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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Melbourne Pessimistic. Victoria the Storm Centre. Melbourne, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

The conviction is growing industrial circles that Victoria is about to be made the cock pit of a vast industrial struggle, in which the coal…

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The Second Test Match. a Great Partnership. Australia Scores 499. Pellew and Gregory's Centuries. England Loses 2 FOR 93. Heavy Rain May Prevent Play

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday Night. Heavy and almost continuous rain fell last night and to-day. It is considered it will be…

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Heavy Rain and Squalls. an Adelaide Visitation. Damage by Wind in the Suburbs. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

Heavy rain fell on Saturday and continued without a break until 3 a.m. to-day; 159 points Being registered in the city and along the coast…

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Mother and Children Drowned. Crossing a Flooded Creek. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

Fred Marshall, with his wife and three children, all of tender years, was crossing the flooded Wallawy Creek in a trap on New Year's Day after attending sports…

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Flood at Dungog. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

Torrential rain over the upper reaches of the Williams River caused the Chichester and Wangat Rivers to send a great volume of flood water flooding all the…

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The Weather. Torrential Rains. Floods at Dungog. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

Torrential rains are reported on the upper reaches of the Williams River, which have flooded all the low-lying lands in the Dungog district…

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Another Flood

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

The rain on Wednesday and Thursday proved once more—if proof is needed—that Moonee street and immediate vicinity will continue…

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The Weather. Gale Approaching Sydney. High Seas at Norfolk Island. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Mares, State Meteorologist, stated that a whole gale is blowing in an easterly, direction, from New Zealand towards Sydney. The sea in the…

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W.A. Railway Strike. Calm Before a Storm. Government-determined Rumored Employment of Volunteers. Perth

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

There was a deadly calm in the strike atmosphere to-day, but it is feared that this pressages a storm. The conference between the parties,…

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QUEENSLAND. Torrential Rainfall. Watercourses in Flood. General Rain in the North. Cairns, Sunday Night

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

During the week-end there have been heavy downpours of rain in the Cairns district, probably due to a tropical depression existing to the northward…

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Big Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

A terrific thunderstorm passed over the city and suburbs about lunch time, during which rain fell in a perfect deluge. Many street crossings were quickly submerged,…

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Telegrams. Railway Line Flooded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

Information reached the Railway Department last night that flood waters were two feet six inches over the rails at Burrumbuttock, on the Culcairn-Corowa line…

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A Flooded Line. Traffic Resumed. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

Information was received by the Railway Department that the water was two feet six inches over the rails at Burrumbuttock, on the…

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Storm on the Mountains. Fine Sight at Falls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 4

A heavy storm struck Katoomba at 1 o'clock on Monday, after a close, humid morning. Following on recent rains, all watercourses were soon…

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Cyclone Out West. Many Crops Ruined. Homesteads Severely Damaged. Terrific Hail. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

A message from Molong says.-- A cyclone, which visited Dilga and the Red Hill districts, played havoc with the wheat, corn and fruit crops, and a…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Six Inches in an Hour. Crops Destroyed and Property Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

A cyclone visited Dilga and Red Hill, in the Molong district, and played hav[?] with wheat, corn and fruit crops. Trees were torn up by the roots, and roofs of…

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Gale in Britain. Great Damage Done. Atlantic Fleet Sheltering. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

A gale of extraordinary violence and suddenness swept over Britain. The velocity was 50 to 60 miles an hour. The damage was widespread. Trees were…

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Another Disastrous Storm. Cooma's Heaviest Flood for Years. Man and Racehorse Drowned Sydney, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

The Weather Bureau has been informed that a terrific storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, occurred at Cooma yesterday…

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Storm at Cooma. a Man Drowned. Railway Line Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

The Weather Bureau has been informed that a terrific storm accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning occurred at Cooma yesterday. The creek ran rapidly, and…

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A Destructive Storm. Much Damage Done At. Bathurst. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

Phenomenal rain, with enormous hailstones fell at Bathurst yesterday, doing much damage to buildings, orchards and crops…

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