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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 73

Cyclone Doesn't Rule Our Waves

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 9

THE CYCLONE, which has been studied very closely for the past four days by the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, is new…

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The Weather Cyclone Moderates Disturbance in West

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 9

The cyclonic conditions over the west Tasman Sea, including the coast of New South Wales, moderated considerably yesterday…

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Tug in a Storm. Critical Time. Stokehold Flooded. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 12

Rough weather was encountered by the small tug Morglay, which arrived at Fremantle from England last night. While off the coast of Algiers an electrical storm…

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Storm Damage Waterfront Swept BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 7

The waterfront at Currumbin to-day presents a scene of chaos. The titles on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, though by no means abnormal, wrought…

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"No Sign of Storm" Cobham's Flight Delayed Migrants The Norge Landing Nome Photographs NOME, May 19. Departure Delayed Strike Difficulties LONDON, May 20. Question in Commons LONDON, May 20

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 7

The Associated Press says that although it was reported that the Norse was forced to land at Teller because of storm and fog, and heavy ice covering The strike difficulties having exceeded anticipations, Captain Alan Cobham will not be able to leave till the middle of June on his flight to In the House of commons, replying to Lord Apsley's Question, the Secretary for the Dominions, Mr. L. Amery, said that the total number accepted for…

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Auckland Floods City's Serious Plight Water Mains Suffer Auckland

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 9

LINDSLIPS caused by floods have arrived away the two 39-[?] pipe [?] which supply Auckland [?] water. The supply has…

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Flood Waters Fording the Stream Handling the Light Car

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 12

Must Unlit cars, if skilfully handled, car travel a rond that is flooded with water to a depth of about 18-in., but there are not many drivers that care…

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Floods in Kovno. Jewish Quarters Submerged

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 15

The overflow of the Rivers Niemen and Vilya, which has for some days been causing considerable damage in part of Kono, has now become…

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N.Z. Floods Towns Inundated Wellington's Plight AUCKLAND,Friday

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 14

Lashed by torrential rain for three days, floods occurred throughout the Auckland province. Puhoi township is under water, which is five feet deep…

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Floods in New Zealand Auckland (X.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 9

Three days' continuous downpour throughout the province has caused the flooding of all the low country, though no serious damage has been reported. Shipping generally has been…

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Gale Uproots Trees Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 1

Ruin has fallen incessantly over the greater part of the State curing the past 24 hours. At Salisbury, a gale developed. Big trees were uprooted…

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Just Caught It Marella in Cyclone

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 3

The liner Marella on lier way down the Queensland coast ran into the tall end of the cyclone which placed the disabled Wongan[?] in such dire…

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To Save Souls Calulu Faces Gales Fruitless Efforts

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 1

THE STEAMER Calulu, the first vessel to pick up the S.O.S. message from the disabled Wonganella, reached Sydney to-day…

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Hard Fight Devon and Eastern Moon "Barking at Gale"

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 3

The captain of the s.s. Devon (which has the disabled Eastern Moon in tow) sent the following radio message to "The Sun" at noon to-day:--"Latitude…

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Fought the Cyclone How Tug Battled Through Disabled Steamers Being Towed to Port

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 1

In the teeth of a heavy gale, with mountainous seas breaking over her continually, the tug Lindfield, which had been searching for the disabled steamer Eastern Moon, returned to Newcastle yesterday…

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Terrific Storm Iron Poles Bent to Ground Dray Party Capsizes Perth

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 6

A terr[?] storm at Salisbury this morning bent eight Iron telegraph poles till the crossbars touched the ground…

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Out of the Storm Lindfield Safe Crews Vigil Seas Foul Wireless: Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 1

As the tug Lindfield drew along-side the wharf at the foot of Perkins Street this afternoon, after having fought her way for…

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Safe in Port Wonganella at Brisbane To-day Broken Tail Shaft Rescue Tug Badly Battered in Gale Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 3

The Wonganella, in tow of the St. Giles, reached the pile light early this morning, the tug requiring coal to carry on to Sydney. The Wanganella broke her tail shaft on Friday, May 14. On the following Sunday cyclonic conditions set in and those…

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Floods. in New Zealand. Extensive Damage. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 16

Heavy rain feil on Wednesday and Thursday, and continued intermittently. Many country areas were inundated, and there were several washouts ou railways and roads,…

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Marooned! Big Floods in N.Z. Trains Held Up Food Cooked on Engine Auckland

The Sun · Sunday 23 May 1926 · page 5

Wash-outs following phenomenal rains caused two trains to be marooned. The passengers spent the night in…

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