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Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 94

Epic Finish to Battle at Brisbane Brock's Dramatic Victory McGale's Vain Last-minute Rally

Referee · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 10

Fred Brock (10.10) scored an intensely popular decision over Frisco McGale (10.13[?]) at the Brisbane Stadium on Saturday night. The red-headed Newcastle man was practically out on…

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Flooded Sewer Menace to Health Ashfield Complaint

Evening News · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 11

"THE seriousness of the situation will be readily appreciated, when it is pointed out that, on the occasion of an overflew of the…

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U.S.A. Flood's Maw Engulfs Bigger Area New Levee Break 105,000 Homeless New Orleans

Evening News · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 14

THE LEVEE at M'Crac, on the Atchafalaya River, to save which desperate efforts have been made for several days, broke suddenly,…

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Not Over Yet Mississippi Flood 700,000 People Homeless Huge Inland Lake New Orleans

The Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1927 · page 1

Two million more acres of the most fertile section of Louisiana were doomed when the levee at the town of McCrae broke at daylight, flooding…

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Niagara in Gale

Evening News · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 13

The commander of the Niagara [?] the Sydney office of the Union Company to-day that, owing to [?] westerly winds, he would not reach…

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Heayy Gales. Off Victorian Coast. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 12

Through Bass Strait and along the eastern coast of Victoria gales are raging. Small steamers have been forced to shelter. Sailing vessels are unable to venture out of port,…

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Bishop Heavey Cyclone Appeal. a Generous Response

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 22

Bishop Heavey, of Cairns, is continuing his appeal for funds to help in replacing the Catholic church arid schools destroyed by the cyclone, which swept over that city…

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Overdue Small Steamer Noora Gales on Coast Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 13

The first of the winter gales, a bitterly cold north-westerly, with squally rain, which is sweeping Melbourne, attained its greatest velocity, 50 miles…

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Mississippi Flood. Another Serious Break. New York, May 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 11

The levee at McCrea, on the Atchiafalaya River, despite desporate efforts to save it for several days, broke suddenly to-day, flooding Point Coupee pariah and dooming 2,000,000…

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Radio As Ally to Graziers Bush Fires and Floods Relay Stations Much Interference

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 5

GRAZIERS recognised in wireless a va[?] any against devastating bush fires and fierco flood waters…

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Fifty Thousand More Leave Their Homes in the United States Toll of the Floods New Orleans

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1927 · page 5

The levee at McCrea broke suddenly and flooded the Point Coupee parish, thus dooming two million more acres of fertile Louisiana farm lands. No…

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Against Pollution of Beaches Crusade is Launched With Long Bay as Storm Centre

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 3

THAT Long Bay as a surfing and picnic resort was doomed, and that other beaches were in the same plight, were the alarming assertions made to…

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Mississippi Floods. Thousands More Persons Homeless

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 4

The Mississippi floods have not yet subsided, and two million more acres of the most fertile section of Louisiana were doomed, when the lov[?] at the…

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Mississippi Floods. Danger at New Orleans Past. New York, May 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 11

Telegrams from Now Orleans state that hundreds of residents in the "Sugarbowl" area refuse to leave their homes, despite the rushing waters, which already cover 60 square…

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Flood Danger Over? The National Guard to be Demobolised Refuge Camps Are Busy New Orleans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 5

Hundreds of residents of the Sugarbowl area refuse to leave their homes, despite the rushing waters which already cover 60 square miles of Point…

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Big List Gale Batters Hatimura Back to Port Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 5

With a list of 11 degrees to port, and the deck only a few feet above the level of the water, the British' India steamer Hatimura, limped into port…

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De Pinedo. Mishap Explained. Forced Down by Cyclone. LONDON, May 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 15

Commander Do Pinedo, whose seaplane was forced down at sea 200 miles from the Azores while ha was on a flight from Newfoundland, has landed at Horta, capital of the island of…

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Fought Storm in 'Plane for Three Days Di Pinedo's Battle Will Continue Trip Rome

Evening News · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 1

HOW, after having been forced down on his fight to the A[?], he had been submitted to a bettering by heavy seas for three…

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Riding the Gale De Pinedo's Three Days in Mid Atlantic "Not Beaten Yet" Lindbergh Will Be Received by the King

The Sun · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 2

Never was there greater interest in long-distance flying than to-day, and particularly in the flights across the Atlantic. De Pinedo has reached the Azores by steamer, after…

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Battered by Gale Steamer with Heavy List Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1927 · page 5

Rearing evidences of the battering she had received in howling southwest gales, the British-India steamer Hatimura found a haven this…

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