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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

124 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 7

Floods in China

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Letters received from We[?]chow, in the Che-Kiang Province, state that the floods on August 29th reached tremendous proportions. A…

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Gales in Victoria. Sydney. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

Fierce westerly gales have wrought havoc throughout Victoria during the last day or two Chimneys have been demolished and houses blown…

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Dust Storms

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 2

THE heavy dust storms which prevailed here lately were markedly unpleasant. In some of the business-places many points were…

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Westerly Gales. Extensive Damage. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 3

Very fierce westerly gales raged yesterday, with squalls at up to 62 miles an hour. Much damage was done and there were many narrow…

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Heavier Floods Predicted. Exciting Incidents. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 3

The Victorian rivers are still rising rapidly, and although the rain has (eased) for the past 24 hours, the rapid approach of…

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Floods in Victoria. Two Men Drowned. Heavy Losses of Stock and Property. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 3

The Shepparton police state that the heaviest flood for 40 years is coming down the Goulburn River, Victonia…

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Interfering with North-street. "A Storm in a Teacup."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 5

Two South Grafton Aldermen had their "feathers ruffled" at last night's meeting. Ald. Reid fired the bomb by referring to the possible interference of…

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Goulburn River in Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The worst fears in connection with the flood of the Goulburn River are realised, and Seymour and the whole surrounding country is…

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Victorian Floods. Settlers Starving. Two More Cases of Drowning. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 5

Reports from many of the flooded districts of Victoria state that the water is receding in most cases, and that little damage has been…

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The Vicorian Floods

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

The latest resorts received form Melbourne at a late hour last night, indicates that the flood waters show an appreciable diminution. The…

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Flood Preventing Scheme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 4

Some five years' lage, Mr. Archibald, a former Clarence River schoolmaster, submitted a proposal to the Public Works Department regarding the construction of…

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A Terrible Storm. Japan Devastated. Wholesale Ruin and Death. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

A terrific storm has raged throughout Japan. Two destroyers were blown on the rocks on the north coast and 2o big buildings…

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Irrigation and Flood Prevention

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 4

In our issue of Saturday last reference was made to the proposal for a second Burrinjuck irrigation and flood prevention schemes on the upper reaches of the…

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Violent Gales Heavy Damage Done. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 3

Violent gales and a deluge of rain are sweeping over Great Britain. The Atlantic and Channel Cunarde[?] Caronia, was unable to land her…

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Great Storms. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 5

Violent storms have swept over Portugal and great damage done to shipping and agriculture. The country has been inundated and…

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District News. Maclean. a Violent Storm

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

The close and sultry heat on Friday culminated in a terrific wind and dust storm. The wind blew with hurricane force for fully an hour, and…

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Cyclone Thompson Wins. VANCOUVER, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 3

Cyclone Johnn 14 Thompson, who was in Sydney some months ago, severely punished Art. Godfrey, of Minneapolis, in a contest at Fond-du…

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Island News. Storms, Disease and Warfare. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 3

Advices from the Islands by the the steamer Maambo state that it will take years to recover from the effects of the recent tornadoes…

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Wild Weather. Deluge in the Dominion. Auckland

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 3

The weather throughout the Dominion is abnormal. Bitter cold has prevailed, accompanied by a gale of heavy rain and hail,…

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A Terrific Storm. Steamer Blown Ashore. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

A disastrous storm occurred in Melbourne early this morning, trees being blown down and several buildings wrecked in the suburbs…

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