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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

10 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Alumny Creek Flood Reserve

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

MR. EDITOR: Respecting the letter signed an "Old Resident," the said individual seems somewhat grieved at the position the trastees have placed the A.C.F. Reserve in. He bitterly complains…

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Alumny CreeK Flood Reserve

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 3

Mr. EDITOR: "Old Resident," it seems, is not satisfied with the explanation I gave re the Reserve. I do not intend to deal with his letter in extenso, as such I consider is not necessary. His principal…

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The Streets of Sydney Flooded

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1891 · page 3

THE rain of Saturday morning was very heavy, and the floodgate seemed to have been opened, and the water fell in what was little less than a huge sheet, after the style of water being poured out of…

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Protection Against Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—In a recent number of the Examiner you drew attention to the apathy of the people of Grafton in public affairs, and this may be attributed in some measure to the different opinions held by…

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River Bank Protection, and Protection from Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—The near approach to another flood brings to mind a very important question, the river bank protection, and the work necessary to be carried out to prevent the inroads of flood water upon our towns and agricultural arons,…

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The Floods in the South

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

SYDNEY, MONDAY.—The Murrumbidgee, Yass and Tumut Rivers are in high flood. Gundagai, Bungendore, Yass, Queanbeyan, Wagga and a number of other places are under water, and the trains…

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The Agricultural & GRAZIER. Flooding our Produce Markets How it is Done

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 2

PEOPLE often express wonder at the flooding of our New South Wales produce markets with New Zealand grown oats and other products of the soil. The following figures will serve to show how…

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The Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 8

PRIVATE letters from the back country show that the floods on the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee have done a lot of damage, and that a large number of stock have perished. The town of Forbes was partly submerged, and at…

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Prevention of Flood Damage. Professionals Disagree

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 4

WHEN doctors disagree who shall decide, is an adage peculiarly applicable to this colony. It largely explains why the country is not mone progressive than it is, and why such tardiness is…

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Safety in Thunderstorms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 December 1891 · page 3

RECENT thunderstorms have confirmed the old saying that it is dangerous to stand under trees during lightning. Isolated trees are more apt to be struck than a clump, and…

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