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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 94

Hankow Storm Centre

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

The entrance to the British Legation on the Bund at Hankow, where attacks were made by mobs of Chinese…

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ADVENTURERS Tour in 20-ton Cruiser Held Up by Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

After an adventurous voyage of about 600 miles, from Melbourne to Sydney, in a 20-ton auxiliary cruiser, Mr. Franklin, of…

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Lightning Tears Wall Away in Goulburn Storm Goulburn

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 9

THE whole of the side wall of a house in Chantry-street was torn away when the brick structure was struck by lightning during a terrific storm…

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House Torn Open Goulburn Storm Havoc Roof Over Street Washaways Reported Goulburn

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 13

A terrific storm, with vivid lightning, deafening thunder, and torrential rain, swept Goulburn at 6 o'clock last night, and much damage was done in parts…

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Man Drowned. Territory Rivers Flooded. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 10

A wireless message from Wave Hill states that Leslie Parker, aged 12, was drowned in Victoria River on December 31. All the rivers are flooded. The Katherine…

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Repairing the Damage Caused by the Floods

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 6

Mr. J. Brown, administrator of Kearsley Shire and Mayor or Cess- nock. will Interview, in Sydney in the morning, the Minister for Local…

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Cheap Cars Coming American Flood Merged Firms Attack British Market London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

PRESUMABLY. owing to the success of the Morris car. a British product American automobile manufacturers have formed a merger in order…

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Extensive Rains Thunderstorms Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 9

More rain of a scattered nature fell on the North Coast and in north-western districts during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday,…

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Heavy Storm at Albury. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 12

The rainfall measured this morning as the result of the thunderstorm, which lasted well into last night, totalled 233 points, which is the heaviest registration for a year or more…

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House Wrecked by Lightning Storm at Goulburn GOULBURN

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

Goulburn has been visited by severe thunderstorms since last night, and over two inches-of rain have been recorded…

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Flooded Rivers. Man Drowned at Wave Hill

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 6

A wireless message from Wave Hill, in the Northern Territory, states that Lealle Parker aged forty-two years, was drowned in the Victoria…

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Floods Delay Train Forbes

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 7

The motor train running between Cootamundra and Parkes was delayed for more than half an hour between Forbes and Parkes owing to flood…

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Cloudburst at Young. Town Flooded. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 11

A cloudburst occurred over Young at 11 o'clock to-day, and resulted in the flooding of a large portion of the business section of the town…

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Damage by Recent Flood. Branxton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 12

The surrounding country presents a changed appearance since the recent copious rains. Though the whole district was in flood very little damage was done on farms. The…

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Young Flooded Torrential Downpour Young

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 9

Young paid for its position--In a depression, surrounded by hills--yesterday, when, as the result of a torrential downpour, three inches of rain…

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Young Flooded Disastrous Cloudburst Houses Under Water Residents Alarmed Young

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 5

A cloud-burst over Young at 11 a.m. to-day resulted in the flooding of a large portion of the business section of the town…

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Heavy Thunderstorms

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

Starting yesterday afternoon, a aeries of thunderstorms have paused over the Marengo district. Three inches of rain has fallen…

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CLOUDBURST Flood at Young Streets Under Water Young

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

A cloudburst over Young at 11 a.m. to-day resulted in the flooding of a large portion, of the business section, of, the town. Main…

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Floods Near Forbes. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 18

A motor train from Cootamundra to Narromine was delayed between Forbes and Parkes yesterday owing to flood waters, which Covered the line at Daroobalgie, five miles…

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Cessnock Flood Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 12

A deputation representing the Cessnock' Shire Council waited upon the Under-Secretary to the Local Government Department (Mr. Walker) in the absence of the Minister…

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