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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

233 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 12

Floods in Europe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Over 1000 lives have been lost in the floods in Hungary. Houses, farms, and cattle were swept away. In Mehadia, a favourite watering place,…

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A Fierce Gale. Mail Steamer Buffeted. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1910 · page 3

The P. and O. mail steamer Malwa, homeward bound, was subjected to, a severe buffeting and arrived aft Fremantle 10 hours late. On reaching the…

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Gales on the Coast. Strong Winds in Sydney. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 5

Heavy gales, accompanied by rough seas, prevail along the E.S.W. coast lime. The wind attained a velocity of 50…

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Floods in New Zealand. Sensational Coach Capsize. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1910 · page 3

Warm easterly rain has caused the melting of the snow on the hills north of Canterbury (N.Z.), and the rivers are flocded…

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A Record Flood Anxious Time on Kangaroo Island. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 3

Never before in the history of any living resident on Kangaroo Island (S.A.) has such a flood occurred on the Cygnet River as is now reported…

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Floods in South Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Never before has such a flood occurred in Cygnet River, which at places is close upon three miles wide. Anxiety is felt concerning the…

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Earliest Version of the Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 8

The earliest version of the Babylonian deluge story is the subject of an interesting article in "The Times," It is founded upon a forthcoming book by Professor H. V…

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Floods in Europe. Vast Damage Done. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 3

News, comes of floods from all parts of France. Extraordinary rain has fallen in Switzerland and portions of Germany, and…

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Floods in India

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 5

The River Indus is abnormally swollen. It is flowing through Dera, Gehaza Khan and the Punjab. Practically one-third of the city and river…

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Floods in Europe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—There are floods in all parts of France. The public gardens are submerged, and the valley of the gorge below Paris has been transformed into a…

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Gale Still Continuing. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 3

There was a repetition, in a modified form, of yesterday's gale in Sydney to-day. Reports of widespread destruction on…

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Latest Telegrams. Great Coastal Gales. Widespread Damage. Exciting Times in Sydney. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 3

Gales and rough seas are raging along the coast. The wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour, and shipping is having a trying experience…

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Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers Flooded. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 3

Reports of the storm are still coming to hand. Over six inches of rain fell at Camden, where the Nepean River is flooded…

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Great Storm in Sydney Two Men Electrocuted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A heavy gale swept over the city yesterday, doing a yast amount of damage. The wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour, and was…

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Heavy Wind Gale Considerable Damage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

The wind reached the velocity of 60 miles an hour at Fremantle (W.A.) yesterday. Considerable damage was done…

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Latest Telegrams. After the Storm. Snow From the Mountains. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

The cyclonic conditions have terminated, and fine weather prevailed to-day. Train communication with the West has been restored, and…

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The Floods Subsiding. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 5

The floods in the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers are subsiding and all danger has ended. The heaviest losers are the vegetable…

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THE " EXAMINER'S " Metropolitan Notes. The Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

The weather is usually the last resort of the seribe who is hard up for a topic, but the storm on Monday certainly deserves mention on its own merits. In Sydney it…

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Southern Rivers in Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At Windsor yesterday the river began falling at night and has now reached 24ft. above summer level and two feet over Windsor Bridge. The waters…

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A Terrible Cyclone. Many Lives Lost. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 3

During a cyclone at Busto Aisizio, Milan, a factory collapsed, burying the workmen. Ten were killed and many injured…

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