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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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More Floods Down South. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

The Ha[?]sbury rose to 18ft. this morning, but is now at a standstill. Nothing serious is apprehended. News from the back country…

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South East Gale Coming

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

Reports from Newcastle and further south shows that more rain, with rough seas, is on its way up, and Coff's Harbor will no doubt…

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The Liberal Victory. Quiet Election in Sydney. Floods Interfere with Polling. Some Exciting Incidents. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 3

Only partial returns were available when the counting ceased at midnight for the Federal elections yesterday, aud complete returns will not…

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More Floods. Several Rivers Rising. Sydney, Friday Night

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

With 20, probably 21, wet days, this month is nearly a record for wet weather during the past 55 years. The total rainfall for the month to…

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After the Floods. Losses and Their Lessons. (By COASTER)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 3

Now that the flood-waters are receding, the damage and destruction caused by the recent inundations on the coastal rivers are everywhere this evidence. On the…

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Flood Waters

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday—Residents of Morpeth protest against the expenditure of Government money in the erection of embankments that might be detrimental to…

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Floods Feared. in Canada. Vancouver, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

The Columbia River in Canada, is rising rapidly and floods are expected. The residents on the banks are preparing to leave. The river already…

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The Weather. Rain and Gales. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 5

The boisterous weather continues unabated with heavy fain and strong gales on the coast. Shipping is sheltering and the weather has no…

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Hawkesbury Flooded Again. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 5

Heavy rain has fallen m the Hawkesbury district, and more floods are feared. The river is rising at Windsor and…

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A Torrential Downpour. Sydney Streets Flooded. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 5

There was a torrential downpour in the city to-day, when 13 points fell in 3½ minutes. The streets were flooded and the water rushed out of…

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The Weather More Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.— To dute, the rainfall at Adelaide is five inches below the average for, 74 years. Throughout the whole State the weather has been very…

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Late Cables. Floods in India. 300 Lives Lost. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 3

Three hundred people have been drowned in the Palitana district, Bombay, owing to floods…

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A Fierce Storm. Damage in New York. Vancouver, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 3

A severe lightning and rain storm has raged in New York. Trees were uprooted in many parts of the city and windows broken. The hailstones…

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Floods at Camden. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

Floods were reported at Camden last night. All the low-lying land is subm[?]ed, and the water is 5 feet over the Camden bridge, mails and…

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Hawkesbury Flooded Again. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

The Hawkesbury River [?] within two feet of the floor of Windsor bridge and is still rising. M[?] of country are flooded and stock are…

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More Floods. Rivers Rising. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 2

The Nepean River is rising at Menangle (near Campbelltown), and the highest flood this winter is anticipated…

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Country Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Further floods have occurred in the country. The Queanbeyan River has overflowed, and the flood is the highest. for many…

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Flood Mishaps. Several Narrow Escapes. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 5

Serious floods are reported in many parts of the State. F. Wal Wikner, the Engineer for Severn Shire, Glen Innes, had a…

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A Really Great Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 8

In these days of almost continuous rainfall and rising rivers, floods are much talked of. Those in New South Wales recently, had as they were, are merely an incident compared with the…

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Floods at Cooma. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 3

Considerable damage has been done by floods in the Cooma district. The county in many places is covered for a width of a mile and a half…

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