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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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Late Wires. New Zealand Floods. Damage at Greymouth. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 2

Heavy floods, with considerable damage, are reported from the Greymouth district of New Zealand…

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Telegrams. Floods in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

Floods resulting from heavy continuous rain have caused serious damage at Greymouth, New Zealand…

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Floods and Gales Predicted

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Cumming Ogg remarks in Brisbane "Daily Mail":—Seven months ago the following long-range forecast was set down for second week of this month,…

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Heavy Floods Up North. Barcaldine Under Water. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

There are heavy floods in Northern Queensland. The Barcaldine streets are under water. It has been raining incessantly for four days. The mail…

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Floods in Queensland. Mails Lost Crossing Gully. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

Floods continue in many parts elf Queensland. Cooper's Creek, Charleville, is running 12 miles, wide. At Rockhampton the rivers are in high flood…

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Queensland Floods. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 1

A Queensland message reports bounteous rains arid floods are causing interruption in the' railway traffic in the north and west. A large amount of wheat…

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Storms in Queensland. Esk District Flooded. Horse Killed by Lightning. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 5

A cyclonic storm, accompanied by very heavy rain and exceptionally vivid lightning, broke over Esk on Sunday afternoon, causing considerable damage…

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Cyclonic Storm. a Bathurst Visitation. Some Exciting Incidents. Considerable Damage Done. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5

A cyclonic storm swept through Bathurst yesterday, doing remarkable damage to buildings and crops, orchards and fences, uprooting avenues of trees and…

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Floods in Queensland. Mails Held Up. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5

Heavy floods continues in the Charleville district (Queensland). Cooper's Creek is 18 miles wide in places. The mail coaches are flood-bound…

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Rockhampton Floods. Big Rise in Rive. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

The Fitzroy River rose considerably last night and to-day, and there is now a big volume of water in the town reach All the low-level wharves have been…

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Two Destroyers Wrecked. Gale on Scottish Coast. Only One Man Rescued. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 9

The Admiralty report that two British destroyers on the night of January 12 were totally wrecked on the coast of Scotland during a violent gale and heavy…

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Two British Destroyers Lost Wrecked During Gale. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 3

The Admiralty announces that two British destroyers on the night of January 12 were totally wrecked on the coast of Scotland during a violent…

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Defence of the Assembly. Signs of Coming Storm. Petrograd, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 3

A league for the defence of the Constituent Assembly is organising a demonstration in favor of the Assembly. The Soviet denounces the…

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Cyclonic Disturbance. in Northern Queensland. Mackay Isolated. Heavy Flood Rain Probable. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Special weather advice issued this morning stated a dangerous cyclonic disturbance was operating along the Queensland coast, its centre being, probably midway between…

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Wyreema Sheltering. Floods in the North. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

News from Queensland states the steamer Wyroomo was unable to enter Keppel Rav yesterday owing to rough weather, and is sheltering at sea…

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Queensland Hurricane. Tremendous Damage Done. Floods in Central Area. Mackay Still Isolated. Telegraphic Interruption. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

The Weather Bureau in a special report this morning states that owing to serious telegraphic interruption no 9 a. m. observations were available from all that…

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East African Report. Enemy Harassed by Floods. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

An East Africa official message states:—We are making contact with the enemy 50 miles south-westward of Port Amelia. Our Nyassaland column occupied…

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Floods in Britain. Large Areas Inundated. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

A thaw and the subsequent heavy rains have resulted in floods. The countryside rivers have risen alarmingly and thousands of acres of land…

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Queensland Cyclone. Lighthouse Demolished Very Serious Floods. Damage at Rockhampton. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

The cyclonic disturbance which struck Rockhampton on Sunday afternoon was accompanied by a terrific downpour of rain. The rain commenced at 5 p.m.,…

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Rockhampton Flooded. Railway Traffic Suspended. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

A telegram from Rockhampton states all the low-lying parts of the town are flooded. The Fitzroy River is still rising, and is now within a short distance…

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