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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Heayy Rains. General on North Coast Deluge in Narrabri District. Washaways on Railway Lines

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 December 1921 · page 4

Appreciable rains have fallen throughout the Clarence district, a total of 238 points being recorded since Saturday to 8.30 last night. The…

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Darling Downs Drought Broken. Falls of Up to 8½ Inches. Floods Feared. Toowoomba, Tuesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 December 1921 · page 2

The dry weather conditions which have lasted for the past few months have been broken by heavy rains. Parts of the Darling Downs have…

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Heavy Rain at Maclean

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 2

Our Maclean correspondent 'phoned last night that rain had fallen heavily all day yesterday and that it was coming down in torrents last night. From…

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Narrabri's Deluge. Supposed Cloud-burst. Railway Line Washed Away. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 2

A Narrabri resident, who has just returned from Edgeroi Station, says the torrential rain on Saturday was probably due to a cloud burst. An…

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Floods in Queensland. Several Districts Inundated. Railway Traffic Interrupted. Some Towns Isolated. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 5

Further rainfall of a torrential nature has occurred in the southern part of Queensland during the last 24 hours. The railway lines on part of the Downs,…

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Flood Damage. Losses at Bathurst. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 2

Floods have destroyed two or three large tobacco crops, valued at £1000, says a Bathurst message. Other damage includes the washing away of…

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Floods in Queensland. Some Heavy Fails Registered. Lad Swept From a Tree. Considerable Damage Done. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 5

During the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning further heavy rain had fallen in Southern Queensland, particularly in the coastal region, between Broad Sound…

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Too Much Rain. Rural Philosophy. Bathurst Flood Losses. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 5

A Bathurst message says: Some of the local vegetable-growers regard the floods during the week as a godsend and as the cheapest way of…

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Queensland Floods. Chinchilla Isolated. Brisbane, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 5

A Toowoomba message says: The western line is immersed in several places and a number of washaways have occurred…

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