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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

77 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 4

A Novel Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 14

Last week Mr. Ben Carlill, of Wooroowoolgen, had a most peculiar experience. He was quietly jogging along the Teaterfield road in his sulky, when he was suddenly…

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Fatal Floods. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

Floods at the Great Barrier, New Zealand, undermined the Austrian gum-diggers' comp three men were drowned, but a fourth…

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A Novel Storm

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 4

Recently Mr. Ben. carlill, of Wooroowoolgen, had a moat pecular experience (says the Casino "Express"). He was quietly jogging along the Tenterfield road…

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Southerly Gales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 9

SYDNRY, Thursday.—A southerly gale prevailed along the coast yesterday, shipping being, much delayed. Steamers from the north encountered the full force of the…

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A Strange Storm Warning

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 1

While a British brig was gliding smoothly along before a good breeze in the South Pacific, some seventeen years ago, a flock of small birds,…

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High Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

A message has reached Charleville to the effect that heavy rains have been experienceed in Central Australia. Mr. Archdall, representative of Birt and…

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Cyclone at Bodangora

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 14

A terrific storm of cyclonic violence struck Bodangara on Tuesday night, doing considerable damage. Scarcely a place escaped. The Church of England and the…

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Humourous. the Mother and the Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 9

The heavy clouds were massing in the west, the lightning was flashing, and the thunder was rumbling ominously. The fond mother gathered her young hopeful to her,…

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The Wellington Cyclone

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

Particulars of the cyclone which recently struck part of the Wellington district show it to be similar to the visitation at Tullymorgan. It travelled 20 miles. At…

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Heavy Floods. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 5

The heaviest floods known during the past quarter of a century have occurred on the North-west coast of West Australia…

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In a Flooded Mine

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 3

Two divers sent up by the Westralian Minister for Mines on a special train to goldfields readied Bonnie Vale early on Friday morning, and were…

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Lower Southgate Flood Refuge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 5

Last issue of the "Gazette" contains the regulations for the above reserve, which comprises 120 acres, hounded by portions 294, 91, and 299. The principal…

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In a Flooded Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 3

Two divers sent up by the Westtralian Minister for Mines on a special train to the goldfields reached Bonnie Vale early on Friday…

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Tindale—gale

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

Coramba was on fete on Tuesday last week, on the occasion of the wedding of Miss Lavinia Beatrice, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gale, Coramba,…

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Violent Storm

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 5

A wind storm accompanied by heavy rain and incessant flashes of lightning passed over Bellingen in the direction of Coff's Harbor, between 7…

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A Heavy Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

On Sunday evening last this district experienced one of the heaviest wind-storms that ever visited the locality. In some parts it uprooted…

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Predicts a Deluge

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 1

A terrible deluge of mingled water and ice, probably a mile in depth, which will sweep over nearly all Europe, North…

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Examiner's Sydney Buget. After the Storm the Calm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

Sydney is very quiet since the holidays. Not is any direction is there noticeable movement. It is the calm after the storm, as it were, and it is remarkable how very…

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The Late Gale. the Brundah's Experience

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 2

The terrifle gale on the coast the other week, started on Wednesday and lasted till Saturday. All along the seaboard vessels had to run for shelter…

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Will There Be Another Deluge?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

Many geologists declare that another deluge is within the bounds of possibility, and that it may take place at any moment (says N. Tourneur in the "Family…

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