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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Floods in South Australia. Extensive Damage Done. Trans-australian Railway Suspended. Adelaide

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

Torrential rain has fallen in South Australia, causing unprecedented floods in the north. Many towns are flooded and there have been extensive…

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South Australian Floods. Extent of Rail Washaways. Traffic Suspended Indefinitely. Adelaide, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 2

The washouts on the northern railways are so serious that traffic is still impossible, and some time will elapse before the services can be resumed…

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Broken Hill Isolated. Floods in South Australia. Cottage Washed Away. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

Consequent on washaways on the South Australian railway, caused by heavy rains, Broken Hill has been cut off from everywhere since Monday last. No mails have…

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Gales in the Atlantic. Several Steamers Overdue. Fears for Their Safety. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 5

Extraordinary gales, rivalling those of 1899, are raging in the Atlantic. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of many steamers, several of which are…

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A Gale Raging. Off the Queensland Coast Floods at Mackay. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 5

Boisterous weather conditions are prevailing along the Queensland coast, south from Townsville, several coastal steamers being delayed…

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A Split in the Ranks. Warner the Storm Centre. Committee Disapprove of Leader's Methods. Sydney. Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 5

The unemployed were divided at the demonstration held to-day. One section favored the tactics adopted by Joe Warner while the other section…

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The Tropical Storm Boisterous Weather on Coast. Twenty-two Inches of Rain. Fall at Mackay Since Sunday. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

Boisterous weather still prevails on the Queensland coast, causing some delay to shipping movements. The centre of the tropical disturbance this morning was N.E…

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Something Like Rain. 11½ Inches in 6 Hours. Floods at Mackay. Mackay

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

Eleven and a half inches of vain fell in six hours yesterday. The Pioneer River is in flood and is rising at the rater of a foot per hour. Railway…

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Floods of Whisky

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

It is estimated by New York "Leslie's Weekly," the oldest illustrated weekly newspaper in the United States, that two in every five homes of the land have their…

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Gale Wrecks a Building. a Victorian Tragedy. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 2

A heavy gale of wind lifted the huge frame timbers, weighing several tons, which were being placed in position for the roofing of a new building at…

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Asia Minor. New Storm Centre. Greece Preparing for Active Measures. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 5

Three classes of artillery, reserve officers, and also volunteers, have been called up at Athens, and all officers abroad are being recalled. The press…

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The Immigrant Flood. Pouring Into the United States

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. Harold Spender draws a striking picture in the London "Daily Telegraph" of the flood of immigrants now pouring into the United States…

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Gale at Adelaide. One Man Killed. Adelaide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

A severe gale swept over the Adelaide suburbs yesterday afternoon, the people being panic-stricken, One man was killed by a falling…

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QUEENSLAND Cyclone in the North. the State Revenue. a Shooting Charge. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 5

Information regarding the tropical disturbance on the North, Queensland coast shows the wind about 140 miles north, north-east from Cooktown, at about…

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Queensland Cyclone Passes. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 5

The following storm warning was issued from the Weather Bureau at 11 a.m. on Saturday to Queensland radio stations and the principal coastal and far northern…

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Grave Outlook. the British Miners' Strike 1,200,000 People Out of Work Some Pits Already Flooded. Negotiations at a Standstill. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 5

Every coalfield, and approximately 1,200,000 men, women and boys are idle. The districts are quiet and there is on disorder. Mine-flooding, due to the…

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Blow to Export Trade. America Flooded with Inquiries

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 5

Owing to the reports from the various coalfields to-night, the outlook is regarded as grave. It is pointed out that the strike is for a national wage pool, and a…

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British Coal Strike. Flooding the Pits. Welsh Miners' Suicidal Attitude Dockers Unemployed. Railway Services to Be Cut Down. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 3

The refusal of the miners to allow the pump men to work at the Liwynypia pit, Glamorgan, threatens to ruin the pit within two days, as three…

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Position Growing More Serious. Flooding of Mines Continues Drastic Curtailment of Supplies. Transporters and Railway Men Restive. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 3

Despite the. efforts of the officials, but few volunteers ore forthcoming, and the mine floodings continue, involving the permanent ruin of six…

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Storm at Eden Flying Boat in Danger. Trawler Seeks Shelter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 5

A flying boat, the property of the Captain Long, while anchored at Eden, was struck by a storm. The machine was in a perilous position, and the anchors were…

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