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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 94

Three Men Struck by Lightning Hut Splintered Queensland Storm Brisbane

Evening News · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 10

CHARLES WATERS, his sex, Alburt K[?]st Waters, and William J[?], timber-gutters, were struck by lighting at Tallsbud…

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Storm Sweeps the North Many Streets Swamped Trams Held Up Telephones Affected Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

The storm which swept Newcastle district late on Friday night, returned with renewed vigor on Saturday night…

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Terrific Thunder Storm Heavy Rain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 3

The rain which fell during last Friday's terrific thunderstorm varied. Although heavy generally; it was particularly. so in different districts…

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Heavy Rain. Coastal Areas. 456 Points at Stroud

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 11

Rain was recorded over a wide area of the State during the 48 hours onded at 9 a.m. yesterday. All coastal districts benefited, as well as the central and northern tablelands,…

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Riding the Gale Ships Run for Safety Heavy Seas on Coast

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 1

Fierce gales and rain squalls wept along the New South Wales coast yesterday, forcing many vessels to run for shelter in secluded…

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Flooded Queensland. a Motorist's Experiences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 7

The trials of a motorist in Queensland during wet weather such as has been experienced in that State recently are set forth in a report received from Mr. A. Corcoran, of…

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Defied! Q'land Cyclone Kallatina Case Crew Objected at First Brisbane

The Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 13

"You are a very lucky man to be here," said the chairman of the Marine Board (Captain Forrester) to Captain N. E. Goodwin, of coastal…

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Quiet--then Storm Trouble at Women's Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 8

Trouble arose at a meeting of the Sailors and Soldiers' Mothers' Wives and Widows' Association yesterday. It burst suddenly upon a quiet meeting…

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Big Storm Making for Sydney Here To-night?

The Sun · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 13

"Do you remember last Friday's thunderstorm ?" Mr. Mares asked to-day. "Well," he said, "it looks as…

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Big Storm Expected This Evening After Hot Day "Bad As Weather Man's Hint

Evening News · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 13

A SEVERE thunderstorm will is all probability, break over Sydney to-night as a culmination of the hot conditions prevailing in…

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Remembers Archer Old Trainer, J. Smith, Retires Famous Horses of Terara Stud Great Ones Lost in Gale of 1876

Evening News · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 8

AT a recent meeting of the Australian Jockey Club Committee, the No. 1 trainer's license of James Smith was transferred to his son, J. C. Smith. That transaction tells that another of our old-time trainers has…

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Marooned North Queenslanders Flood Aftermath Back to Coaching Days Cairns

The Sun · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 18

The difficulties of the people in the Etheridge district, whose railway trout Almaden to Forsayth has been closed since the first flood of the season…

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Thunder Storm

The Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 1

City Forecast.--It wilt be mostly hot and oppressive, with a thunder storm likely in afternoon or…

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Missing Storm May Arrive To-day Tricky Conditions Mr. Mares Surprised

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 9

THE thunderstorm which, according to the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, should have descended on the metropolitan area last night,…

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Clammy 100.5 Deg. at 11.30 Humidity High Thunderstorm Probable

The Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 11

By 9 a.m. to-day Sydney knew it was going to be hot. By. 10 the heat was an accomplished fact, and by 11 the mercury had raced…

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THUNDERSTORMS Week-end Weather

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 9

Sultriness was pronounced yesterday throughout the State. Temperatures soared still higher inland, but moderately cool north-east winds…

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"Furious Typho." the Cairns Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 13

About five-thirty it started to come in gusts. I guessed the long-looked-for cyclone was at hand. The four of us sat on the verandah to watch the trees swaying and…

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The Weather More Showers But Getting Finer Why Storm Missed

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 6

ALTHOUGH he expected the weather to improve the state [?] Mr. D.J. Mares, said to-day that the [?]…

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Harvest Lost Storm Robs Seal-hunters Unavailing Slaughter St. John's (Newfoundland),Saturday

The Sun · Sunday 20 March 1927 · page 1

The great annual seal-hunt, which started auspiciously a week ago, ended in partial disaster. Hunters killed 100,000 young seals…

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Fire and Cyclone at Junee Superhuman Efforts Sharefarmers Suffer

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 1

A bush- fire started at East Marrar yesterday, and travelled to wards Junee, and another broke out in another direction from…

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