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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Heavy Coastal Rain. Katoomba Has 4½ Inches. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in the coastal districts of N.S.W. yesterday. Katoomba had 466 points…

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A New Storm Centre. Rioting and Street Fighting. Strong Repressive Measures. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 6

''The Times" Borne correspondent states that a new storm centre is appearing in a German setting. There are reports of rioting and street fighting…

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Disastrous Cyclone

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 2

A violent cyclone lias devastated several islands in the Marshalls group…

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Cyclone at Marshall Group. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 4

A violent cyclone devastated several islands in the Marshall Group. The native plantations were wrecked, resulting in a shortage of food. Supplies and…

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A Gale at Sea. Three Persons Injured Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

The steamer Changsha, which has arrived in Sydney, encountered a sou[?]berly gale about four days ago. Mountainous seas continually broke aboard At one…

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Storm on the Coast. Incident at Sydney Heads. a Vessel's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

The American schooner H. D. Bendixsen broke from her tow-line while passing through the Heads yesterday afternoon. A heavy sea was running, and the squally…

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Control of Shantung. Intense Feeling in China. Storm Brewing in Japan. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

"The Times" Shanghai correspondent states the Shantung question is regarded by China as one of the biggest events that has arisen in the Far East. The…

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All Hope Abandoned. Gale in Atlantic. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 2

All hope has been abandoned or unding Hawker. A gale is raging in the Atlantic…

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Storm of Protests in Germany. Czecho-slovak Force Ready. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 5

A Berlin message states that the storm of protests against the treaty does not slacken, but the official plans are obscure. The Conservative newspapers doubt the…

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Late Cables. Trans-atlantic Flight. Aeroplane Light Seen on Monday. and Then a Cyclone. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 3

A wireless press message states: "The cable ship Faraday sighted the red light of an aeroplane 50 degrees 28 minutes north and 30 degrees 20…

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Late Wires More Rain. Flood Conditions in Sydney. Good Falls Inland. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 2

Heavy rain fell last night and this morning, creating flooded conditions in the metropolitan area. There have been better falls inland…

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South Clifton Mine Flooded. Will Probably Be Abandoned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 1

The South Clifton colliery workings are flooded, and it is not likely the mine will ever be worked again. This means a loss of thousands of pounds to…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain. the River Rising

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Showers locally on Wednesday were followed by a steady downpour all night, yet at 9 a.m. yesterday the Grafton post office only registered 76…

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Flood at Lismore. River Up 25 Feet a Boy Drowned. Train Service Dislocated. Lismore, Thursday, 11 p.m

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

As the result of the practically continuous rainfall of the past few weeks culminating in a particularly heavy down pour yesterday the Richmond River…

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Telegrams. Flood in Nepean. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

The Nepean River is in flood, and lowlying lands are under water. At Camden crops and gardens have been damaged and the river is still rising. Train…

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Late Wires. the Richmond Flooded. Lismore Menaced. One Fatality. Lismore

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

The persistsent rain caused the Richmond River to rise rapidly last night, with the result that the water was soon over the roofs of the…

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Heavy Falls in Sydney. Floods on the Coast. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

Flooded conditions continue, particularly on the North Coast. It is still raining heavily in the city, where the rainfall this month…

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Lismore Floods. The Richmond Receding. People Rescued in Boats. a Party's Unpleasant Experience. Lismore, Friday Night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

The Richmond River showed a rise of about 29 feet to-day, but is now falling, and the rain has ceased. Favorable reports are also to hand from the country…

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Richmond River Floods. a Ganger Drowned. Lismore, Sunday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Whilst riding home from Lismore to Gundurimba on Friday night, David Cunningham, the ganger for the Gundurimba Shire, was drowned in the flood waters…

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The Richmond Flood. Heavy Losses. a Second Victim. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Fearful losses in maize, potato crops and cattle have been caused on the Richmond River by last week's severe floods…

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