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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 73

Flood in Japan Over 400 Deaths TOKIO, July 31

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 1

The Tochiomachi district was the chief sufferer by the Nligata flood. It is officially estimated that the damage amounts to 10,000,000 yen…

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Hove to Boorara in Gale

The Sun · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 11

The Australian Commonwealth steamer Boorara, is hove to off Cape Leeuwin. A radio was received in Sydney…

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"No Party Storm" Over Referenda Mr. Bavin's Denial

Evening News · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 9

[?] HAVE no knowledge of any storm in the Nationalist Party." sold Mr. Bavin, [?] of the State Parliamentary Opposition, to-day,…

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Man Electrocuted. by Storm-broken Wire. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 10

Charles Henry Norton, aged 22 years, of Devonport, was electrocuted on Saturday night. He came into contact with a "live" wire, which had been blown down by a storm…

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Floods in Western Australia: Fatalities and Heavy Damage the Collapsed Railway Bridge at Fremantle

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1926 · page 20

During the floods many householders in South Perth were forced to leave their homes, which had been invaded by the Water, and several homes at Guildford were covered to the tops of the windows. Great damage was done to the railways, and the telephone, telegraph, and electricity departments suffered considerably. DAMAGE was caused…

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"Britain Rides the Storm"

Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 7

"Mr. Editor,—I am sending the leading article in Saturday's 'Argus.' It is B.I. from beginning to end—but blind evidence. However, it shows people are…

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Freighter Ix Electrical Storm. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 12

When off the South African coast the freighter Machaon ran into a were electrical storm early in the morning. Lightning s[?]ck and shattered the top of the foremast. The quartermaster, who was moving…

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Didn't Weather the Storm 16 Wethers Struck Young

Evening News · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 7

DURING a storm, lightning struck a tree and killed sixteen wethers which were sheltering underneath, on Dwyer Bro[?] Ellsmore…

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Floods in Japan. Exceptional Rain. Tokio, Aug. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 11

The heaviest rains for 30 years have resulted in disastrous floods in northern Japan. The rivers are overflowing and damaging thousands of acres of ricefields and farmlands,…

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Flooded Japanese Ordeal Worst for 40 Years Tokio

The Sun · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 1

Disaster continues to follow disaster in Japan. Last night the worst flood for 40 years destroyed 4000 homes in Akita…

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Floods Sweep North Japan Serious Casualties Tokio

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 1

WHAT are reported to be the heaviest rains for thirty years have reunited in disastrous floods in northern Japan, causing the rivers to…

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Great Floods Disaster in Japan Enormous Damage Tokio, August 5

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 1

It is reported that the heaviest rains for 30 years have resulted in disastrous floods in northern Japan. Rivers are overflowing, damaging…

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Floods in Assam Tea Gardens Isolated Job to Feed 150,000 CALCUTTA

Evening News · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 1

AN alarming situation has been created in the tea gardens of Assam by a breach in the Bengal. Doo[?]s railway…

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Floods in Korea. Tokio, Aug. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 15

"J[?]" reports that the Governor-General of korea has received a report from the Governor of the Kogando province that owing to heavy rain on Tuesday 208 bridges have…

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Seventy-five Drowned Korean Floods 308 Bridges Wrecked Tokio

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 1

The "Jiji Shimpo" states that the Governor-General of Korea has received a report from the ex-Governor of Kogendo Province which says that…

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British Ship in Gale Sends Radio for Help Vancouver

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 August 1926 · page 5

A message from New York states that an S.O.S. signal was received from the British ship, Antonio, off Bermuda. She was then in a gale of alarming…

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Tea Gardens. Threatened Flooding. Calcutta, Aug. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 11

Alarm has been caused among owners of tea gardens in Dooars (Assam) by a breach made in the Bengal-Dooars railway by the River Te[?]sta, which has overflowed, owing to…

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BOXING Collins Matched to Meet McGALE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 5

Harry Collins, the middle and welter weight champion of Australia, is to reappear in the Stadium rnig on August 28, having signed articles for a match, with the American, "Frisco"…

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COMPENSATION Employers Puzzled Flood of Queries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 11

Officials of the Workers' Compensation Commission stated yesterday that the misapprehension that originally existed with regard…

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26 Perish Lost in Gale Fishermen's Doom Montreal

The Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 1

A hurricane sweeping the North Atlantic sent to their death Captain John Mosher and the crew of 25 of the fishing schooner Sylvia Moshet…

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