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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

178 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 9

Flood and Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 6

The awful fate that befel the State of O[?] especially the city of Dayteen has been unparalleled since the [?]risco earthquake. The…

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Fierce Gales. Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

Heavy rain and gales have been raging in Sydney since Saturday night and a lot of damage has been done. Nearly three inches were…

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Floods in U.S. 5000 Miners Idle. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 3

Floods are threatening the coal mines at Harrisburg, U.S., and five thousand miners are idlef…

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The Storm Bursts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

Since Glory had returned to London she had taken to walking every morning between ten and eleven in the Park, with Dorothy Morten. She…

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Floods on the Tweed. River Still Rising. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

Floods are feared on the Tweed. Five inches of rain fell last night, and the river is rising at the rate of fifteen inches an hour. All the…

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The Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 2

The cyclonic [?] has visited [?] Heads to Green Cape [?] self, and more moderate [?]…

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The Weather. Floods in the North

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Tweed River is in flood. Five inches of rain fell last night. The river is rising 15 inches an hour. All the wharves are under water…

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In the Grip of the Storm Fiend the Kyogle's Tumbling. "A Square Yard of Earth."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 2

"The passengers trooped aboard the Kyogle at Sydney on Saturday night week, luggage-laden, each wearing an 'I'm here-who going-to-shut-me ?…

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The Storm Bursts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 7

Few people who ka[?] Glory in society would have recognised her voice and pitying face as she bent over the girl with the beautiful…

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A Storm in a Tea Cup

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2

When some aggrieved customer of the ferries wished to obtain some particulars from the Sydney Harbour Trust respecting the rents paid by the companies for…

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A Severe Storm. Man Filled by Lightning. School Building Struck. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 5

A heavy storm passed over the city and suburbs this morning, heavy rain falling. George Johnston, a Swede, took…

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Gales and Floods in Queensland and New Zealand. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 5

There has been heavy rain throughout the Cairns (Q.) district. In many places the railway line is under water and the train service is…

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Floods in Queensland. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen throughout the Cairus district. In many places the railway lines are under water, and the train services are delayed…

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Heavy Rain and Gales Torrential Falls in Sydney. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

Gales and rough seas are raging on the coast. There has been heavy rain: in many places there have been torrential falls. The city and many…

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Flood at Coff's Harbour. Coff's Harbour

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3

As a result of the rain on Tuesday night, Moonee and High Streets are flooded, caused by the overflow from McKittrick's drain. The water is…

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Flood at Coff's Harbour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wednesday.—The result of eight inches of rain in two days was a flood last night about 10 o'clock, caused by the overflow from…

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The Gale. Ferry Steamer Sinks. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

The Balmain Ferry Company's passenger steamer Birkenhead, whilst proceeding to Circular Quay to take up her running, ran into a wharf and…

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Country Floods. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

Reports from the country districts show that the rain has been very heavy. All the lowlands about Maitland…

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Storm Abating

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 9

There are indications to-day that the storm is abating, though it is still rough on the coast. While the French mail steamer Ville-de-la-Ciot[?]t was entering…

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General Rains. Floods and Washaways. Railway and Telegraphic Service Disorganised. (Special Telegram.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Rain is general practically all over the State. There are heavy floods on the Hunter and Hawkesbury Rivers…

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