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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Light Rain Falling. Flood at Gulargambone. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

Rains of light to moderate character are again reported in New South Wales. The rivers are still rising and a flood is reported at Gulargambone…

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Flood Fears. Improving Conditions. No Serious Development Likely

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

The prevailing interest in weather developments was fully sustained yesterday, and many residents scanned the notice board at the Grafton Post…

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Floods in the West Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

A message from Coonamble says the police have warned settlers of the danger of floods. The creeks and rivers are running bankers, and in some…

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Italy Loses Hun Zepp. Destroyed by a Gale. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 3

A message from Rome states that a gale completely wrecked a Zeppelin which Germany had handed over to Italy, in accordance, with the Peace…

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Deluge at Armidale. an Inch in Half-an-hour. Gasworks in Danger. Armidale

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

Over an inch of rain fell in half an hour at Armidale on Friday night, causing a record flood in Dumaresq Creek. The gas works were inundated with water. The…

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QUEENSLAND Big Flood at Goondiwindi. One Expected at Mungindi. Late James Page' S Funeral. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, who is at present in Rockhampton, states that as a result of a conference he had with, the employees of the Slate mine on…

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Flood Fears Pass. River Falling Everywhere

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 2

With the cessation of the rain has come a gradual falling of the rivers, and, failing a recurrence, of the wet weather, conditions will shortly resume…

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In Queensland. Fears of Flood. McINTYRE River Rises 31 Feet. Toowoomba, Q.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 2

A message from Goondiwindi states that the McIntyre River is rising at the rate of four inches an hour, and is now 31 feet over summer level…

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QUEENSLAND. Flood at Goondiwindi. Decreased Gold Output. Welcome to Mr. Andrew Fisher. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 5

The flood waters at Goondiwindi, which covered the town from two to six feet, are receding, though this afternoon the river was stall a banker…

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Floods. in Queensland and New South Wales. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 3

The McIntyre River at Goodiwindi has broken its banks and is still rising. Floods are reported elsewhere in…

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Border Rivers in Flood. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 4

Fears are, still entertained for the safety of the towns in the extreme northern part of the State as various border rivers which are in flood have not yet shown signs of…

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The Flooded West. Several Towns Menaced. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 2

Serious floods are expected at Boggabilla and other towns, Including Mogil Collarenebri is also menaced…

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Flood Feared at Mungindi. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 4

A message from Mungindi states the Barwon River is rising, but there will be no danger until the end of the week, when the full force of the water will be…

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Inspection of Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 4

A Government engineer is at present visiting Maclean district, and making an inspection of the damage done the roads within the municipality by the recent flood…

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Gale in Bass Straits. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

Though, the bigger vessels made their passages from Sydney to Melbourne in the usual time during the "week-end, strong westerly gales were encountered in Bass…

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Flood Drainage

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 4

Mr. Theo. H. Hill, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary. Public Works Department:--"Dear Sir,--In reply to your letter of…

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Floods in Japan. Worst for Thirty Years

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 4

A Tokyo message states that, following a prolonged rainy season, the worst floods for thirty years nave occurred in Japan…

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Still the Floods Mungindi Inundated. Stock Losses Not Heavy Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 3

A Mungundi report states that the flood waters from Goondiwindi reached that town last night. An enormous stretch of foaming water, twenty feet…

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News and Notes. Flood Damage

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 2

Mr. R. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., has received the following letter (June 18) from the secretary to the Minister for Local Government…

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Floods in Japan. 300 Perrons Drowned. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1921 · page 5

300 persons were drowned at" Kyusha. The floods are now receding…

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