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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

178 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 9

Terrific Snow Storms

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 3

LONDON Tuesday.—Terrific snow storms are raging over the western half, of the United States, and blizzards and avalanches are reported. The railways are…

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Late Cables . The Recent Gales. Heavy Losses. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

The marine underwriters losses for December amounted to £431,000. Seven steamers foundered, were abandoned, or wrecked…

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A Severe Storm Extensive Damage Done. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

In a fierce storm at Windeyer, near [?]udgee, bridges, crops and vegetables were swept away and the country inundated. The damage is estimated…

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[?] Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

A fi[?] at Windoyer, [?]gee. Bridges and crops w[?]ept away and the country [?] The damage is…

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Fighting the Storm in the Air

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

Mr. Edward Petre, the aviator, was killed while flying from Brooklands to Edinburgh, in attempting to make a record…

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Late Wires. Ship in a Cyclone. Cook's Marvellous Luck. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

The Norwegian ship Gunda, which arrived last night, encountered a cyclone off the south of Tasmania, and the vessel was practically on her…

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Collision in a Storm. One Steamer Sunk. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

During a terrific storm off the coast of Newport, United States, two steamers came into collision and one sank. Her captain, his wife and…

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American Gales Wrecked in a Snowstorm Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

The steamer Rosecranz has been wrecked at Peacock Spit, Astoria, and thirty-five men were drowned. A snowstorm was raging and the men…

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Storms in Britain

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A fierce blizzard is raging through Scotland, Wales, and the North of England. The railway and telegraph services are seriously interrupted…

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Storms in Britain

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.— The fierce snowstorms and blizzards continue to ravage Great Britain. The Atlantic liner Mauretania has been…

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Gales and Floods. Bundaberg Submerged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

Heavy weather has been experienced along the Queensland coast, causing serious delay to shipping. Several vessels are overdue…

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Floods in Ohio. Big Building Collapses, Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 5

The Ohio River - is rising rapidly, and the situation is becoming serious. There is grave apprehension for the safety of life and property…

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Gales [?] No Heavy Rain

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

There a heavy weather along the Queenland coast, causing serious delay shipping, several vessels being overdue. Heavy rain…

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Heavy Rains. Floods in Queensland

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Heavy rains have been experienced in Queensland. A telegram from Maryborough stated that heavy continuous rain has fallen…

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The Queensland Floods

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

As a result of the heavy floods in Queensland, two bridges were washed [?] [?] had…

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"Telegraph" Flooded Out. Very Heavy Damage Done

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on Saturday night, which had the effect of disabling valuable printing presses of the "Sydney "Daily Telegraph,"…

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Queensland Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Details of the floods at Battle Crrek, Queensland, show that the settlers had a very trying time. The water spread over an area of 20…

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Welcome Storm

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 4

After a spell of hot, dry weather a thunderstorm broke over the town on Wednesday afternoon. For a while the wind blew with hurricane…

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Storm and Victory. the Fall of This Bastille

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

How the great Bastille Clod ticks (inaudible) in its Inner Court there, at its case, hour after hour ; as if nothing special, for it or the world,…

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Heavy Gales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Severe gales continue on the North Coast of Queensland. Shipping is considerably hampered. Steamers going north meet the full force of the…

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