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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

233 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12

North-west in Flood. Walgett Doomed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—This morning a message was received from Walgett as follows:— "The flood waters are rapidly…

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The North-west Floods. Great Losses of Stock

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

The interruption to the telegraph lines prevented news concerning the terrible floods in the North-West coming to hand quickly. Now that communication with…

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Floods in France. Paris Submerged. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 3

Heavy rain persists in falling in Paris, and the River Seine has risen 25ft. near Louvre. Pont de Lolma is threatened and Pont de Grenelle and…

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Latest Telegrams. The Floods. Walgett Inundated. Brewarrina Threatened. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 3

The flood waters are now within 50 yards of the Walgett Post Office and are rising rapidly. Owing to the lack of communication the supply of food…

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North-west Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fairly reliable report's as to the losses by the flood at Gunndedah are now to hand. The biggest damage is to the fences,…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Thursday, Jan. 27, 1910. Floods, and Flood Effects

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

The severe floods, and the disastrous immediate results incidental thereto, bring home to the Clarence, and to the North Coast, a lesson which we cannot afford…

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The Paris Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 5

The Scine has now swollen to double its usual width, and has risen another 18 inches. Hundreds of thousands of Parisians are…

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Flood Boating Risks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

Wee Waa experienced the full force of the torrent. The water struck the town on Monday evening, and in a few hours the whole of the population was taking…

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The North-west Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Barwon and Namoi rivers at Walgett have risen 42 feet and 32 feet respectively, and both are still rising. The water is now about…

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Floods in France. Great Distress in Paris

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Heavy rain persists in Paris. The Seine has risen 25ft., while the Pont De Lalma is threatened and the…

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Gale and Floods. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

An easterly gale is raging along the coast of North Queensland and heavy seas are running. Torrential rains have fallen and floods are feared at…

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Floods

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

The floods in the north-west are subsiding. The embankments around Walgett, erected by the inhabitants, have saved the town,…

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Floods in France

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

Great floods have Occurred in France. Half of the country is under water. Ten thousand people in one district are in danger…

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Floods Relief Fund

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

The Mayor of Grafton (Ald. Bawden) has received from the secretary of the Public Disasters Relief Fund Committee a circular letter detailing the great…

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The Floods and a Direct Railway

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

Writes the Glen Innes "Examiner"-- It is some years since the north western parts of these districts received such a heavy visitation as that…

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A Flood Issue

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 6

The "Tamworth News" issued a unique special edition on Monday week, measuring 6 inches by 4½ inches--card. The miniature edition has its…

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Latest Cables. The French Floods. More Districts Submerged. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

In consequence of the French floods traffic on the Paris and Orleans railway has been suspended. A Clarcuton is flooded and the…

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The Floods. Position at Walgett. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

Walgett is still isolated by the flood waters but no apprehension is felt. The settlers at Wanowrie Creek are in a perilous position and another…

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The North-West Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The water at Collarenebri is falling at the rate of an inch an hour, and the settlers are now preparing to return to their homes. The…

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The French Floods. Thirty Thousand People Homeless

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Alarming reports have been received regarding the floods in France. Falls of snow continue to swell the…

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