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Floods & storms, 1927

1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 94

RIVERINA. In Fierce Storm. Hauling Line Breaks. Mallacoota West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 12

During a fierce south-westerly gale, the bow of the stranded steamer Riverina moved towards the shore, owing to the snapping of the hauling-line, and the vessel now lies at the…

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Air Contests Gales and Seas Cause Postponement of Races for the Schneider Cup LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 5

The seaplane races for the Schneider Cup, which were to have taken place at The Lido (Venice) yesterday, were postponed…

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At Mercy of Sea Line on Riverina Parts in Gale and Stranded Ship Becomes Plaything

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 2

MALLACOOTA WEST, Monday. --The four-inch heaving line on the stranded Riverina broke during the heavy gale, and for 24 hours…

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Floods in Switzerland. London, Sept. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 11

A message from Berne states that Switzerland is suffering devastating floods. Many bridges have collapsed. Nine persons were drowned when a house was swallowed up in…

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Dam Bursts Disastrous Swiss Floods Fire Brigade Lost Coffins Float on Water London

The Sun · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 1

Disastrous floods in all directions of Switzerland are creating the greatest uneasiness, says the Geneva correspondent of…

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"With Pleasure" Cruiser's Searchlight as Guide to Island Steamer in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 2

An interesting incident in connection with the visit of H.M.A.S. Melbourne to Lord Howe Island, with the Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair), was…

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Collapse of Bridge Train Hurled Into River-- 27 Passengers Drowned Storm's Heavy Toll London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 5

Violent storms and cloudbursts have caused between 50 and 60 deaths, as well as widespread damage, in Switzerland and Tyrolese Alps…

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Evening News · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 10

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Death-roll Grows Switzerland Floods London

The Sun · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 1

The death roll is increasing in the great floods which are sweeping Switzerland, resulting in the bursting of a dam and the submersion of…

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Floods on Alpine Areas Fear in Hamlets Troops to the Rescue Geneva

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 September 1927 · page 1

Lichtenstein, Europe's smallest principality, is in danger of seeing its villages flooded off the map, and has sent an S.O.S. message to the…

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Fanatics Storm Methodist Chapel Vilna

The Labor Daily · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 1

RELIGIOUS fanatics, mostly women, stormed a Methodist Chapel, destroyed the furniture, and burned documents…

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Chief Clerk in Fed. House Collapses and Dies Tragic First Sitting Friend of Late W. Gale Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 5

ANOTHER chapter has to be added to the long story of tragedies of the Commonwealth Parliament…

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German Floods Spread Villages Under Water Berlin

The Labor Daily · Thursday 29 September 1927 · page 1

The South German flood area has extended, and the damages amount to many millions of marks. A number of villages near Augsburg…

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London-cape Flight Bentley's Record Fights Gale Hear End CAPETOWN,Thursday

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 1

[?], BENTLEY,H.A.F.. arrived yesterday afternoon. making the whole journey from London to Capetown in 100 hours, flying time…

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St. Louis Hit by 80 M.P.H. Cyclone Fierce Five Mins. Two Dead, Many Hurt St. Louis

Evening News · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 1

THIS city is almost isolated from outside communication, owing to a cyclone. BUILDINGS were unroofed, trees…

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Appalling Death Roll in St. Louis Cyclone 80 Bodies Found Many Still Missing Millions in Damage City Wrecked in Five Minutes St. Louis

Evening News · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 1

EIGHTY BODIES have been recovered from the wreckage left by yesterday's cyclone. Many others are believed to be buried under the debris, and it is feared that the final death roll may reach 150…

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100 Miles an Hour Cyclone Hits St. Louis Many Killed and Injured and 100,000,000 Dollars' Damage Caused in Five Minutes Over Six Square Miles of the City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 5

ST. LOUIS (U.S.A.), Friday. -- Sixty-nine are, so far, known to be dead, and 600 were injured (the total being expected to reach 1500), in a cyclone which has almost isolated St. Louis from outside communication and laid waste six square miles of the city. The damage exceeded 100,000,000 dollars within five minutes, the wind reaching a velocity of 100 miles…

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Latest Reports. From Country Centres. Rain and Thunderstorms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 16

The following messages received by telegram and telephone last night reported that splendid falls had occurred at many centres during the day, and that rain in a number of…

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Flood Covers Village Rescue Boats Shattered London

The Sun · Saturday 1 October 1927 · page 1

Nemesis is overtaking 6 inhabitants of Ruggell, a village of Leichtenstein, the principality on the border of Switzerland, who refused to leave when…

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No Cup Guide Cairncross Wins in Heavy Rain Flemington

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 October 1927 · page 10

In recent seasons students of form have always looked to the Stand Handicap to provide a guide to Cup possibilities, but very little attention…

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