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Floods & storms, 1927

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Mississippi Floods Threaten 60,000 People New Orleans

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 May 1927 · page 2

Flood waters have clipped a great section out of the Bayou des Glaise leave at Borde Lonville. Sixty thousand people, have been driven from their homes as a result, and another million acres is threa-tened with inundation…

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No Sign Storms Stop Search for Fliers Dashes Planned British Pilot Talks of Foolishness

The Sun · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 1

Bad weather in the western North Atlantic as last week closed, not only held up any further search for the missing French airmen, but led to a further postponement of the proposed dashes across the Atlantic by American fliers…

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One Huge Lake U.S. Floods Rage Levee Breaks Again Montreal

Evening News · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 7

BREAKING through the honeycombed [?] the water is now surging into the country side at a rate estimated [?]…

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The Mississippi. Flood Dangers. Position Still Acute. New York, May 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 11

The flood waters to-day clipped a great section of the Bayou des Glaizes levee at Borde lonville. The erevasse was 150 feet wide The pent-up waters are also streaming through…

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Heavy Cyclone in New Zealand WELLINGTON, N.Z.

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 11

A hailstorm at Woodville to-day caused a good deal of damage. The hailstones were as large as marbles. A cyclone at Kakahi, in the…

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Heavy Gale Over Victoria and S.A. Worst of Season Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 13

One of the heaviest westerly gales of the season struck Melbourne last night. The highest velocity of the wind was 49 miles an hour. The gale…

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Fury of the Bight Renown Is Battered One Sailor Seriously Hurt Duchess Watches From the Bridge Fierce Gale Causes Much Damage at Sea

Evening News · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 9

A SOUTH-WESTERLY gale made it a wild night on board the R[?]own, and the temp[?] conditions continued this morning, everything moveable having to be lashed down…

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3000 Rescued From Fearful Plight Week-end of Terror U.S.A. Floods Spread New Orleans

Evening News · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 1

COASTGUARDS have rescued more than 3000 refugees, in a desperate plight, who were huddled over the week-end on a levee near…

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Mississippi. Breaks in Levee. Floods in "Sugarbowl." New York, May 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 11

Practically the entire 60 miles of the levee near Bayou des Glaizes is now threaded with breaks, varying in width from 50 feet to half a mile. Five hundred persons are marooned…

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Flood Position Is Still Acute Many Marooned Families in Perilous Position Water Submerges Rich Sugar Lands New Orleans

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 5

Owing to the floods 500 persons are marooned along a twelve-mile stretch. Their position is regarded as extremely perilous. PRACTICALLY the entire 50 miles…

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H.M.S. Renown. in Heavy Gale. Huge Seas Cause Damage. (From Our Special Correspondent.) at Sea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 15

Rumours yesterday that heavier weather was ahead were amply justified during the night, when a heavy south-westerly gale struck the Renown, making the conditions…

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Marooned by New Flood Burst 500 Victims Awaiting Rescue Boats Rush to Scene New Orleans

Evening News · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 1

ANOTHER barrier against the flood ha collapsed, marooning 500 inhabitants of Melville. The victims rushed to the tops…

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Mississippi Floods. Over 3000 Refugees Rescued. New Orleans, May 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 15

Coastguards have rescued over 3000 refugees who were huddled on a levee near Atchafal[?]a Preparations have been made to care for an additional 20,000 refugees from the south and…

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NEARLY £10,000,000 Help for Flood Victims Washington

The Sun · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 10

Red Cross contributions in aid of the sufferers through the Mississippi floods exceed £2,400,000, while the Government has allocated £7,000,000…

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Wedding Party Lost in Cyclone Calcutta

Evening News · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 14

A MOTOR launch conveying an Indian wedding party on the Godavri River at Madras was swamped in a cyclone. Fifty were drowned. Two…

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Mississippi Floods. Rescuing Refugees. New York, May 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 11

Another barrier against the floods has collapsed, marooning 500 inhabitants, at Melville. They rushed to the top of the levee and awaited rescue. A relief train carried 20…

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£75,000,000 U.S. Flood Damage Efficient Precautions Looking to Future New Orleans

The Sun · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 1

The peak of the Mississippi flood has passed, and the work of rehabilitating those who suffered is now proceeding apace…

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Legacy of the Floods Paterson Farmers' Losses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 14

Farmers on the Lower Paterson River have sustained heavy losses as a result of the recent floods, two of which occurred within four days. Late…

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Buffeted by Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 16

The New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa, which arrived at Auckland from Norfolk Island recently, left the island during a vivid thunderstorm. Frequent flashes of lightning…

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Bridge Close-up Millions Club Sees Guard Against Gales

Evening News · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 7

MEMBERS of the Millions club, who had the privilege of a close-up view of the sydney Harbor Bridge work yesterday,…

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