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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1904

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Forests to Prevent Floods

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 4

A SERIOUS change has been brought about in Eastern Roumelia by the great destruction of trees. In the basin of the River Ergene, the…

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Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 3

Soaking rain continues to fall in Sydney. The Government astronomer says the rains that have fallen in the interior are the best this…

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Terrific Gale. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 3

A terrific coastal gale raged throughout last night, and heavy seas are running. Shipping was much delayed…

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Special Messages. the Late Gale. (From Our Sydney Editor.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Referring to the gale, the acting Meteorologist reported at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon that the greatest mean rate of the wind velocity…

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Floods in the Hunter. Sydney, Monday Night

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 5

The bounteous rains which fell over the entire State on Thursday, continued throughout the length and breadth of N. S. Wales on Friday, but early on Saturday…

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Another Storm. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 5

The Government Meteorologist predicts another storm to-morrow, but not so fierce as the recent one…

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The Recent Storm. Steamer Nemesis Wrecked

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

THE storm [?] raged from the southern part of the coast up to the Hunter at the end of last week is described as equalling the Maitland Dandenong gales. On Saturday only a couple of steamers left…

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Heavy Rainfall. Floods on the Hunter and Nepean Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 1

The weather continues very unsettled, with occasional showers. Ten inches of rain have fallen at Camden since Saturday morning…

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The Floods in the South

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

The Hunter-rose 33ft. at Maithland on Monday. A portion of the Dagworth embankment 20 yards long was washed away, and the creek poured over already flooded farms…

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Heavy Gale Raging in Victoria. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

A heavy gale is raging on the Victorian coast…

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Floods and Politics. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1904 · page 3

Mr. J. Lewis, the Liberal and Reform candidate for Deniliquin, was hemmed in on an island by flood waters for ten days, with…

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The Russo-Japanese Wap. Fighting Bound fort Arthur. Defences Carried "by Storm. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 4

THE boom of heavy guns at Port Arthur is being heard at intervale of a minute. Indications point that General Stoessel's esti-mate of the [?] losses at Port Arthur was…

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Floods Foretold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 4

Clement Wragge, in concluding a lengthy article which he has contributed to a pamphlet on "How the sun brings rain and drought," gives…

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Funeral of the Late Mrs. Gale

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

THE remains of the late Mrs. Gale were interred in the Wesleyan cemetery, Maclean, on Friday. The funeral was very largely attended, especially by friends from Palmer's Island and Paimer's…

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Floods Foretold

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 3

CLEMENT WRAGGE, in conclud-ing a lengthy article which he has contributed to a pamphlet "How the sun brings rain and…

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Death of Mr. Ehud Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 5

An old Identity, of South, Grafton and the Clarence passed away on Sunday night, In the person of Mr, Ehad Gale, Decreased, who was 76 years of age, came to the district about 83…

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Destructive Storm at Byron Bay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon a storm struck Byron Bay with disastrous force; hail and rain, accompanied by a gale, lasted for 20 minutes. The…

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Cyclone at Byron Bay. Great Damage by Storm and Hail. Baron Bay

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 5

A cyclone and hailstorm struck Byron Bay about 1.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The force of the cyclone' was terrific, and it…

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Cyclone at Maelean. Serious Damage Done. Buildings Blown Down

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 4

THE severest storm that ever visited the town burst over Maclean yester-day afternoon. The hot, dry weather of the previous day had been followed…

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Destructive Cyclone. at Maclean

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 5

The town of Maclean was visited by a eyelone on Thursday afternoon, which eelipses anything ever recorded there previously. The wind reached a terrifie…

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