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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1902

39 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2

Farmer Oak and the Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 4

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the…

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The Weather. Heavy Storm at North Arm

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 5

WEDNESDAY last was another intensely hot day. The heat was extremely severe in the morning the air being quite still. Shortly after noon a hot wind sprang up, and continued for hours. The heat…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 6

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the…

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The Next Flood

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 8

THUS the Walcha WITNESS:—We have only to stroll a little way along the New England tops and shake the dirt off our boots, whon it is washed down to Grafton. The Grafton people…

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"The Examiner." Established 1859. Published on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Saturday, March 8, 1902. a Flood Tide

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

" There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." If this be true of the affairs of men, is it not also true of the affairs…

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South Grafton Flood Refuge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 5

A meeting of trustees was held on Wednesday. Present—Messrs. F. Lowe (chair), A. E. Schwinghammer, J. T. M'Kittrick, W. J. Hawthorne, and T. Inglis. A letter was…

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Phenomenal Storms

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

PHENOMENALLY heavy storms fell over portions of the Mudgee district on Monday and Tuesday evenings, particularly on Monday, when regular…

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Great storm Sweeps the Atlantic Coast. Traffic on Streets and Railways Blocked

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 3

A TELEGRAM fron New York, on Feb. 17, published in the San Francisco "Chronicle," states that New York city has borne the brunt of the fiercest…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 6

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the…

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An American Naval Hero. Survivor of Great Storm at Apia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 6

When the British cruiser Calliope alone put to sea of the thirteen large vessels in the Apia Harbor on the occasion of…

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Crispen—gale

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 4

A VERY pretty wedding was solemnised at " Galesville" on Tuesday morning last, when Miss Helena Gale, second youngest daughter of Mrs. W. Lyons, was united in the bonds of holy…

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The Millenium and Another Deluge in 1941

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 3

"All things in this world will be changed, and the millennium will begin in 1941. Repent and believe." The Association of Christian…

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The Weather. Heavy Gales on the Coast. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 1

THE weather continues bleak and showery. Terrific seas are raging on the coast, running mountains high at South Head. Several steamers are…

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The Storm on the Coast

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 4

During the past week a heavy storm has raged on the coast. Stand off signals were flying at Kiama and Wollongong, and from Jervis Bay southwards the conditions were reported as "thick, raining,…

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A New Guinea Cyclone

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 8

Further particulars to hand concerning the cyclone at the Island of Dobu, New Guinea, show that several lives were lost and many small…

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Special Weather Forecast. Floods Predicted in June

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1902 · page 3

The following is an extract from the monthly weather forecast for June, 1902, by Oronzo Presa, Agricultural Meteorologist and Mathematical…

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Floods Probable

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 6
Also in The Raleigh Sun

THE Glen Innes GUARDIAN states:—Some time ago we foretold rain at the end of May or early in June. We did so on the figures of the past because we in New England have always a…

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Sundry Topics. a Storm in a Kettle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 2

AT a Presbyterian bazaar held at Wyalong some time ago a silver teakettle was raffled, whereupon the local police summoned the person who…

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Hunter River Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales, in Sydney, Mr. J. H. Maiden, E.L.S., read a paper on…

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