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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Boisterous Wintry Weather. Gales on Coast, Snow on Mountains. Statae Trawler Nearly Lost. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

Boisterous mid-winter weather prevails throughout the State. Gales-rage along the coast and there is snow on the mountains, ten inches falling at…

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Flood at Bondi

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Owing to the bursting of'a [?] main at Bondi a terrace of houses in Grafton-street were flooded, and the damage is estimated at thousands of…

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New Deluge Wanted. Rain of Shells for 40 Days and 40 Nights. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1915 · page 5

Addressing a gathering of munition manufacturers at Bristol, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the British engineering trade could win the war, but…

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The Rifle. Fine Shooting. in the Westerly Gale Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 2

At Rand wick Rifle Range yesterday, A. W. McAllum, of the Eastern Suburbs Club, scored 59 out of a possible 60 at 500 yards. His first 10 shots were " bulls,"…

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Mail Steamer Sonoma in a Gale

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. --The mail steamer Sonoma, which arrived this morning from San Francisco after a record run encountered a furious gale on Friday last, during…

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Fall in a Colliery. the Mine Flooded. Subsidences Feared. Wellington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 3

A serious earthfall has occurred in Taupiri Extended Colliery, five chains from the shaft, covering an area of a chain and a half square and thirty…

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Floods in China. Towns Isolated. Hong Kong, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 3

Floods have occurred in the West River, being the severest and most disastrous on record. Shameen, a suburb, is submerged to a depth of 3 feet…

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Torrential Rain. Tamworth and Yass Flooded. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2

Torrential rain has fallen in the Tamworth district. Three rivers have overflowed their banks, inundating the country for miles round…

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Floods at Tamworth. Restriction Objected To

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A prominent official of the amalgamated Engineers' Society, referring to the reported intention of the Federal Government to prevent engineers leaving…

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Floods in New Zealand. Wanganui Threatened. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 5

The Wanganui (New Zealand) River is in high flood. The river rose fifty feet at Pipiriki, and at Wanganui town bridge the water is only 20 inches…

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Severe Thunderstorm at Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.--During a violent thunderstorm in the Newcastle district last nighty Cooper Veends (36) and his son, Frederick (7), were struck by lightning…

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Floods and Fires

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:--The officers of the mail steamer Empire, which arrived from the East, give a graphic account of the ravages made by floods and fires, in Canton City. Fires…

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Disastrous Storm in Texas Loss of Life. Destruction of Property

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--After a terrific storm, Galveston (Texas) was cat off from communication with the outside world. It is believed the city is partially destroyed. The…

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Late Wires. a Terrific Typhoon. Heavy Death Roll at Shanghai. Disastrous Floods at Wuchow. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

The E. and A.S.S. Cor's Eastern, which arrived from the East last night, brought news of a terrific typhoon at Shanghai, by which many…

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Typhoon and Floods. Loss of Life and Property

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The liner Eastern, which arrived at Brisbane from the East, brought news of a terrific typhoon at Shanghai, in which many lives were lost. The number of…

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Disastrous Storms at Winnipeg. Considerable Damage Done

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5

WINNIPEG, Friday.--A terrific windstorm accompanied by heavy rains, and in some districts hail, struck Western Manitoba and considerable damage was done to crops and…

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Heavy Rain in France

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--It has been raining incessantly for 48 hours in Northern France which reduced the roads to a quagmire…

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Destructive Floods in Italy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--There has been a devastating flood in Southern Italy. Fifteen persons were killed and many wounded at Bari during a violent hurricane. The…

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Checked by Floods

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 3

COPENHAGEN, Wednesday.--The "Politiken's" Berlin scribe states that floods have started on the eastern front, checking the German advance. The rivers are overflowing…

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Early Clarence History. Dry Times and Record Floods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 2

We hear from a number of places in the district of water holes now being dry which were never previously known to be so…

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