Storm at Glen Innes. Buildings Flooded. Sydney
A severe rainstorm has been experienced at Glen Innes. Upwards of three inches fell in an hour and did much damage. It flooded buildings on…
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Floods & storms, 1919
135 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 7
Storm at Glen Innes. Some Shops Flooded. Glen Innes
The heaviest storm experienced for years occurred at Glen Innes last night. Nearly three inches of rain fell in less than an hour. The whole of the flat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Atlantic Gales. British Steamer Sinking. No Help Near. Vancouver, Saturday Night
A message from Boston says: The British steamer Messima is sinking in the North Atlantic, and no help is near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Atlantic Gales. American Steamer Adrift. Crew's Fate Unknown. Vancouver, Monday Night
A message from New York says: The American steamer Davidson County is adrift at the Azores. The fate of the crew is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone in South-west Queensland. Brisbane
The Acting Commissioner for police has been advised from the police at Warra that a cyclone, accompanied by torrential rain, struck that township on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone at Warwick. Many Buildings Unroofed. Damage Estimated at Thousands Tremendous Fall of Hall. Warwick
A cyclone storm passed over Warwick yesterday afternoon, and caused serious damage in parts of the town, amounting to many thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales on the Atlantic. Loss of a Dominion Liner. London
Terrific weather is being experienced in the Atlantic, the most severe for years. The Megantic, from New York, reports a thrilling incident in mid-ocean. When…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Fencing. Judgment for Injunction. Sydney
Mr. Justice Isaacs, in the High Court, gave his reserved judgment in the application of the Cyclone Proprietary, Limited, to restrain Buzacott and Company…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Orange. Destructive Hail Storm. Damage Estimated at £10,000. ORANGE
The most disastrous storm at Orange for many years broke over the town and orchard areas last night about 4.30 p.m. The wind blew with cyclonic force,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Sporting. Heavy Rain Affects All Out-door Sport. Melbourne
Heavy rain in Melbourne to-day affected all outdoor sports. In the Interstate cricket match stumps were drawn after the score had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Gales. in English Channel and Atlantic. London
Gales are raging in the Channel and the Atlantic. The casualties are principally amongst lighters. A dozen were wrecked on the Belgian coast, and several crews…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distress Cries Heard. Storm Prevents Rescue
An earlier London cable said:--Lloyd's has received a message from [?] which states that the Martin[?] aeroplane in which Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada. Canadian Liquor Merchants. a Flood of Orders. Vancouver
A message from Montreal states that liquor merchants have been flooded with orders from all parts of Canada, and cannot fill 10 per cent. of them. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in France. Immense Damage Done. Hundreds of Factories Submerged. Paris, Saturday Night
Serious floods have occurred in the east and south-east Departments of France owing to the overflowing of the Meurthe and Moselle Rivers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unhappy Europe. Poverty and Depression. Severest Winter for Years. Destructive Floods and Snowfalls. London
All parts of Europe report the severest winter for years, interrupting transport and intensifying the widespread poverty and depression. There is a scarcity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident Caused by Storm. Two Men Seriously Injured. Sydney
Several men were trucking sheep at Groongal siding When a terrific wind and rain storm broke over the place. The men sought shelter under the leeward end of…
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