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Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 94

Latest Motorship Port Huon in Storms

The Sun · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 5

After a stormy passage from London the latest Cunard motorship the Port Huon. reached Sydney to-day. The weather was particularly severe…

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Wild and Woolly Wrestling Referee Hurled About; Shirt Ripped Storm of Hooting

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Wrestling enthusiasts were given a series of thrills at the Stadium last night when John Kilonis, light-heavyweight…

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"Incompetent" Charges Against Referees Rugby Union Storm

The Sun · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 4

Little did Rugby Union referees dream of the storm of protest which a motion desiring representation on the appointment board, would bring…

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Victorian Boxing McGale Beats Kiely : Many Short Bouts

Referee · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 10

Out of six battles listed at the Stadium on Wednesday, four were stopped by the referee, one was won by the knock-out and the other ended in a foul…

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Storm Among the "Diggers" Col. Hyman's Resignation Hot Words by Delegates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 13

Yesterday, at the annual congress of the R.S.S.I.L.A., the long-threatened Storm broke in connection with the resignation of Colonel Hyman as…

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Position at Albury. Heavy Floods Expected. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 14

Remarkably heavy rain since the beginning of the month has caused anxiety in regard to communication between Albury and Wodonga. Since yesterday morning there…

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Flood Feared Overflow of Murray Expected Anxiety at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 3

ALBURY, Tuesday.--Very heavy rain has fallen at Albury during the past few days. The registration is 4in. since August 1…

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Fierce Storm N. Zealand Visitation Widespread Damage Wellington. N.Z.

Evening News · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 13

WESTPORT was visited by a severe electrical disturbance early to-day. The centre of the storm, which started at 2 a.m…

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Coffin Ship That Sank in Storm 2 3 Men Drown Owner Is Arrested London

Evening News · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 14

W. J. WILLIAMS, a promi[?] Cardiff shipowner, has been arrested on a charge of having seat the collier Ea[?]ay to son in an…

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Violent Storm Houses Wrecked in Dominion Extensive Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Thursday -- A violent electrical storm, accompanied by a torrential downpour and devastating wind, shook Westport early…

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Flood's Grim Toll 607,000 Persons Destitute MONTREAL

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 August 1927 · page 1

A Washington message says the Redcross Society announces it is still providing for over 130,000 destitute victims of the flood in Arkansas, Mississippi, and…

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Hove to in Storm Cadet Ship Has Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 14

Hove to off Cape Leeuwin for 12 hours, the B.I.S.N. steamer Woodarra had a severe handling from the mountainous seas which have been sweeping the Australian coast line for some…

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Fog: Storm Beat German 'Plane Atlantic Race Other Keeps on Nungessor Tribute London

Evening News · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 7

INCIDENTS in the sudden start by the Bremen and Europa in the Atlantic air race developed with dramatic suddenness…

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Mississippi Flood. (Huge Task of Relief. Washington, Aug. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 9

The Red Cross Society announced to-day that it is still providing for more than 130,000 destitute victims of the recent flood in the Mississippi Valley and in Arkansas,…

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Riverina Rain No Flood Fears Yet Albury

The Sun · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 10

Steady rain is still falling, although fears of a flood are not yet entertained. The snow on the mountain sides has not yet made a move…

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Cyclone at Lord Howe

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 23

The cyclonic storm which swept over the Tasman Sea recently was severely felt at Lord Howe Island. News by the Makambo states that…

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Lashed by Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 23

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The five masted barquentine Monitor, which put into Newcastle this morning with a cargo of timber from Everett…

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Storm in France Paris

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 3

A violent storm in the Saone-Loire district did damage estimated at from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 francs. There are thousands of unemployed…

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Conquered by Gale "Bremen" Has to Return Fog a Mile High Trans-atlantic Dash Failure London

Evening News · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 1

"GERMANY'S dramatic trans-Atlantic dash has ended in failure. The second Junker 'plane, which left Dessau aerodrome at 6.20 last evening, returned to its startingpoint at 4.25 this afternoon…

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