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Floods & storms, 1927

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Isolated by Floods on North Coast Street River Township's Fears Serious Landslides Hurwillubah

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

CONSISTENTLY heavy rain throughout the Tweed district rise to fears that the town would be flooded by the…

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The Floods. Great Areas Inundated. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 11

Despite the fact that at midday to-day the tide in the Mary River had been ebbing four hours, the flood waters at Mary borough had steadily crept up and reached a…

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Go Carefully Floods Block Roads

The Sun · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 9

Owing to floods, roads are blocked on both routes -- between the -- Queensland border and Brisbane, according to information received by the…

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Floods in North Worst for 27 Years Families Seek Safety Tenterfield

The Sun · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 9

The floods at Tenterfield are the worst for 27 years. Families were forced to seek safety during the night…

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Damage From Floods Murwillumbah's Fears Residents Move in Boats Murwillumbah

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 8

Heavy rain fell throughout the whole of the Tweed district yesterday, and led to fears that the town would be flooded by a river…

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Byron Bay Is Flooded Landslips and High Seas Cars Sent by Train Byron Bay

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 8

Owing to the heavy seta the Wollongbar was unable to berth this morning. Heavy rain it still falling and many of the roads…

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Much Damage Caused Queensland Floods Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

The waters of the Brisbane River have spread over the adjacent, lowlying lands. So far no damage has been done in the city, out another…

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Car's Plunge Into Flooded River Narrow Esgapes Ballina

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 1

An unenviable experience befel a party of motorists returning from Lismore to Woodburn. Owing to flood waters, the party had…

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Coastal Floods North Deluged Homes Isolated Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

Eight to ten inches of rain have fallen over the watershed of the Clarence and its numerous tributaries within three and a half…

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Dust Storms

The World's News · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 15

"Desert Winds" (W.N., 8/1/27) reminds me Of a duststorm we had in this district (Moree, N.S.W.) a couple of years ago. In fact, it was a duststorm said to be…

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Dorrigos Deluge Dorrigo

The Labor Daily · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

Rain registered at Dorrigo from January 1 to 28 totals 1660 points…

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Great Rain Storms. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 15

On Wednesday night a terrific storm struck Junee. The lighthing and thunder were the worst experienced locally. The rain was patchy, and was officially recorded as 35 points,…

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Nurse Dead Gale Caused Tragedy Daceyville Smash

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 7

Nurse Mason, of the Coast Hospital, who with other nurses, was injured last night owing to an ambulance they were riding in colliding with a…

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Eight Killed and a Hundred Hurt in Gaelic Gale Buildings Collapse London

Evening News · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

EIGHT PERSONS were killed and 100 admitted to hospitals in Glasgow as the result of a gale, which lasted all day long and attained a…

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Points in Parliament a Barren Week Storm Over 6 O'CLOCK

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

Sleeting for two days only this week, the State Parliament finds itself with all the real problems of the session--child endowment, country representation, financial…

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8 Killed Awful Glasgow Storm 100 Injured Buildings Wrecked, Trams Blown Over London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 1

A terrific tornado, which at one stage reached a velocity of 90 miles an hour, battered Glasgow throughout the day, until parts of the city appeared as if stricken by an artillery bombardment. Eight people were killed and over 100 taken to hospital…

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FLOODS. Extensive Landslides. in the North. Rivers Break Banks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 15

Torrential rains in each of the watersheds since last week-end, have caused the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed Rivers to be flooded. A serious landslide occurred at…

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Youth Drowned Rescuers Exhausted Flood Subsiding Maryborough (Q.)

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 3

The submerged flats on the bunk of the Mary River at the foot of Bazaar-street, where the flood waters are from 12 to 14 feet deep, were the…

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Cut Off by Floods Swollen Rivers Menace Settlers Large Areas Submerged

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 3

Flood waters cover large areas in Queensland and the north of New South Wales. Settlers along the Condamine River (Q.) are Isolated…

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Mail Cars Delayed Tenterfield Flooded Tenterfield

The Labor Daily · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 5

A heavy storm broke over Tenterfield last night, and in less than an hour the creek began to rise. Before midnight it ran a banker, equal to that…

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