none the worst for her struggle through the angry seas on Sunday, the El[?]rman merchant ship Walton Hall came into port…

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Cyclone Moves East Fine Weather Now

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 1

"Although the cyclonic disturbance has abated on the coast, its presence over the Central Tasman Sea is expected to cause rough weather in that…

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The Storm. Liner Buffeted. Portholes Collapse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 9

The unsettled stormy wenther of the weekend brought light to very heavy rain over the central and southern coastal areas and on the central and southern tablelands. There…

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Even Melbourne Has Attractions When Gales Race Rough Along Coast Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 11

PASSENGERS on the Kanowna were relieved when the vessel entered the calmer waters of Port Phillip last night. The passage from Sydney had…

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Storm Tragedy. Elderly Man's Death. After Rescuing Woman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 12

A man was killed and a woman was injured late on Saturday night when they"became lost in the bush beyond the Cowan railway station during a rainstorm. They were:—…

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Yacht Is Identified Drifted in Storm Heavy Seas Keep Police Away

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 1

The mystery yacht on Dobroyd Point has been identified as the property of Mr. Carrett, of Parsley Bay…

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