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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
57 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3
MR. EDITOR.—Some considerable time ago I submitted to the Department of Public Works, by favor of Mr. John M'Farlane, the member for the Clarence, a general scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. EDITOR.—I have read with interest Mr. Archibald's scheme for the prevention of floods in the Clarence, and, with your permission, would like to comment upon it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDITOR.—I read in your issue of the 12th instant an article on a flood prevention proposal by Mr. Archibald, which, I think, the best scheme yet made known to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDITOR.—I am thankful to your correspondent "Emendator" for his neat little critique upon my scheme, which was written in a courteous and temperate spirit, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEVER in the history of the old residents of the Newcastle district has such a continuous rain fallen as during the past two days. From early on Monday morning up to 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. EDITOR.—The following is substantially the text of the scheme, as recently recast and submitted afresh to the Government, and now awaiting the verdict of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY, MONDAY NIGHT.—News has been received of a phenomenal and unexpected flood, at Bingera late on Saturday night, by which a number of farms were destroyed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. EDITOR.—I thank Mr. Archibald for his courteous answer to my criticism of his scheme, and freely admit that he has answered most of my objections. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDITOR—I will subuiit to you my flood scheme, which I made public some time ago in the Examiner, and which is based upon a tidal level same as the Clarence for about 20…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, MONDAY. — The heaviest gale remembered for many years past raged along the coast on Saturday afternoon. At times the wind reached a velocity of 50 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Kallatina, which left Sydney at the usual hour on Tuesday, first encountered the late south-easterly gale at 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday. She ran before it under easy steam,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. J. D. HERLIHY writes:—Having perused an outline of Mr. Archibald's scheme of preventing the flooding of the Clarence, permit me to say there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY, FRIDAY.—A deputation of residents from the Northern rivers waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday, to urge the Government to take some steps to minimise…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. EDITOR.—Mr. W. Taylor, of Ulmarra, having unfurled his scheme and attacked mine, I am now bound to analyse his scheme and defend my own. First, however, I must…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"EIGHT crops of lucerne a year and land at £25 an acre, they can easily stand a flood or two." This is the sort of thing we hear after each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FOR the past four years the Myall district has suffered severely from floods; but this year the residents expected a good crop. At the close…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AN important deputation from the Northern rivers districts waited on the Minister for Works on Thursday, to advocate consideration of Mr. H. Valentine Haynes' scheme for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. EDITOR. — I had not the slightest suspicion that my scheme was to be brought forward on Thursday last, or I should have asked the gentlemen forming the deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MR. EDITOR.—I see by the Examiner of Feb. 9th a letter written by Mr. W. Archibald, in which he condemns Mr. Taylor's flood scheme. Now, as far as I can learn of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. EDITOR—I did not think when I sketched out my flood scheme that Mr. Archibald should so misunderstand its simplicity and inexpensive structure. I cannot conceive…
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