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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 73

Gale's Toll Miami Mourns 400 Dead Timely Warning Miama (Fia..)

The Sun · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 1

It was estimated to-day that 400 are dead, 5000 injured, and 50 missing as a result of the hurricane which has devastated 60 miles of the east coast…

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The Awarua. Towed Into Napier. Battle Against Storms. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 16

The cruiser Dunedin [?]wed the Awarua into Napier about midday. All aboard are well. The vessel was not damaged except, for splintered [?]ulwarks' where the Dunedin crashed…

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Miami Disaster Death Roll Is 400 Says Latest Report a Hopeless Check Storms Still Rage Another Town Swept Vancouver

Evening News · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 1

TO-DAY'S estimates of the casualties as a result of the burr[?] which devastated sixty miles of the east cost of Florida, [?]…

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North Flooded South Sweltering England's Weather London, Monday, Sept. 20

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 1

While the south is experiencing a heat wave the north of England has been visited by tropical floods, the worst in this generation…

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Cyclone Kills 200 PEOPLE 400 Are Injured City in Paraguay Destroyed Communications Cut Buenos Ayres

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 September 1926 · page 1

MORE than 200 people were killed and 400 injured and enormous damage was done, when the…

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400 DEAD Thousands Homeless Enormous Damage Miami Storm New York, Tues., Sept 21

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 September 1926 · page 1

According to the latest estimates from Miami, 400 are dead, 5000 were injured and 50 are missing, in consequence of the hurricane…

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Floods in India. Calcutta, Sept. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 September 1926 · page 11

Abnormal rainfall—22 inches in three days— is causing flood conditions in Central and Eastern India. Bridges on the mail line from Calcutta to Bombay have been washed away…

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Floods in India Bridges Washed Away Crops Ruined Calcutta, Wed., Sept. 22

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 September 1926 · page 1

An abnormal rainfall of 22 inches in three days caused flood conditions in Central-Eastern India. Bridges, on the railway line between…

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Cyclone Coming Rain Squalls, High Seas Here

The Sun · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 9

Sydney has little prospect of a fine week-end. The best people can hope for, according to Mr. Mares, to some heavy falls of rain, southerly squalls…

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200 Dead Paraguayan Gale Extensive Damage Asuncion (Paraguay)

The Sun · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 1

A hurricane early in the week caused heavy loss of life and property at…

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Bribery Charge Select Committee Inquiry Storm in Caucus Lang Forced to Have Story Sifted

The Sun · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 9

At a stormy meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party to-day it was decided that a select committee should be appointed to inquire into the so-called "bribery plot." The revival of the subject was unexpected. The Premier,…

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At the Mercy of Terrific Gales Maroro in Tort at Last in Tow of Tug Osprey 750 Miles Out of Course

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 1

Fifty-five days from Gisborne (N.Z.), with a dock cargo of timber for Sydney, the schooner Maroro (230 tons) limped…

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Indian Floods Widespread Damage Calcutta

The Sun · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 1

Owing to the abnormal rainfall throughout India, the toll of the present floods is the heaviest this year. In the Attock (Punjab) district alone…

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Monsoons in Full Force Floods Delay Traffic Calcutta

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 1

THE monsoons arc operating all over India, the rainfall being 22 inches in three days. Cherrapunjee, which holds the…

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A Lesser Deluge a Flood of '07. Serous Damage to Nepean Bridge

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 7

In recent Issues we have published details of the great NepeanHawkesbury flood of 1867, the greatest that has afflicted this…

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Storms Alter Surf Beaches. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 18

The surfing benches in this district have changed as a result of last year's storms. The lagoon, which was a feature of Greenmount, and was large enough to carry fishing…

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Storm in Caucus Bribery Allegations Again Select Committee to Inquire Mr. Lang Outvoted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 1

A select committee is to be appointed by Parliament to investigate the charges of bribery recently levelled against four prominent members of the Parliamentary Labor Party…

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Unwanted Migrants Flooding the Country Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 5

Because of the continued influx to Newcastle recent arrivals in the country, the A.W.C. here considers that the Federal Government is…

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Drought Broken Heavy Rain in Queensland West Benefits Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 26 September 1926 · page 2

Heavy rains have fallen over practically the whole of the west, extending right froth the Gulf of Carpentaria to the south…

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Cloud-burst Gale Hits Levuka £5000 Damage Suva

The Sun · Sunday 26 September 1926 · page 5

A heavy gale and cloudburst struck Levuka on Friday afternoon. Two concrete bridges and three buildings were destroyed…

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