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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 73

Cloudburst June in Grip of Flood Girl Trapped Swimmer to the Rescue June

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 9

Many cattle were drowned, hundreds of miles of fencing were swept away, and a young woman was trapped in a…

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Flood Havoc On the Continent Homeless Victims Paris, January 4

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 7

Floods are causing havoc in many parts of France, Bel? a Germany, and Holland. The likelihood of continued rain is…

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Deluge Melbourne Flooded in Violent Storm 2 Inches in 3 Hours Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 8

Melbourne suffered a deluge during the night. In some localities over two inches of rain fell between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m…

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DERAILED. Queensland Train. Probable Result of Heavy Rain. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 9

A goods train bound from Brisbane to Rockhampton, comprising an engine and 15 trucks, waa derailed on the Brisbane side of Yandina, on the north coast line, about 1 o'clock…

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Any Port in a Storm

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 5

During yesterday morning's showers this stormwater pipe came in handy as shelter…

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A Deluge. Serious Damage to Farms. Paddocks Washed Bare. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 9

A tremendous amount of damage was done in both the town and district by last night's torrential rain, which is supposed to be due to a cloud-burst, although heavy rain fell in…

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Path of the Storm. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 9

The extraordinary rainstorm which occurred last evening was at first believed to have been confined to a narrow track, but reports from various centres show that a very wide area of…

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Great Damage Flood Troubles Holland Suffers Amsterdam, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

The floods are everywhere subsiding, except in Northern Limburg end Deventer, where another dyke on the River Yset burst, near…

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Melb. Suburbs Flooded Residents Isolated Lake at St. Kilda Melbourne, [?]

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 9

ALTHOUGH the [?] in the city has been [?] of the [?] suffered [?]…

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Melb. Drenched Heavy Thunderstorm Melbourne, Th[?]

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 11

MELBOURNE is receiving a [?] drenching. A severe thunderstorm broke over the [?] and sub[?] about 3 a.m. and up [?]…

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Two 'Quakes Rhine Basin Shaken Flood Aftermath Midnight Sensations London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 11

Two earthquakes, lasting 2min. 9sec., and travelling east and west, shook, Belgium, Holland, and the Rhine Valley at midnight, causing panics in…

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Floods at Mons War Cemeteries Covered London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

The Brussels correspondent of "The Times" reports that a message from Mons states that the flood waters now completely submerge the British war…

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Trains Slow Up Flooded Southern Line Limited 38 Mins. Late

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 8

Considering the serious nature of the floods in the Wagga district, trains from the south came through remarkably well this morning…

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Ravaged by Floods More Rainfall Feared Farmers Suffer Heavy Losses Railways Are Washed Away Junee District Is Inundated

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

TORRENTIAL RAINS on Tuesday night deluged the Junee district for the second time within twelve months. THE RAILWAY suffered heavily, the rushing water causing the lines and embankments to be washed away, delaying mail trains and…

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Widespread Rains More Thunderstorms Further Falls Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 7

Further extensive rains occurred throughout the State, with light to heavy falls over coastal areas, the central and northern tablelands, most of…

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Big Floods In Half an Hour Damage in South Exciting Rescues

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

It all happened in half an hour. Junee experienced the biggest flood in the history of the town, railway wash aways seriously…

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Samoan Cyclone Worse Than Feared

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

The cyclone which struck Samoa was more savors than was at first reported, according to a cable received from Apia by…

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Storms. Remarkable Hail. Sharp Showers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 11

A severe ha[?]l storm visited Sydney and some of the nearer suburbs yesterday afternoon, in some areas the hailstones were of abnormal size…

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Shipping Warned a Gale is Expected

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

The weather Bureau to-day [?] the following warning to shipping: Fresh to strang N.W. winds and moderate to rough [?] are expected…

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Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 11

A violont and destructive storm swept over Melbourne soon after midnight and raged until after daybreak. Almost incessant' rain has fallen, accompanied by a strong southerly…

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