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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

124 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 7

Miisissippi Floods. Perilous Experiences. VANCOUVER, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 3

Flood reports from Torras, on the Mississippi, grow in gravity. The people were swept off the. roofs of houses, where they had sought…

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The Mississippi Floods. Another Deluge. VANCOUVER, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 3

The severest rainstorm in the the history of New Orleans (U.S.A.) panic-stricken[?] has occurred, and the people are…

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Children Killed. [?] W[?] Caused by Heavy Rain

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

Two children were killed and [?] jured by the [?] work on saturday afternoon [?] [?] on [?]…

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Floods in Canada. Dozens of Villages Submerged. VANCOUVER

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 3

In Manitoba floods have caused the rivers to overflow their banks and dozens of villages in the territory have been submerged (says an…

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Splendid General Falls. Floods at Broken Hill. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 3

Splendid rains have fallen over nearly the whole of the State. The Weather Bureau, up to last night, did not know the quantity…

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Further Splendid Falls. Deluge in Queensland. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 3

Further beneficial rains have fallen in many parts of the State-during yesterday and to-day. The heaviest falls were confined to the…

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Fierce Gales. [?] Steamers Buffeted. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 3

[?]orama[?]y sales are prevailing West Australian coast.[?]teame Themistocles, bound Adelaide to London, and…

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Terrific Storm. Houses Struck by Lightning. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 3

A terrific electric storm has swept over Chicago. The lightning was extraordinarily vivid and twelve houses were struck…

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Gales on the Coast. Flood in the Hunter. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 3

Southerly gales swept the coast yesterday, with fierce rain squalls, and rough seas were experienced. At Newcastle the wind blew at the…

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Latest Wires. Coastal Gales. Worst for Twenty Years Steamers Sheltering. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 3

There is very rough weather on the coast and the steamer Wyreema from Queensland had her deckwork carried away…

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Shipping Roughly Handled. Wild Time at Sydney Heads. Floods on the Manning. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 3

The gale is still raging and tremendous seas are running on the coast, the shipping being greatly hampered…

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Terrific Gales. Wholesale Devastation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The gale, which has now almost abated, has been the most severe since the one identified with the loss of the steamer Maitland at…

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The Gale. Raging in New Zealand. Landslips, Floods, and Snow. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

A Wellington (N.z.) cable says the Dominion is suffering from the worst storm known for years Many of the rivets in both islands are…

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Nambucca Bar. Cleared by the Gale SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 5

There is great rejoicing on the [?] River at the entrance being once more open. The recent heavy seas and high tides removed…

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The Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

Word was rescued on Saturday morning that a [?] was blowing at Gabe, and travelling up the [?]t It reached Coff's on…

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French Steamer in the Gale

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY," Monday.—The French steamer St. Louis arrived from Caledonin, spoke the Norwe[?]gan bar[?] Brun[?]l on Wednesday last. The Brunel was flying urgent signals…

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The Recent Storms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 3

The Federal Mateorologist, Mr. Hunt. is about to visit the north-western coast to collect data in connectin with the recent severe storms. The weather-recording…

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The Nerong Withstands the Gale

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

The little steamer, Nerong, weathered the recent heavy gain. She took eight days to do the trip from Bellinger to Sydney. The…

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More Gales. The Stranded Steamers The Candidate Mystery. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

Gales swept the coast again last night and big seas are running. The steamer Seagull is half full of water at Ulladulla. But there…

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Floods in Goulburn District River Still Rising SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 5

Heavy rains have fallen in the Goulburn district and the Mulwaree River is in flood. Many flats are under water and fences submerged…

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