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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

469 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 24

Floods Inland. Mungundi Isolated. Stock Losses Inevitable. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 2

At Mungundi a serious flood is anticipated owing to the heavy rains in Southern Queensland. The town is isolated and the graziers in the…

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The Cyclone Kiama's Rough Time. Hove to in the Gale. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

The steamer Kiama, which, was out in Friday night's gale, and was so" much overdue at Sydney as to cause alarm, but which arrived yesterday…

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After the Storm. the Kiama the Gale. Daring Deeds By Seamen. Flood Waters Subsiding. Danger on the Darling Not Yet Over. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 5

Captain Bell, of the Kiama, told a graphic story of his experiences during j the gale. He says so thick was the weather that it was impossible at times to…

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Rivers Subsiding. Big Flood Feared on Darling. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 5

Although very little rain is falling, in the country now the danger of flooding from swollen rivers in the northern district serious. During the week-end…

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The Flood. Maitland Narrowly Escapes. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

Maitland narrowly escaped disaster through the flooding of the Hunter River…

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Local and General Cyclonic Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 2

The cyclonic disturbance that did so much damage to Sydney struck Coffe Jetty on Friday evening, when some stonework and…

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The Weather. Bad Weather in New Zealand Heavy Rains and Gales Sydney. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 2

New Zealand reports bad weather there, which has interfered with shipping. There has been heavy rain, and a gale is raging…

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The Flood. Settlers Isolated. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 2

A message has reached the weather bureau regarding the situation on the northern tributaries of the Darling. Reports from Yetman and…

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Darling in Flood The River Still Rising. Situation Still Serious. Settlers Isolated at Mungindi Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 5

The situation on the northern tributaries of the Darling is serious. The water is still rising at most of the stations. A Mungindi message, states that…

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Floods Still Threatening. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 5

According to advices received tins morning, floods, are still threatening in the northern and western districts. Rivers are rising at many places and the danger…

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The Floods. Position in North West. Flood Waters Subsiding Slowly. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 2

The flood waters in the west and north-west are subsiding, but only very slowly…

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The Flood Area. Rivers Gradually Subsiding. Wee Waa Inundated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 5

A crisis in the rise of flood waters is expected, to be reached to-morrow or Friday. Floods in the northern tributaries of the Darling are now assuming ugly…

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The North-west Floods. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 5

The flood-waters are three feet deep in some streets at Wee Waa. The Albion, Hotel is surrounded by water. The line from Burren Junction to Polataroo was…

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Floods in North-west. Waters Still Rising. Crisis on Friday. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 2

The flood crisis in the north-west is expected on Friday. The waters are still rising and Wee Waa is inundated. The Darling is…

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Vast Inland Sea. Flood-waters at Moree. 4000 Sheep Marooned. Moree

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

The flood-waters have affected hundreds of miles of country. At many places it is nothing now but a vast inland sea. One squatter has 4000 sheep which were…

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Flooded North-west a Vast Inland Sea. Hundreds of Square Miles Covered. a Stock Tragedy. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 2

Reports from Moree state that the floods thereabouts cover hundreds of square miles, forming a vast inland sea, with occasional islands, whereon…

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A Storm Phenomenon. Explosion From Clouds

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 8

A curious phenomenon during a heavy storm shook every [?]Wse in the village of Midford, near Bath, England. Several people say they first saw a…

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The Flood. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 2

Collarenebri is isolated by the flood water which are from 8ft to 10ft deep in many places. People are removing to higher…

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Floods in North-west. The Position Grows Worse. Isolation of Towns. Residents Remove to Higher Parts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 5

Collarenebri is isolated by flood waters, which are from 8ft. to 10ft. deep. Many people are removing to the higher parts. At Mungindi the railway sheds are being…

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Flooded North-west Position at Mungindi. Big Rise Expected. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have received advice from the Narrabri Superintendent of Railways to the effect that the Mungindi need will…

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