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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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A Terrible Storm. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 3

Latest reports of the storm in the North Sea state that 80 river craft were wrecked in East Scheldt, and the entire fishing fleet of Bruinisse is…

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Terrific Cyclonic Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 4

A terrific storm occurred at Marong near Bendigo (Vic.), on Thursday last, when a cloud burst. Although the disturbance had a…

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Floods in America. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 3

The floods at Wisconsin are receding after a million pounds of damage had been done. Twenty lives were lost. The inhabitants…

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If Islam Rose. The Storm Centres. General Ma[?]cre Feared

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 7

The possibility of a Holy War, resulting from the present international situation, as mentioned in the cables, was referred to by Mr. Chas. J. Judah, of…

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Storm in Bathurst

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 3

Bathurst was visited last week by the most disastrous hailstorm that it has experienced for nearly 20 years. Shortly after 1 o'clock hail about the size of marbles…

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Flood in a Mine. Miners Fight for Life. Vancouver, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 3

An explosion of dynamite in the iron mines belonging to the Wharton Steel Company, Hibernia, New Jersey, destroyed the partition between two…

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Gale in Sydney. a Church Wrecked. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 3

During yesterday's sale a weather- board church at Arncliffe (Sydney) in which the Seventh Day Adventists conducted service was wrecked…

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The Chinese Rebellion What Led Up to It. Famine and Floods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 4

There's little doubt that the widespread armed revolt now raging in China was largely caused by the distress following [?]oo is…

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A Great Storm. Big Loss of Life. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 3

Stories of fresh shipping, disasters are coming in hourly after a terrific storm in the English Channel and North Sea. Cyclonic winds unroofed…

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Storms in Europe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Terrific storms have raged on the North Sea. Scores of steamers are ashore, and many people drowned. The Greek steamer Lord…

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Terrifie Storm at Walgett

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Walgett last night a storm struck the town of Cryon, and damage to the amount of £1500 was done to the railway station,…

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Floods in China. Two Million People Homeless. Philosophic Smile of Living

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 5

The special correspondent of the [?] Telegraph" writing from Shanghai, September 27, says:—I have [?] returned from a journey through an extensive…

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Disastrous Cyclone Big Loss of Life. Vancouver, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1911 · page 3

A disastrous cyclone has swept Rock County, Springfield, U.S.A., causing enormous damage, nine people being killed…

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Disastrous Storms. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 3

Terrific weather has been experienced on the Great Lakes, at Duluthi Minnesota. Steamers reaching port[?] sheathed in ice. The temperature was…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1911 · page 3

A cyclonic storm is reported at Kynuna (Queensland). Buildings were stripped of iron. The Kynuna coach was blown off the road. The driver…

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Storm at Ulmarra

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 3

After a long spell of dry weather the past week has been marked by a number of thunderstorms which have approached, promised much and…

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Floods in Canada. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1911 · page 3

Heavy rains and melting snows have caused disastrous floods in Canada. Many lived are imperilled in the Yakima, and Skagit Valleys…

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Heavy Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 5

Information is to hand that Monday afternoon's storm was exceptionally heavy in parts of the district. It appears to have travelled from the west, and did not…

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Erection of Floodgate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 2

Our Maclean correspondent writes:—The, Maclean Municipality wrote to the land-holders in the vicinity of the Common who are holders of swamp land with the,…

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Floods Save the Dollars

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Skagit River has changed its course owing to floods, and has cut a new channel almost where surveys were made for the new Channel…

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