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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

233 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 12

The French Floods. the Seine Falling. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 November 1910 · page 3

The Seine is falling again. Hundreds of tenants have abandoned their homes on the river banks…

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W.A. Cyclone. Further Big Losses. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1910 · page 3

A thousand cattle and fifty horses were blown into the sea at La Grange Bay, and all the buildings were demolished furing the recent cyclone…

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A Tremendous Storm. Another West Australian Visitation. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1910 · page 3

A tremendous storm, swept over the Pingelly (W.A.) district, wrecking a portion of the town. Rain fell in torrents, an inch and…

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Remarkable Flood. Icebergs Racing Seawards Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1910 · page 3

Floods, due to the loosening of the waters inside a huge glacier, have swept down the Behring River Valley, with the result that many miners'…

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A Severe Storm. Crops Seriously Damaged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 3

A phenomenal storm occurred, at Temora last night, In 40 minutes 2 inches of rain fell, deluging the town and transforming the streets into…

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Storm at Temora

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A phenomenal storm occurred at Temora yesterday. In forty minutes two inches of rath fell, deluging the town and transforming the…

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Destructive Thunderstorms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Cootamundra a terrific thunderstorm broke overhead, accompanied with vivid lightning and heavy rain. 129 points were registered…

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A Violent Storm. Damage in the City. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

A violent thunderstorm passed over the city and suburbs to-day. In the city phenomenal rain fell, and considerable damage was done to…

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Furious Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 5

WEATHER-PROPHET OGG was correct in predicting some great thunderstorms for this month. The initial effort circumstanced on the…

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Severe Storm in Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A gale of great violence, accompanied by severe hail and torrential rain, raged in Sydney and suburbs yesterday. The rainfall registered…

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The Broome Cyclone. 101 Boats Lost. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 3

The pearling losses in connection, with the recent Broome (W.A.) cyclone bow total: Boats dismasted, sunk or ashore, 101 still…

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Storm in Brisbane. House Blown Down. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 3

A severe storm passed over the city of Brisbane yesterday afternoon. At Kelvin Grove a house was blown down, and other buildings…

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Floods in France

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The floods in France are menacing the village near St. Etienue, Seven thousand persons are thrown out of work at Nantes, and hundreds of…

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Terrible Storms. 25 Lives Lost. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 3

Storms have swept Mindanao and Zamuoanga Manilla (Philippines), and 25 lives were lost. The damage is estimated at £500,000…

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Terrific Hail Storm. Stones Like Cricket Balls. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 3

A terrific hail storm passed over the Bluff, Rockhampton. Some of the hail were the size of cricket balls, and some that were weighed averaged…

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Electrical Storm at Sea. Beautiful But Alarming. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 3

The steamer Ulimaroa, from New Zealand, had a rough passage. She ran into a violent electrical storm, and the wireless aerials at the[?]…

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Floods in England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Owing to the floods many voters in Nottingham and Worcester districts were conveyed to the polls in carts and boats…

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A Terrific Storm. Considerable Damage Done. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred at Westbourne (Queensland) and did considerable damage. Buildings were unroofed and trees uprooted. Three…

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Storm on the Volga. Great Loss of Life

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 9

From Astrachan come terrible details of a recent storm. Many barges with tugs were storm driven down the Volga towards the sea…

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Heavy Rain Up North. Sporting Fixtures Cancelled. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1910 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain, all the sporting fixtures in Brisbane were abandoned yesterday. Heavy rains are reported from the…

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