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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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The Wakatipu Crippled. Born in the Storm. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 5

After being, severely battered by the sea for pearly 36 hours the Union S.S. Company's steamer Wakatipu returned to port to-day in a crippled…

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Germany's Turn. Twelve People Killed in a Storm. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 5

Terrific storms have occurred in Neckar Valley, near Stuttgart. Twelve people were struck dead by lightning…

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The Great Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

What perhaps was the most severe blow that Coff's Harbor has experienced took place on the night of Wednesday, June 17. Certainly…

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Cyclonic Storms. North Coast Shipping Delayed. Mountainous Seas Running

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The cyclonic disturbance which developed along the coast on Tuesday night has worked northwards, and coast shipping traffic has been hampered…

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Aftermath of the Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 3

Sunday last was made a day of inspection by residents, who strollon around and viewed the damage done by the recent cyclone…

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Another Big Storm. More Lightning Fatalities. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 3

A terrible storm has raged in the Chablais district, Eastern France. Several people were struck dead by lightning and many were injured…

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Tornado and Floods. Devastation in Kansas. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 3

Scores of people have been driven ­­from their homes, fields have been swept away, the corn-crops damage, and much live stock lost a result…

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A Foolhardy Voyage. 17ft. Boat in a Gale. Sydney. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

Robert and Henry McMahon, brothers, aged twenty-six and twenty, respectively, arrived in Sydney yesterday afternoon from Cunninghame,…

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Labor's Big Boom Policy and the Deluge

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 4

The Premier's much advertised policy statement delivered at Cootamundra on Monday night may be summed up in three words--borrow, boom and…

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Floods in Bulgaria. Hundreds Drowned. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1914 · page 4

Severe floods have occurred in Bulgaria. Hundreds have been drowned and the damage amounts to many millions of francs…

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The Coming Storm. World-wide Ramifications. Antwerp, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 3

The "Metropole published a statement that a tug from Flushing met 17 units of the German fleet proceeding towards, Skagerak with lights out…

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The Storm in Europe A General War. War Between Britain & Germany

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 5

AN interchange of messages between, the Czar, Kaiser and King have been followed by an extraordinary meeting of Ministers at the…

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The Storm in Europe. Germany Defeated in all Quarters British guns speak German vessel Sunk and Several Captured. Belgium Keeps Germany Back. Heavy German Losses. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

It is reported that the steamer Seydlits, a German boat, was captured by the Parramatta and is being escorted back to Sydney…

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The Storm in Europe. Big Casualities Port Arthur not to be compared with Leige. SYDNEY, Monday 9 a.m

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 5

THE French troops have occupied Mulhansen, in Lorraine. The German casualties are estimated at 30,000…

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Flood Refuge Reserve

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 3

In the Assembly, in reply to Mr. Briner, the Secretary for Lands said: Reserve No. 32,594, land district of Grafton, which contains 2 acres 3 roods 36 perehes, and was dedicated…

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Defending Antwerp. No Cover for the Enemy. Part of the Country Flooded Amsterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1914 · page 2

The Belgians are completing their arrangements for the adequate defence of Antwerp, to which the Court and Government have been removed…

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After the Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

"Nach dem Sturm." This is the title of a startling publication issued in Germany a few years ago. It ia intended to the…

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Belgians Flood Country. Germans Lose Men and Guns. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 3

The Belgians opened the dykes and flooded the Termonde district. Many Germans were drowned. They also lost a number of guns…

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Delayed by Floods. Pekin

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

The flood waters surrounding the German stronghold at Tsing-tvu. are spreading inland. The floods will probably delay the investment of the…

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Gale in the North Sea. British Fleet Buffeted. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 2

The British Fleet in the North Sea encountered a heavy gale on Tuesday. The torpedo boat flotilla was buffeted for 24 hours, with the hatches battened…

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