Telegrams Thunderstorm at Adelaide. Adelaide
A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by h[?] as big as bantam eggs, passed over Adelaide district yesterday. It flooded the streets and the ha[?]l broke some…
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Floods & storms, 1921
469 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 24
Flood Grants
A few weeks ago Ulmarra Council applied to the Local Government- Department for a special grant of £100 towards meeting expense's incurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Relief for Flood-distressed Farmers. (To the Editor of the Daily "Argus.")
Dear Sir,--Though loath to engage in newspaper, controversy, I crave sufficient space through your valuable columns to vindicate my action in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fierce Storm Raging in Carbbean Sea. Islands Devastated
A wild storm is raging in the Caribbean Sea which has devastated several islands as well as sinking ships caught in mid-sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Disastrous Flood. Vancouver
At San Antonio as the result of a flood when the river overflowed and swept the town, forty-two bodies were found. The police estimate 100 others are dead and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Texas. Hundreds of People Drowned. Damage Estimated' at Millions. New York
San Antonio, Texas, is devastated. by floods. Twenty-two bodies have been found. The fatalities are estamated as high as five hundred, perhaps a thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Victoria. Several Towns Inundated. Rivers Still Rising. Melbourne
The Campaspe River is in flood at Echuea, and although a number of the residents were warned many families were flooded out. Communication with the main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Victoria. Cyclone at Rocky Lead. Two Men Drowned. Extensive Loss of Stock. Melbourne
The heavy rains in Victoria on Friday and Saturday were responsible for floods in many country districts. At Lima South the water in some of the shops was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in the A.l.p. New President Will Not Resign. More Appointments to Upper House Wanted
Although now a member of the Legislative Council, Alderman J. M Power will retain the Presidency of the A.L.P. An effort will be made to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Flood Prevention
Sir,--Ratepayer No. 1 is right in asking that both the pros and cons of the proposals to protect Grafton from floods should be discussed before anything is decided upon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murray in Flood. Large Areas Inundated. Sydney
The River Murray is again in flood and large areas of country round Albury and Wodonga are inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bad Weather Coming Gales and Floods Predicted a Warning to Shipping. Sydney, Thursday Night
The State Meteorologist, Mr. J. D. Mares, in a special statement this afternoon said there was evidence of a closed curved disturbance, of some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London Storm-swept. Havoc Over a Wide Area
During Sunday night London experienced a phenomenal thunderstorm. The wind reached a velocity of 45 miles an hour. The rainfall was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Riverina. a Man Drowned. Sydney
The flood at Albury has driven traffic, from the road to the railways. Wooden bridges on the Wodonga road are in danger of being washed away. A great protection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclonic Disturbance. No Floods Likely. Sydney
Mr. Meares stated last night that the cyclonic disturbance now operating in the eastern districts of New South Wales was only of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Night in the Gale. Sydney
The passenger launch Renown, which runs from Cook's River to Kurnell, was caught in the gale yesterday with thirty picnickers aboard and had to be beached…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Sydney. Picnickers' Unpleasant Experience. Sydney, Monday Night
A passenger launch was caught in the gale yesterday, with 30 picnicers aboard, and had to be beached some distance from Kurnell. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood at Echuca. Murray River Rising. Farmers Leave Their Homes. Melbourne
The Murray River is rising steadily, and had reached a height of 40 feet. 9 inches at Echuca on Sunday evening, being 21 inches above flood level. Much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Lisbon. Many Buildings Undermined. Seven Persons Killed. Lisbon
Enormous damage to property has been caused by the extraordinary heavy rains in Lisbon, where the streets were transformed into rivers, undermining the walls…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Thunderstorm Incalculable Damage Done. Hundreds of Accidents at Lisbon. Many People Drowned. London
A message from Lisbon says: A violent two days thunderstorm has been experienced, of unexampled severity within living memory. It has…
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