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Floods & storms, 1926

1,452 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 73

McGALE and Kiely Fight a Draw in Sydney

Referee · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 10

The main event, between 'Frisco McGale, of America, and Gordon Kiely, the promising Melbourne middleweight, was responsible {or many exciting situations…

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Storm Tossed. a Freighter Damaged. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 14

Pounded by mountainous seas, and forced to keep her head into a raging storm for 27 hours, the freighter Janus headed for Fremantle to-day, and reached port to-night…

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Swept by Storm Passage Cut in Bush DORRIGO

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 5

Big trees were snapped and a passage cut through the bush during a remarkable windstorm on Dorrigo Mountain…

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Winds To-night Thunderstorm Cone

The Sun · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 9

Sydney was threatened with a thunderstorm for this evening, but now the Assistant Meteorologist (Mr. Timcke) thinks there is little chance…

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Floods in India 200 Lives Lost Houses Washed Away Calcutta, Tuesday, Oct. 5

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 1

Over 200 lives were lost during the floods at Manilla, in the Central Provinces, and extraordinary stories are told…

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Under the Library Lamp Storm

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 6

Heat sizzled through the stifling afternoon. The people lay in doorways slightly clad And thanked God for the little breeze they had,…

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Prizewinners in Novel Bride Contest Thousands Tried and Four Picked Five the Huge Flood of Entries Attempts to Anticipate Judges Colossal Interest in Contest

Evening News · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 1

NINETEEN THOUSAND four hundred and two entries were sent in for the competition in which "Evening News" and "Sunday News" readers wee asked to place the twelve finalists in the October Bride Competition…

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Danger of Floods Adelaide Again Tram Line Under Water Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 6

Warning has been issued by the police to residents to be prepared for another flood in the Henley Beach district, as the result of the rapid rise…

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Heavy Rain. In Southern Areas. Crops Beaten Down

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 12

Cloudy conditions were in evidence over the central and southern districts yesterday, and rain was reported on the southern tablelands and slopes. It was snowing at…

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Homeless in Scinde Cyclone Effects Enormous Damage Bombay

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 1

In the Karachi district, which has been devastated by a terrific earthquake, a cyclone and floods, during the past week, the losses are…

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After the Storm—peace? A.L.P.'s Coming Special Conference and What It May Bring the Pros and Cons of Leadership

Truth · Sunday 10 October 1926 · page 15

IT is certain that the conference will be comprised of delegates from the…

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Warrington's Win N.Z. Outclassed Game in Heavy Rain London

The Sun · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 4

Warrington beat the New Zealand League team yesterday by 17 points to 5. There was an attendance of only…

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Fear in Their Hearts Storms Before A.w.u. Officials Chickens Coming Home to Roost Will 40,000 of the Rank and File Be Lost ?

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 1

IT IS BEGINNING to dawn on the individuals comfortably quartered at Macdonell House, the home of the Labor newspaper which was stillborn, that all is not as well as it might be "in the State of Denmark…

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Houses Flooded Rescued by Ladders Hobart

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 15

Rivers in all parts of the State are in flood. At Newtown, a suburb of Hobart, there was a washaway on the railway, but it was soon repaired…

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Big Floods Damage in N.Z. Railway Traffic Stopped Auckland

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 8

Severe floods have occurred in all parts of the North Island. Houses at Mercer have been evacuated, as further trouble is feared…

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Flooding a Union Objection Raised Waterside Workers

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 5

The industrial Commissioner Mr. A.B Pidingtion was told yesterday by Mr. J.R. Moffatt that the Water side Workers Federation obsoleted to…

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Floods and Landslides. Damage in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 12

The rain abated in Wellington early this morning. There were only sesttered showers throughout the day, but the weather became bittary cold…

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Westerly Gale. Shipping Warned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 15

A cyclonic distrubance which is contred off the south-eastern portion of the continent, was responsible yesterday for boisterons winds in New South Wates. At the Commonwealth…

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Violent Squalls In the City Cyclone Off Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 13

Features in yesterday's weather were this occurrence at Sydney of the most squally day on record for a year and the development of a particularly…

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Terrific Gales in Europe Great Loss of Life Many Ships Are Sunk Long and Tragic List London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 1

Gales all over Europe have took a heavy toll at the week-end. Twenty person were drowned, and many ships foundered in…

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