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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 73

Carr's Omission Storm of Gossip Candor Asked for Is Hobbs the Cause? LONDON, Tuesday (Aug. 10)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 1

Carr's replacement, and his denial of the selectors' reasons, have been the sensation of the cricket season…

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The Archbishop Aloft. How His Grace Enjoyed a Gale. Viewing the Walls of the Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 17

Whether it was that he inherits the nautical spirit of his ancestors, or has a natural indifference to aerial perils, the Archbishop of Sydney actually…

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Droughts My Be Foretold Storms' Paths Mapped Wilkins' Prediction Will Be Exact Science New York

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 1

CAPT Wilkins, the Australian explorer who recently conducted an expedition into the Arctic regions, predicting the possibility of foretelling…

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Flood's Toll Japanese Tragedy Broken Bridge Drowns 50 TOKIO

The Sun · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 1

A fresh tragedy is reported from the Akita Prefecture, where recently much loss of life and damage to property were caused by a flood…

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Flooding the Labor Market Luring Boilermakers While Men Lose Jobs Apparently Systematic

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 5

What is apparently an attempt by interested parties to flood the Labor market of Australia with boilermakers from Britain is…

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FLOODED! The Test Wicket LONDON, Wednesday, Aug. 11

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 7

In view of an extraordinarily heavy downpour to-day, practically covering the Oval with water, there is considerable speculation on the state of the…

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Gale-tossed Brolga Men's Peril After the Wreck Trawler Sinks From Reef "Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, So Beware ! Beware !" MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 15 August 1926 · page 2

It was on Beware Reef, near Capo Everard, that the Sydney trawler, Brolga, went ashore at the darkest hour before dawn on…

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Floods Demand for Protection Maitland's Fears West Maitland

The Sun · Sunday 15 August 1926 · page 2

The Minister for Works has promised to visit Maitland to investigate certain proposals which have been made with a view of mitigating floods in the…

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Gale's Toll Second Schooner Lost Death-roll Doubled Montreal, August 14

The Sun · Monday 16 August 1926 · page 1

The fishing schooner Sadie Knickle, with a crow of 22, is believed to have been lost in the same storm which, earlier in the week, carried the Sylvia…

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57 Drowned Three Ships Crews Toll of a Gale Off Nova Scotia Coast Halifax (Nova Scotia) Mon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 1

FIFTY-TWO aeamen--47 of them fisherman--were drowned from two Nova Scotia schooners. Five lost their lives foror., the…

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Big Floods In Central Europe

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 1

BUCHAREST, Sunday, August. 15. Most extensive floods have occurred, owing to the overflowing of the Danube in the Gaiatz and Transylvanian…

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Cyclone Sweeps S.A. ADELAIDE

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 5

A cyclone swept over Kirkcaldy, near Henley Beach, late last night. In its course it unroofed several houses, and caused extensive damage…

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CYCLONE. Seaside Resort. Houses Damaged. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 16

At the seaside resort of Kirkealdy, near Adelaide, into on Monday night, a cyclonic storm burst without warning and did considerable damage. It lifted the roofs off…

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"Wicket Will Wear Well for Our Batsmen" the Old Guard Defies Shock Troops Hobbs-sutcliffe Partnership Storm Helps Pitch for Our Batsmen Richardson Bowls with No Luck London, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 1

ANOTHER Hobbs-Sutcliffe marathon spoiled the charm of uncertainty and expectancy which made the first two days of the deciding Test so fascinating…

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Killed by Gate During Heavy Storm MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 7

Robert Cameron, 15, of Maffra, while delivering stores at a farm this afternoon, was killed during a heavy storm. It is surmised that the boy left the…

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Fears a Flood More Disputed Levels

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 9

Parramatta Council received another solicitors letter on Monday night. The communication was from Green- well, communication, and York, acting for…

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Thunder Heralds Winter's Passing Sudden Deluge Soaks Travellers

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 1

A SHARP thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon heralded the passing of winter and a promise of warmer…

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Newcastle Has Storm, Too NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 7

Many residents of Newcastle were awakened shortly after 3 a.m. to-day by extraordinarily heavy peals of thunder accompanied by a heavy rain…

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H29 Disaster Mistaken Order Led to Death Flooded Tanks Six Men Trapped Miraculous Escape London

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 1

THE INQUEST was concluded to-­day on the bodies of the six victims of the submarine H29, which sank in Devonport…

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Flood in Italy

The World's News · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 12

Piacenza, the beautiful northern town of of Italy, suffered severely by the overflow of the River Po. Many deaths were reported, and the police and military were busy for days rescuing people from their dangerous position…

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