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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

233 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 12

The Thunderstorm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

In the season of thunderstorms it may not be uninteresting to tell how and why a thunderstorm's occurs. The formation begins generally in the morning of a…

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Steamers in Collision. Ayrshire Flooded. an Irish Channel Disaster. London, Monday. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 3

In a dense fog at Tuskar Rock, on the Irish Coast, yesterday, the Ellerman line steamer Arcadian, bound from London for Glasgow and Basra, The steamer Ayrshire, after collision with the Arcadian, took a heavy list. It was subsequently discovered that the collision bulkhead had gone…

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Destructive Thunderstorms. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 3

Thunderstorms which passed over Ballarat last night did an immense amount of damage at Wendouree Lunatic Asylum, between two and…

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Terrific Storms. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 5

Terrific storms occurred in the lower northern areas of South Australia yesterday, and around Gawler and Roseworthy the houses were under…

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Floods in Queensland. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 3

All the rivers in the Cloncurry (Q.) district are in flood and the water is over the bridges on the Mt. Elliott branch line…

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Extensive Floods. SYDNEY, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 3

At Narrabri a terrible flood is threatened. The river is 22 feet above normal level and is rising rapidly. A crowd of people on the river bank is…

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Floods in Queensland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—The town of Dalby is flooded, the main street being submerged and the railway station surrounded by water. Fears are expressed…

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The Namoi in Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

At Mudgee the Cudgegong River rose to the greatest height recorded for nearly 20 years. No losses of stock occurred, as a warning was given in time to have…

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Floods in the North Tamworth Submerged

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Owing to the recent heavy rain, disastrous floods have occurred at Tamworth, Narrabri and other places, while similar inundations…

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Latest Telegrams. The Floods. Record at Wee Waa. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 3

The flood waters at Wee Waa swept over the river banks this morning, and the town was rapidly submerged. The water is three feet deep in the…

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The Recent Floods. Great Damage in Tamworth

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The floods waters at Tamworth have subsided how, and the full effect of the devastating flood is altogether too if apparent. As far as the lower side of…

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The Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

The recent monsoonal rains have resulted in floods which have proved disastrous' to a number of important and populous centres in this State. It is impossible…

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Disastrous Floods. Ruin and Desolation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There is still a lack, of detail regarding the damage caused by the flood in the north. The postal authorities report that no mails…

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Devastating Floods

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

News has only just been received from the north-west flood districts showing that there has been widespread destruction and great loss…

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The Floods. Epidemic Caused. Moree Residents' Plight. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 5

Owing to the stench arising from the carcases of the drowned animals there is wholesale sickness amongst the line repairers in the flood-swept…

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Disastrous Floods. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 3

A record flood has occurred at Wee Waa. The town is under water, and in the Post Office is 3ft. deep, and still rising. The police…

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The Flooded Areas. Serious Outbreaks of Disease

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—From reports received by the railway authorities from the flood areas it is thought that traffic will be resumed shortly, and that the…

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Walgett's Isolation. Deluge at Queanbeyan. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

The residents of Walgett are complaining bitterly at having received no mails since last Tuesday week, although the Coonamble and…

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The Tamworth Floods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

The Tamworth papers, both of which had to temporarily cease publication owing to the recent floods, are now to hand and the details…

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Latest Telegrams. The Floods. Narrabri's Hard Time. Two Bodies Recovered. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

The position at Narrabri, now that the floods have subsided, is pitiable in the extreme. It is stated that 200,000 sheep and many hundreds of…

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