Thrilling Experience. Crossing a Flooded Stream. Sydney
While attempting to cross a flooded stream in a buggy Mrs. and Mr. R. Endicott and their two daughters, of Merrend[?], near Mudgee had a thrilling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1921
469 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 24
Cockatoo Island. Still a Storm Centre. Men Resent Lowered Wages. Sydney. Monday Night
The Cockatoo workers are to receive less wages than formerly. It is said that trouble is likely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Big Flood. Mungindi Under Water. River Overflows Banks. Sheep Swept Away. Sydney
A message from Mungindi states the flood waters have now reached 24ft. 9in. above summer level. The wafer is racing over the main street for 2ft., tearing up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the West. Bourke Threatened. No Communication with Walgett. Sydney, Monday Night
The Barwon River is now two inches higher than in 1917. A yellow inland sea is sweeping down on Bourke. Walgett is now inaccessible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North-western Floods. Water Still Rising at Walgett. Sydney, Tuesday Night
Mungindi reports that the flood waters are falling slightly. A Walgett message, on the contrary, says the flood is still rising. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Launceston. Launceston
A cyclonic storm passed over Launceston last night accompanied by torrential rain and terrific gales. Considerable damage was done to property. A man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ANOTHER VlOLENT Storm. Houses Unroofed at Launceston. Hobart
A violent storm raged in Launceston to-day, which unroofed houses and demolished verandahs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods. Railway Traffic Interrupted. Three Towns Isolated. Sydney
The following termini are cut off from railway communication by the flood waters:--Mungindi, Pokataroo and Walgett. Traffic has been able to reach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aeroplanes and Floods. Succoring Starving Stock. Sydney
A message from Mungindi states that Pilot Wilson successfully landed a bag of maize on a ridge where starving stock were stranded, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood at Walgett. the River Still Rising. Mails and Provisions by Boat. Walgett
The police boats are busily engaged removing the aborigines from that place to a camp near Gingie. The mail left for Brewarrina by boat, also carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood at Brewarrina. Sydney
A message from Brewarrina states that there was a further rise of 8in. in the Barwon River for the 24 hours to 9 a.m to-day which brings the total height to 28ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods Predicted. By Weather Bureau. Record Heights Expected Big Rainfalls Registered. Sydney
Floods of record height in the southern parts of Queensland and the northern portions of New South Wales are predicted by they Commonwealth Meteorologist. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North-west Floods. Conditions Improving. a Train to Mungindi. Sydney, Friday Night
A Moree message says the first train for a fortnight was to run to Mungundi to-day. The Collarenebri police have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Gales. Great Damage in Tasmania. Buildings Torn Down. Disastrous Floods Expedited. Launceston
Terrific gales visited Northern Tasmania. The reports from the country record great damage and serious losses. In Launceston buildings were torn down, roofs carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goulburn Experiences the Storm. Goulburn
A fierce gale swept Goulburn yesterday, but very little damage was done. The reports from outlying centres state that in many parts giant forest trees were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale in Melbourne. Considerable Damage Done. a Brick Wall Collapses. and Buries a Woman. Melbourne
A strong gale swept over Melbourne last night, causing considerable damage to fences and buildings. At Auburu the brick wall of a blacksmith's shop was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Bad Weather. Yarra Nearing Flood Level. Melbourne
Wild weather was experienced on Saturday, the Yarra is nearing flood level. Much damage is reported in city and suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Silesian Trouble. Storm Centre of Europe. War Likely Any Time. France Not Taking Any Risks. London
Silesia is becoming the storm centre of Europe. As the time to apply the results of the plebiscite draws nearer Britain and France have not yet agreed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Feeding Marooned Sheep. Father and Son Taken Ill. Moree
The marooned sheep in the Mungindi district were under the care of a mail named Carter and his son. Both had become ill, and the relief aeroplane which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North-western Floods. Subsiding Gradually. Sydney, Monday Night
A Walgett message says the floods are subsiding gradually…
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