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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

118 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 6

A Southerly Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 4

Throughout Sunday and yesterday a violent southerly gale was blowing along the entire length of the New South Wales coast line, with the result that shipping…

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The Gale Moderating. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 5

The weather last night was moderating and the sea going down. The schooner Alpena is still riding at anchor off Stockton Beach. She…

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Wild Coastal Gales. Kallatina's Terrible Experience. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 5

It was still blowing a gale along the coast this morning and all the sailings of the North Coast Co's steamers for to-night have been…

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Dark Cloud Before the Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 7

Among the passengers for Sydney by the British-India steamer Sangola, which arrived from Calcutta recently, is Mr. W. Rayfield, who has been well-known in…

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A Fierce Gale. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 3

A fierce south-west squall burst on the city yesterday afternoon. The greatest velocity the wind attained was seventy seven miles an hour…

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A Westerly Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 5

Another spell of dry weather has apparently set in. On Sunday a northerly wind was blowing with a rather high temperature, and at about midnight a south-west…

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Heat, Storms and Fires. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 3

The temperature in Sydney yesterday reached 94 in the shade, being the highest recorded in October for eight years. At Parramatta 97.4 degrees…

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Alumny Creek Flood B[?]at. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 2

Sir,--Your report of the Copmanhurst Shire Council's last meeting reads that a communication was received from the Alumny Creek…

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Disastrous Cyclone

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A cyclone has wrecked Goalanda and other Eastern Bengal stations. The cyclone also sunk many river…

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City Devastated by Flood. 1400 People Drowned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 7

One of the most beautiful and progressive cities in Mexico has been devastated by flood. Monterey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, is in mourning, for 1400 of…

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Storms and Rain. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 3

After a sultry morning, heavy thunderstorms occurred and rain fell in various country districts yesterday, two hundred and four points being…

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A Terrific Storm. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 5

A terrific thunderstorm has occurred at Geera near Barcaldine (Q.), Over sire inches of rain fell in four hours. The downpour was…

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Floods in England. LONDON, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1909 · page 3

As a result of the recent torrential rains which have fallen in the southeastern counties of England, large tracts of country in Sussex are under…

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Latest Cables. Floods in England. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 5

Boats are being used in the streets of Canterbury (Kent) and Folkestone, and the country round Lewes is flooded. There have also been…

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Frost and Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Twenty degrees of. frost have been registered in Scotland, and there have been heavy snowfalls in the Midlands…

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Frost and Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 5

LONDON. Tuesday.—Twenty degrees of frost have been registered in Scotland, and there have been heavy snowfalls in the Midlanks…

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German 8teamer in a Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 4

The German steamer Offenbach, which arrived in Fremantle on Saturday, bore unmistakable signs of having experienced fearful weather. Nothing out of the…

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German Steamer in a Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 4

The German steamer Offenbach, which arrived in Fremantle on Saturday, bore unmistakable signs of having experienced fearful weather. Nothing out of the…

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Disastrous Storms. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1909 · page 3

Remarkably heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by hail, have been experienced in Queensland and the low[?]lying parts of Brisbane were…

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Floods and Earthquake LONDON, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1909 · page 3

The Island of Haiti has been devastated by floods, and the town of the same name damaged by an earthquake. Many lives were lost…

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