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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 73

Flooding Labor Market Migration Policy London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 1

SPEAKING at the Labor world migration Congress, Mr. Kitson. M.L.C. (W.A.), said his organisation believed that the present policy of…

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Tea-cup Storm Vicar at the Races for Sympathy Colombo

The Sun · Sunday 27 June 1926 · page 5

A former Australian clergyman, the Rev. L. G. Hatfield Hall, now the vicar of Christ Church, Colombo, raised a storm in a tea-cup in…

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Heavy Rain in Riverina. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 11

The total rainfall in the past four days has been over-four inches. The whole countryside has been thoroughly soaked. The crooks are flowing bankers. Reports from up stream…

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Anglo-russian Relations Storm in Commons Tories Are Split Chamberlain Opposed to a Rupture

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 1

LIVELY scenes, ending in the adjournment of the debate, marked the discussion of Anglo-Russian relations in the House of Commons…

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1300 Dead Mexican Flood Tole Spectre of Hunger [?]

Evening News · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 7

LATEST DESPATCHES from [?] that the foods, [?] followed the overflow of the Sang[?]ago River, and eng[?]lies…

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Farms Flooded Murrumbidgee Rises Creeks Overflowing Wagga

Evening News · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 7

THE MURRUMBIDGEE River, between Gundagai and Waggs, rose cuddenly on Saturday night All the low-lying farming lands…

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Floods in Mexico. Great Loss of Life. New York, June 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 11

News comes from Mexico City that severe floods have swept the city of Leon, in the State of Guan Juato from the river Gometi. The death list is expected to reach 1000. Half…

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Flood Rains. In Riverina. Rivers' Rapid Rise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 11

The heavy rains of the past few days have created a danger of floods in the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers. In many districts the aggregate falls…

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Murray in Flood. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 11

Almost continuous rain bas fallen since Wednesday, and there is a danger of floods in the Murray. During four days the registration has been nearly four inches, and…

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No Danger Alarmist Flood Reports Water From Dam Wagga

The Sun · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 15

Alarmist reports about the rising waters of the Murrumbidgee have misled cattleowners and others on the river…

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100 Drowned Floods in Mexico 15,000 Homeless Mexico City, June 26

The Sun · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 1

It is reported that 100 persons have been drowned and 15,000 rendered homeless as the result of the overflowing of the Santiago River…

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1000 DEATHS Swept by Flood Disaster in Mexico Mexico City, June 27

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 1

Floods swept Leon, a city In the State of Guanajuato. The death roll is expected to reach 1000. Half the city was destroyed…

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Murray in Flood ALBURY

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 7

The Murray, at 12ft. 7in., broke its banks yesterday, and a further rise occurred to-day, the river at Albury being at 13 feet. Portion of the…

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British Coal Deadlock Longer Hours Govt. Faces Storm Labor Resents Bill London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 10

LASOR INTERRUPTIONS began in the House of Commons to-night as soon as the Minister for Labor, Sir Arthur…

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The Riddle of the Test Flooded Pitch Inquiry Useless Police Guard Now London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 1

DESPITE as official inquiry by the M.C.C. committee into the incident at Lord's, when play was delayed for ten minutes through…

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No Fear of Floods Though River Rises Wagga

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 6

The Murrumbidgee River rose rather rapidly during the week-end. and there were many anxious Inquiries in Wagga from all stations…

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The Floods Danger Lessening But Rivers Still High

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 11

The threatened danger of floods in the southern districts decreased Yesterday. At many places the rivers are high,…

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Riverina. Flood Waters Subsiding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 15

The rainfall on the catchment arcas of the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers was only light and scattered during the 24 hours onde at 9 a.m. yesterday, and an improvement in…

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Coastal Showers Squally Southerlies Flood Waters Falling

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 5

Conditions last night pointed to cloudy to showery conditions along the coast and parts of the highlands. There was also a tendency to southerly wind,…

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McGALE Williams Edward

The Sun · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 8

"Frisco" McGale will flight anyone up to 41,2. He has never appeared in Melbourne. He should draw well there…

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