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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Floods in Queensland. Rain Traffic Suspended. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 3

Owing to the floods and gales in North-eastern Queensland there have been many landslips and washaways. At Cairns all the trains have been…

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Floods in Cairns and other Parts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Reports from Brisbane on Sunday say that the Telegraph Department was unable to raise Cairns to-night. All lines north of Cairns were…

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The Queensland Floods. Record Deluge of Rain. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 3

A delayed telegram received at Brisbane from Cairns last night states that heavy rain has been falling continuously for 60 hours. The town is…

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The Recent Gales. the Wymeric's Damages. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 3

The steamier Wymeric, which put into Sydney on Sunday, has been found to have suffered rather extensively. The cgrgo also appears to have…

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The Queensland Floods. Heavy Railway Damage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 5

The damages caused by the recent storms on the railway line between Cairns and Herberton (Q.) are estimated at £50,000…

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Effects of the Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At Cairns, the weather is fine. The railway lines and bridges at a spot 12 miles from Kurranda, for three thousands yards, are washed away. Big…

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The Queensland Floods. Food Supplies Cut Off. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1911 · page 3

The floods in Northern Queensland have caused enormous damage. Traffic on the Cairns line will be suspended for two months, and as…

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North Queensland Devastated. by Cyclone and Floods. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 3

It is impossible to exaggerate the damage done by the recent cyclone at Port Douglas (Q.) A good deal of goat flesh has been…

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Latest Cables Gale on Black Sea Many Wrecks. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

A great storm is raging in the Black Sea (Russia) and many wrecks are reported…

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Results of the Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In Mareeba (Queensland) great distress is felt in the [?]terland. A famine is probable unless necessaries arrive in a few days. The…

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Fierce Storm at Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 6

The four-masted schooner Kona, 679 tons, was towed quietly up the Brisbane River early on Thursday morning. Pilot Adams in chnrge. Captain P. J. Hansen looked…

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Man Overboard. Lost in a Gale. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

The ship Anber Coburn laden with coal from Newcastle (N.S. Wales), arrived at Frisco. During the voyage a young Irish sailor named…

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Floods in Russia. Caused by the Spring. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

Reports from Western Russia and Siberia tell of the sudden arrival of spring, ice which, when broken up and with melting snows caused high…

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"Cyclone" Thompson Beaten. Vancouver. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 2

Hugo Kelly defeated "Cyclone" Thompson at Racine in a ten round bout. The fight was fierce from start to finish. Kelly's superior skill…

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Floods Predicted an Urgent Warning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 3

Inspector Hojel received the following urgent wire from the Superintendent at Armidale just after 1.30 to-day…

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Farm, Dairy, and Pasture. Flood Rains Predicted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 6

The message received by the local police yesterday respecting the possibility of flood rains 'along the seaboard of this State will create anxiety amongst those…

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Flood Rains Expected

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 2

FLOOD rains are expected in the South Coast districts. The police were advised to this effect on Thursday last, and were instructed to…

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Floods in New Zealand Gisborne Isolated. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 3

Heavy rain has caused floods in the Napier and Gisborne districts. The rivers rose rapidly and caused great anxiety in Gisborne…

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Floods in Victoria. Houses Cut Off. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 3

Heavy rains have caused floods m the Graceburn and Watt Rivers, Victoria. The roads in the Healesville district are covered and a number of…

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Storms in England Five Killed by Lightning. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 5

The tropical heat in England culminated in thunderstorms on Derby Day. Two policemen and three other…

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