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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

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Storm in Europe

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 3

LONDON, SATURDAY.—A terrific storm has occurred over the Riviera. The promenades at Nice and Cannes were destroyed. The yacht Lysistrate, owned by Mr James…

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Storm in the Riviera

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible storm has accurred in the Riviera. The promenades at Nic[?] and Cannes were destroyed. Mr. James Gordon Bennet[?]'s yacht, the…

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Another Severe Storm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1906 · page 2

Another severe storm swept over the Grafton district on Saturday afternoon and, though not nearly so disastrous as the cyclonic visitation…

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Another Severe Storm

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 2

Another storm swept over the district on Saturday afternoon. Out the Junction way the house at Colville, occupied by the Murphy family, was unroofed, as was the…

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Violent Wind Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 5

A heavy squall passed over the city and district on Saturday afternoon from the north-west. The wind for about ten minutes blew with hurricane force, and lifted…

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Severe Storm on the Tweed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1906 · page 2

The Tweed has had an experience somewhat similar to that which befell this portion of the Clarence recently. A message from Murwillumbah states:…

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Latest Cables. a Disastrous Storm. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1906 · page 3

A terribe storm has occurred on the great lakes of North America (between Canada and the United states). There were many shipwrecks and 30…

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Severe Storm at Murwillumbah

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon, after several days of excessive heat, there was a terrille gale, at Murwillumbah, and 167 points of rain fell in less than an hour. At Middle Arm…

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Dis[?]strous Cyclone. Five Hundred Japs Perish Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 5

During a cyclone which occurred off Goho Island, Japan las week 180 boats engaged in gathering coral were wrecked and 500 fishermen, comprising the crews…

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