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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

233 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 12

The Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

The fact that one of the worst gales ever known on our coast has just blown itself out without a single shipping disaster, so far as is known, serves as a…

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Terrible Cyclone in Italy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A terrible cyclone swept the north-west from Milan, and linmense damage was done at Soronno, Rovellasca and Lonate Pozzelo. It is…

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Gales in Europe. Scores of Lives Lost. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 3

Scores of fishermen have lost their lives in the wrecks caused by a great storm on Lake Como. The gales are general throughout…

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Storm Swept Italy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—According to latest reports there are 100 dead and more than 500 injured, as the result of the hurricane which swept over Northern Italy…

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A Heavy Gale. Mail Steamer Damaged. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 3

The P. and O. Royal mail steamer Mongolia, homeward bound, had a boisterous experience off Cape Leeuwin (W.A.), arriving at Fremantle 12…

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Disastrous Floods. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 5

There is much suffering in Japan through the floods, which still continue. Thousands of houses have been submerged…

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Terrible Floods in Japan. LONDON, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

Floods in Japan have washed away towns and villages, and 40,000 houses in Lower Tokio are submerged. The railways are interrupted, and…

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Floods in Japan

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Floods in Japan have washed away towns and villages, and 30,000 houses in Lower Tokio are submerged…

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The Floods in Japan. Death and Ruin Everywhere. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 3

One of the three embankments which protect the City of Tokio was burst owing to the Japanese Fords, and soldiers are guarding the other…

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Floods in Japan. Missionsrics and Their Families Safe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—It is intimated from Tokio that most of the missionaries and their families escaped the terrors of the floods. This was due to the fact that this…

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A Teriffic Gale. Landslip Blocks Railways. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

A terrific gale at Launceston (Tas.,) yesterday caused a serious lazdslip, dislocating the traffic on the main and western railway lines…

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Latest Wires a Fierce Gale. a Man Killed. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

A gale in the Bega district did considerable damage. I At Glenall it was very severe. A man names James McPaul, aged…

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Gale in the Begs District

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

The gale which was raging throughout the Bega district on Friday blew with intense fury at Glenall, near Wolumla, occasioning one fatality. James McPaul, jun., a son of…

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Gales and Land Slides. Tasmanian Railway Traffic Dislocated

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—A gale of terrific fury, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain and a land slip on the railway line, occurred between Evandale Junction and…

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Floods Feared. Rivers Rising in Victoria. Sydney

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

A big flood is expected in the Shepparton district of Victoria. The River Goulburn is rising rapidly, and the Glenelg at Casterton is also rising…

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Floods in South Australia. Towns Submerged. Sydney

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

Disastrous floods have occurred at Gladstone, Caltorrie, Georgetown and Crystalbrook (South Australia), Houses and business places have been…

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Floods in Victoria

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

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Heavy rain fell in the Shepparton district all Saturday aftenoon. The River Goulburn is rising rapidly, and a big flood is expected at…

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Storm in Sydney. Heavy Rain and Hail. Sydney

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

A violent thunderstorm occurred last night. The lightning was very vivid and heavy rain fell, but so far no damage has been reported…

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Two Days of Lightning. Wandering Thunderstorms. Death and Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 3

A remarkable series of wandering thunderstorms raged throughout the South of England and on parts of the Continent early in the week (said…

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More Floods. Japan and Central Europe Affected. London, Thursday Night

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

Floods threaten the Japanese cities of Osaka and Kobe, where the river banks are collapsing. The continual rain has also flooded…

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