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Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 94

Creeks Flooded North Coast Deluge Murwillumbah

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 13

Several creeks are flooded as a result of torrential rain which tell over the district yesterday. Exceptionally heavy rain fall over…

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Mediterranean Gales (Exclusive Special Service.) GIBRALTAR

The Labor Daily · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

Fierce gales are raging in the Mediterranean. All sailings to Morocco have been…

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New Motor Ship Buffeted by Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 3

The Stensby, Danish motor ship, which entered port yesterday, from Everett, is a new vessel, on her maiden voyage. She brings four million feet of lumber, which is being…

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FLOODS. North Queensland. Railways Disorganised. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 12

Floods in the far north have dislocated railway traffic, and passengers who left Brisbane by the north-bound mall train to-day were warned of a possibility of delays…

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Floods Many Railways Awash in Q'land Trains Return for Food Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

Floods have followed the torrential rain along the Queensland coast -- in one place over 11 inches fell in four…

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Queensland Floods Trains Delayed BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 12

Two divisions of the Brisbane to Townsville mail train, which left Brisbane on Monday, reached Bowen, after having negotiated portion of the…

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Terrific Storm Pigs and Fowls Killed Hail Weighs 8oz. DUNGOG

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 1

Hailstones as big as tea-cups--some weighing eight ounces--thrashed across Bardon Grove on Tuesday evening, in a terrific…

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Two Trains Escape Awful Smash Queensland Again Trucks Derailed Tragedy in Storm Martborugh

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

A TERRIBLE railway disaster might easily have occurred near Isis Junction during Wednesday night's…

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Guildford Flooded Mud and Debris

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

Monday night's thunder-storm, during which nearly two inches of rain fell in places, caused a considerable amount of inconvenience in Guildford…

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Flood Damage. In Queensland. Washaways on the Railway. Maryborough

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 12

The two divisions of the Townsville mail train which were held up at Howatd last night on account of the damage to lines caused by rains, were able to proceed to Isis Junction…

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Cut Off Cairns Still Isolated Washaways Colliery Flooded Cairns

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 15

Owing to washaways and floods on the north coast line, Cairns is still cut off from communication with the south,…

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Torrential Rain Flood Possibilities Murwillumbah

The Labor Daily · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 3

Torrential rate fell throughout the Tweed district yesterday. The creek rose rapidly, and the Tweed River is well above normal, bar there appears to be no…

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Storms. in the Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 16

A continuance of the unsettled conditions over parts of New South Wales is forecasted by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares). He stated last night that he expected further…

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Storm Spoils Fruit

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 6

On her last trip from San Francisco, the Tahiti brought only 2[?]00 cases of fruit from Barotonga instead of about 10,000 cases. This shortage was caused…

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Fury of Storm Damage at Parkes Parkes

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 1

A STORM on Thursday night caused considerable damage to Parkes Showground. The main pavilion was wrecked by the wind, and portion of…

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Storm in Country Damage by Lightning Trangie

The Sun · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 2

Heavy rain fell here yesterday. At Annandale lightning struck Mr. Stan Richardson's house, fusing the aerial wires and giving Mr. Richardson a…

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Big Deluge Washes Township Away Q'land. Downpour Trians Held Up. Bridge Demolished Brisbane

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 5

TORRENTIAL rain has fallen in Northern Queensland, and it is reported that the township of Fossilbrook, a mining centre…

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Calm Before the Storm Brisbane "No Sat Work" Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 7

The calm before the storm is exported to break to-morrow, when a test will be applied to the men who have not already forsaken Saturday…

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Washed Away Queensland Township Five Bridges, Too Heavy Flood Damage Cairns

The Sun · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 5

Damage to the Forsayth line of the Cairns hinterland system is more serious than was at first thought…

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Floods Feared Heavy Rain in North River Rising West Maitland

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1927 · page 2

Police reports received today from Upper Hunter stations show that heavy rain has fallen over that shed, and that floods are feared In the…

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