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Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 94

Angry Seas Many Vessels Shelter Flood Rains Mail Coach Swept Down Stream

The Sun · Sunday 3 April 1927 · page 2

Whipping up big seas, the cyclonic disturbance has forced many vessels to seek shelter north of Sydney. Heavy rain fell during yesterday, and rivers and creeks became swollen. Low-lying areas on the Richmond were…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 12

Heavy rain commenced to fall in Sydney shortly after midday on Saturday and continued incessantly throughout the week-end. A strong southerly wind added to the…

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Still More Rain Cyclone's Rearguard

Evening News · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 7

THOUGH the centre of the cyclone is situated 300 or 400 mailes to the south-east of Lord Howe Island, its influence Still lingers in N.S.W.,…

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Gales on North Coast Ships Shelter Rivers in Flood Heavy Falls Recorded

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 5

Winds of great fores, terrific seas, and deluging rains swept the New South Wales cost over the week-end…

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Cyclone Warning to Ships at Sea

Evening News · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 7

THE following warning to shipping was stated by [?] Weather Bureau to-day:—"The [?] is now centred about…

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Cyclone. Torrential Rains. On North Coast. Shipping Hampered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 12

Torrential rain has fallen on the North Coast during the past few days, and many of the rivers have become swollen. Slight floodings have occurred, but no serious…

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Storm at Byron Bay. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 12

During a violent wind and rain storm yesterday and last night 571 points of rain fell. The wind changed to the west this morning, and high seas carne up. These broke the…

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Storms in U.S. Thousands Homeless Enormous Damage Kansas City

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 8

Storms brought two to five inches of rain, flooding hundreds of small streams in Missouri, Arkansas. Kansas, and Oklahoma…

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It's Gone Week-end Cyclone Passes Just Missed Us Should Be Fine To-morrow, Says Mr. Mares

The Sun · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 11

Big seas are thundering on the coast. Umbrellas are sprouting in the streets, and autumn vegetables in the gardens…

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Floods in United States. New York, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 11

Storms have flooded hundreds of small streams in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Thousands of acres of land are inundated, and thousands of families are…

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High Tides. Streets Flooded at Ballina. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 11

Extraordinarily high tides were experienced at Ballina at the week-end, and were responsible for a considerable volume of water backing up in several streets of the…

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Man Drowned Crossing to Dredge Bellingen Flood Bellingen

The Sun · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 9

As one of the men employed on the dredge working on the Bellinger River, near the heads, was going from Urunga to the dredge on Saturday, he was…

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The Duke's Farewell. Message to Citizens. Great Demonstrations in North. Royal Progress in Heavy Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 11

The Duke of York has forwarded a message to the Lord Mayor bidding farewell to the citizens. Rain was falling yesterday morning when the Duke and Duchess left Sydney for Brisbane…

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The Rain. Cyclone Passes. Improved Conditions on Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 12

There was a decided Improvement in the weather conditions along the New South Wales coast yesterday. The cyclonic disturbance has passed out to…

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To Stop Floods £20.000 Channel

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 7

BURWOOD COUNCIL, was informed last night that the Water Board had resolved to construct a storm water channel to prevent the flooding…

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Flood Waters Bounded by Red Tape Narrabeen Lake Council Is Held Up

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 11

A CURIOUS example of official red tape was revealed at Warringah Shire Council last night. when the question of releasing the…

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Modern Moses Shovels Fight Flood Narrabeen Safe Fish Boarders Leave

The Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 13

Nobody in Narrabeen has a magic rod of Moses such as rolled back the turbulent waters of the Red Sea…

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Sudden Gale Early Morning Southerly

The Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 13

Residents of Bondi and the seaside suburbs were wakened in the early hours of this morning by a southerly gale…

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Dug for Water Then Flood Came

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 1

Six months ago residents living on the edge of Narrabeen Lake were forced to dig channels in the sand to get enough water to float small…

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A Pioneer Mr. John Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1927 · page 20

In his 72 years' residence, Sir. John Gale has seen many changes in Queanbeyan, and has played a great part in the public life of the district…

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