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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 73

Storm-tossed Tug Seasick Crew

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 8

Smashing head-on into mountainous waves, with green seas cascading over the fo[?]le, and trickling into the cabins, the tug-boat St. Erth had a…

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Samoan Cyclone Steamer a Total Wreck Great Damage

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

Mr. E. E. Salmon, Australian agent for Messrs. Smyth and Carruthers, Ltd., Apia (Samoa), has received a cable stating that the damage caused…

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Victim of Storm Small Boy Drowned Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

During a heavy storm at Ipswich yesterday three boys took refuge in the mouth of a sewer, but a sudden outrush of water washed them into the…

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They Were Big Outsize Hailstones Short, But Sharp Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

It did not last long--about 20 minutes--but yesterday's storm supplied an outsize in hailstones. In the city itself, the hail hit the…

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Hailstones Like Cones Whence They Came Freak of the Storm

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 12

SOME OF THE [?] which [?] during the sturm [?] were in the shope of shall owners, with p[?] of clear…

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Flooding at Toongabbie Inquiry in February

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

The Local Government Department has fallen in with the wishes of Prospect and Sherwood Council to postpone the inquiry into the flooding at Toongabbie in order…

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Flooded Yards

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

Northmead Progress Association requested Blacktown Council to carry the drain at the back of Moxham's-road station across the road, so as to allow the…

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Torrential Falls of Rain Washaways and Floods Widespread Damage

The Land · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 11

During the week New South Wales has been visited by another tropical disturbance accompanied by widespread rains and…

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Flood Rains Dry Districts Benefit. Damage at Junce

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Good fails of rain occurred in must parts of New South Wales and Queensland during the past week, and many areas that were affected…

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Flood Victims Thousands Rescued Distress in Holland

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

AMSTERDAM. Th[?] Evening. While the Rhine, the Weal, and the Mouse rivers have fallen, the year River has attained a record…

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Flood Damage. Stories of Bravery. Junee

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

Further investigations concerning the Junee flood indicate that considerable damage has resulted. In the streets of the town are heaps of…

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Floods in Europe. Enormous Damage. London, Jan. 6

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

The subsidence of the floods in th Rhineland is revealing enormous devastation. Twenty thousand houses are damaged at Coblenz, and thousands of families are in dire…

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More Rain But No Floods

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Extensive rain was reported through out the state yesterday, but the Government Meteorologist have no fear Inf serious floods. Tropical influences…

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Floods Subside 60,000 Workers Idle Berlin, January 6

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

The subsidence of the floods in the Rhineland is revealing enormous devastation. Twenty thousand houses were…

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Torrential Rain Floods in Melbourne Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

Torrential rain fell in Melbourne between 2 a.m and 8 a.m. this morning, and heavy showers have fallen during the day…

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Severe Storm at Llandile

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 1

A recent storm at Llandlio played havoc with trees, and in some instanced privates residences were lucky to escape being damaged. It is said that the…

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Caught in the Storm

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 6

A correspondent writes:—River campers are warned against tying their boats under dry creeks. Mr. J. A. Magrath, of Emu, who is perphas…

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When Lizzie Will Be Driven on Tinned Storm Scientific Prospects of 1926

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

1925 was the "Wonder-Year" in Science. If the same pace is held this year, the Millennium will be in sight. THE biggest need at…

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European Floods. Rhineland Damage. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 15

Immense damage has been caused by floods in the Rhineland. where Dr. Severing, Prussian Minister for Internal Affairs, is making an extended tour. He is conferring with…

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Flood Damage In the Rhine Valley Losses in Holland London, January 7

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

A Cologne message states that Immense damage has been done by floods in the Rhinolalia, where Dr. Severing, Prussian Minister for Internal…

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