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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Another Hunter Flood. Sydney, Tuesday Night

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

The Hunter River at Maitland is 25 feet above summer level and a great sea of water is pouring through Pit[?]acree. Ra[?]worth and…

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Latest Wires. Wild Weather More Floods. Sydney's Wet June. Sydney, Monday Night

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

The month of June has been responsible for an abnormal rainfall, which has been beaten only on five previous occasions during 55 years. The…

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Terrific Storms in Italy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 5

LONDON. Sunday.—Terrific storms in the middle and southern parts of Italy have wrought great havoc among crops and stock. Shipping also has suffered…

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A Coming Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 4

Our Sydney correspondent writes:—The first rumblings of a rising storm were heard in Sydney on Tuesday night. A rumour had gained currency, among the…

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Floodstuffs Council

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 5

A draft has been prepared of the proposed constitution for the Food Producing and Distributing Council—a consultative body which is to be brought into existence to…

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Late Cables. a Terrible Storm Three Killed. Scores Injured. Vancouver, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 5

A terrific storm and lightning occurred at Washington. Three persons were killed and scores injured, while several buildings were wrecked…

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A Terrific Storm

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 9

WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Cables report a terrific thunderstorm, with vivid lightning. Three persons were killed, scores injured, and several buildings…

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Terrific Storm to United States London, Thursday

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 2

A terrific storm occured at Washington. Three persons were killed and scores wounded Several buildings were wrecked and…

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Floods in India. Terrible loss of Life Feared. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 2

Latest intelligence from London reports disastrous floods in India and terrible loss of life is feared. The city of Bardman is six feet under…

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South Grafton Storm Water Drainage

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 4

MP. Briner has informed the Town Clerk, South Grafton, that in reference to the matter of the improvement of Cowan Creek, a scheine has been proposed for…

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Terrible Storms. Barritza Flooded. People Killed by Lightning London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1913 · page 3

The cloudburst at Barritza was of unprecedented violence. The streets were turned into rivers and the cellars and ground floors of many homes…

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Flood Waters Scheme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 2

The Premier received three deputations at East Maitland and West Maitland on the subject ot flood prevention, The first two represented the respective municipalities[?]…

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Heavy Weather. New York Flooded. Caroline Storm-swept. New York, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 3

The terrible weather reported from Ohio and Illinois seems to have spread to other parts of America. From Norfolk, Virginia, it is reported…

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Airship Wrecked. Hurled Into Sea by Gale. Berlin

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 5

Naval airship L No. I was caught in a sudden gale, hurled into the sea, and wrecked eighteen miles northwards of Heligoland. Sixteen of her…

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Disastrous Floods. Five Persons Drowned. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 3

Disastrous floods in the goldfields district of Nevada have wrought great damage. Scores of houses were inundated, and five persons were…

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Cowan Creek Drainage. Storm Waters

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

At Wednesday night's meeting of South Grafton Council, the improvement of Cowan Creek was discussed…

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Floods in Constantinople. Great Damage Done. London

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

Terrible floods caused disaster and death at Constantinople. Houses and bridges were swept away and the gasworks collapsed…

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A Terrible Storm Nome Devastated. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 3

Nome, Alaska, has been almost destroyed by a storm. All the south side of Front-street has gone. Men and women worked all night in the…

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A Disastrous Cyclone. Sydney

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

A cyclone struck the mining township of Mount Magnet (W.A.). The hot[?]is and other buildings were partly um[?]led…

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Late Cables. Tragedy at Sea. Fire and Gale. 200 Lives Lost. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1913 · page 3

The steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to New York, has been abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. A fire broke out on board and…

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