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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 94

To Fly Across the Atlantic Two German 'Planes Make Dramatic Start One Turns Back Owing to Storms London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1927 · page 5

Germany dramatically forestalled French aviators by the sudden departure from Dessau (67 miles from Berlin), of two Junker aeroplanes, the "Bremen" and the "Europa," for America…

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Heavy Storms in England LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 3

Heavy storms occurred last night and continued to-day in many parts of Britain. Torrential rains fell at Barrow-in-Furness, where 2.43 inches…

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Flying. Germans' Effort. To Cross Atlantic. Great Battle with Storm. London, Aug. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 13

Germany's dramatic attempt to win the honour of the first Transatlantic High! from east to west failed. The Europa was forced to return after encountering a storm…

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Forced Back by Storms After 22 Hours German 'Plane's Fate Others Are Ready French Hop Off to Day Dessal

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 1

SHOWING [?] twenty-two hours [?] with wind, rain and fog, the German Plane Bremen stand[?]…

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Millions Lost Kansas Floods Kansas City

The Sun · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 16

Unprecedented rains have converted Western Kansas into a vast Inland sea, the waters stretching us far as the eye can reach…

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Big Steamer Afire at Quay the Taiping Passengers Ordered to Leave No. 4 Hold Flooded

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 5

BURNING furiously in No. 4 hold, an outbreak of fire on the Australian. Oriental liner Taiping, berthed at No. 1 East Circular…

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Personalities at Central Police Court Havoc Wrought by Floods in Engla[?] and -- Fashions at Lord's

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 14

REFRESHMENT'S [?] a prominent place in the scheme of things at Lord's, during the Eton and Harrow match. "In this in[?] it looks like a family affair…

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Steamer on Fire Outbreak on Taiping at Quay Firemen Flood Hold

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 2

The 4324-ton steamer Taiping, of the Australian-Oriental Line, caught fire shortly before midnight at her berth at No. 1 wharf, Circular Quay…

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Germany's Atlantic Dash Fails Thunderstorms Encountered -- The Bremen Returns Start of Pacific Flight Delayed Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 5

Germany's dramatic trans-Atlantic dash has ended in failure. On Sunday the first machine to leave, the Europa, was forced to land at Bremen, as the result of storms encountered…

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The VOICE of the City a Publicity Deluge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 4

One of the outstanding features of the present election campaign is the tremendous volume of literature which is being prepared to bombard electors…

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Air Thrills Balloons Fight Storms Pilots' Success

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 12

Piloting the Goodyear V., the aeronauts, ward [?]n Orman and Waiter W. Morton recently won their fourth notional balloon race in the United…

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Cyclonic Storm Off New Zealand Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 16

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--It is officially notified that a cyclone, centred 400 miles westward of Auckland, is moving towards New Zealand…

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Lively Night on Yacht Crew Battened Down Tanda Rode the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

The motor yacht Tanda, which arrived from Hobart yesterday, ran into a boisterous gale half-way across the straits, and the crew of five had a…

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Won in Gale: Duncan's Irish Title Champion Golf Braving Elements Portmarnock

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

GEORGE DUNCAN was the open golf championship of Ireland to-day with an aggregate of 312 for 72 holds…

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Edisaster Feared in Melb. Gale Blown to Sea in Open Boat Two Men Missing Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 13

TWO man, associated with the pilot service in Port Philip, are believed to have been drowned when they…

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Blown to Sea Golf Balls in a Gale Men in Waders Duncan's Great Victory London. Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 12

The first Irish open golf championship was won by George Duncan, with an aggregate of 312 for the 72…

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Adrift in a Gale. Two Men in a Boat. Survivor's Story. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 15

Blown adrift in Bass Strait in a pilot cutter during a north-westerly gale last night, two members of the crew on the pilot steamer, Victoria, had a terrfying experience. One of…

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National Roads & Motorists Association Recent Activities Aftermath of the Big Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 37

Considerable time must elapse and a great sum of money must be spent, according to the N.R.M.A., before the damage to roads and crossings caused…

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Man Browned in Gale Boat Is Overturned Companion Washed Ashore Tragedy at the Rip Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 1

EARLY this morning Bass Strait claimed another victim. John Johanson, one of two men who put off in a skiff from the pilot…

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Wiped Out Disastrous Floods 20,000 Homeless London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 1

A message from Moscow, says the Riga correspondent of "The Times," states storms and floods in the Vladivostok and Rhabarovsk districts…

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