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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 94

Terrific Storm Quirindi Shaken Huge Hailstones Quirindi

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

HAIL as big as hen's eggs, which piled on the ground to a depth of from a foot to eighteen inches, fell during a cyclonic storm which…

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Cyclonic Storm at Quir1ndi Hail Like Hen Eggs Houses Are Unroofed Much Damage Reported Quirindi

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

Yesterday afternoon a carrinc storm occurred here, the wind blowing with hurricane force. The main portion of the town escaped…

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The Floods. In the Hunter. Waters Subsiding. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 9

The Hunter River has fallen to 20 feet, a drop of five feet since yesterday afternoon. There has, however, been no lowering of the flood waters on the farm grazing lands south…

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Flood Waters Farms Inundated Crops Ruined West Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 9

Flood waters on farmers' areas south of Maitland have not yet started to subside. Fertile areas which carry crops that promised…

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The Truth About Motors To-day the Renault Trying Them Out 17.9 h.p. Renault Saloon Defies Rain, Wind and Storm

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1927 · page 6

UNDER wild weather conditions—heavy rain and a strong wind—a brand new Renault closed car successfully traversed "Truth's" test course during the week. ON account of the inclemency of the weather it was a…

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Flood Damage Areas Still Under Water Hunter Falling West Maitland

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1927 · page 5

The river at west Maitland was down to 1612ft. at 6 p..m. --a fall of less than 5ft. since yesterday morning. The flood waters have ceased…

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In Sudden Storm Picnickers Caught Terrifying Ordeal Rockhampton

Evening News · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 11

PICNICKERS returning from Rockhampton's three seaside resorts laid a terril[?]ing experience late yesterday…

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Ice Axes Buzz Wild mountain storm Terrific Lightning Auckland

The Sun · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 11

Remarkable sensations were experienced by a party of five men who were caught in a heavy thunderstorm while…

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Long Agony Man's Nightmare Journey Broken Thigh Storms, Rivers and Bogs Rockhampton

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 11

Through raging storms, through swollen rivers and bog-like roads, suffering agony from a fractured thigh, John…

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The Carinthia Roughest Seas Since Havana Cyclone Heaters Necessary New Year Memories at Sea

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 4

THE roughest seas are being experienced on the Carinthia's journey since it was in the path of the Havana hurricane…

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Tortuous Trip Through Flood and Bog Injured Man's Ordeal on Way to Hospital Rockhampton

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 4

WITH his right thigh fractured through a full from a horse, John Hornsby, 32, suffered inta[?] pain during a tortuous journey to…

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Work Delayed at Neath. Flood Does Damage Cessnock, Munday

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

Every possibility exists that Neath Colliery will not resume work until next Monday, During the recent heavy rains water…

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Deluge in Brisbane BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 9

There was a torrential rainstorm this afternoon. The Exhibition was transformed into a miniature lake, the water at its highest being 18 inches deep…

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Result of a Gale

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 48

The Tucabla Union Church, which suffered as the result of a recent terrific windstorm. Tucabla is a…

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Demolishers Busy Storm at Griffith

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 14

DEMOLISHERS commenced work on the dangerous walls of Metters Building yesterday. THE INEVITABLE CROWD—There was of course a crowd to watch them. It got "on thrills than the men themselves…

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Severe Thunderstorm. Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 14

Shortly after 8 o'clock last night one of the severest electric at disturbances experienced for some time struck Armidale. Vivid flashes of lightning followed sultry conditions, and many…

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Highland Gathering. Cricket Extraordinary. Floods" and Fires. "Sydney Mail" Features

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 12

A good deal of pictorial prominence is given the Highland gathering on New Year's Day in the current issue of the "Sydney Mail." The picturesque Scottish garb rookes the…

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Maitland Floods and a £40, 000 Fire at Kyogle Farms at South Maitland Inundated

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 19

THE floods in Hie Hunter Valley did considerable damage in crops, while, fences were swept away and some animals were drowned. Near Newcastle also much damage was done. Many residents…

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Cessnock Wants Help Big Flood Damage Cessnock

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 11

Damage to roads and bridges within the Cessnock municipality during the recent floods is estimated at many thousands of pounds, and the council…

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Due to the Floods

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 6

Owing to washaways on the Belmont line during the recent floods a temporary passenger service in in operation in daylight hours only between…

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