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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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QUEENSLAND Closing of Mount Morgan Mine Cyclone in the North. a Charge of Manslaughter. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 5

The disastrous crisis which will arise if Mount Morgan closes down for good has evidently aroused fears in the Cabinet, for the general manager, Mr. Boyd,is leaving…

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Lull Before the Storm. a Quiet Week-End. Republican Army Active. Police Pursue Party of Rebels. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

Last week end was the quietest in Dublin for months, but it is regarded as a full before a storm. Disquieting reports comes from Belfast. It is announced from…

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A National Disaster. British Coal Strike. Pits Flooding. Millions Idle. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 3

"It is better to have a big fight now than allow ourselves to be taken I singly and beaten," is the phrase employed by the railwaymen's and…

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British Miners. a Big Fight Ahead. All the Mines Flooding. Fight Against Wages Reduction. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

"It is better to have a big fight now than allow ourselves to be taken singly," is the phrase, full of meaning, employed by the railwaymen and transport workers…

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Heavy Rain at Newcastle. Fears of a Flood Newcastle, Wednesday Night

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

Heavy rain has been falling over the Hunter River watershed, and the river has been rising since early yesterday morning. There is every possibility of…

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Cyclonic Disturbance. Heavy Rain Falls. Queensland Coast Towns Suffer. Brisbane, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 3

Bundaberg, Maryborough and other places along the coast received the full force of the cyclone to-day. Some buildings were damaged at…

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QUEENSLAND. Cyclone on the Coast. Eight Inches of Rain. Mount Morgan Conference. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 4

Cyclonic conditions prevailed on the southern coastal portions of Queensland early this morning, rain falling in torrents, accompanied by wind of hurricane force…

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Orara Shire Ouster. Firth v. Lattimore. Conflicting Affidavits. Question of a Flood Reserve Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1921 · page 3

The matter of the ouster application, Firth versus Lattimore, was heard in Chambers to-day, before Mir. Justice James…

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The Weather. a Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rains and Swollen Swollen Rivers. Sydney

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

A cyclonic storm is raging over the northern parts of this State and in Queensland. There have been heavy downpours, and rivers are much…

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West Maitland Flooded. West Maitland

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

Seven inches of rain have fallen at West Maitland since. Friday The low-lying parts of the town are under water…

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QUEENSLAND The Mount Morgan Crisis. Camira in the Cyclone. Dismissals From Railway Workshops. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 3

The union proposals in connection with the Mount Morgan crisis are still being considered by the company's representatives. Immediately a decision is arrived…

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The Weather. More Floods. Goulburn and Mawkesbury Districts. Sydney. Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1921 · page 4

Floods are reported in all parts of the Goulburn district, owing to the continuous rain. The Hawkesbury River is rising…

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Bellata in a Storm. Steamer Loses Its Rudder. Returns to Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 5

The steamer Bellata, of the Commonwealth line, had a narrow escape from disaster during the storm last week. After leaving Newcastle with a big cargo, she…

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Flooding the Mines. the Effect in Wales. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 5

Women and children participated in further outbreaks at Cowdenbeath, in Fife, breaking into shops and looting their contents. Near Edinburgh the schools were…

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The Flooded Hunter. River Falling Slowly. West Maitland

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1921 · page 2

The Hunter River, at Belmori Bridge, where the water reached a height of 23 feet over ordinary levels, is now falling, but very slowly…

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Gale in Port Phillip. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 4

During the week-end the gale swept over the waters of Port Phillip, and tremendous waves washed the vessels in Bass Strait and the Rip was practically impassable…

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A Terrific Gale. Worst Ever Known Round Port Phillip. Melbourne, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1921 · page 2

The worst gale ever experienced prevailed around Port Phillip during the week-end. Tremendous waves washed the vessels fore and aft in Bass Strait,…

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A Missing Vessel. Possibly Sheltering From Gale. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3

The Tasmanian trader "Laranah," which left for Hobart on Friday, has not been reported from Tasmania. It is stated that possibly the vessel has…

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Cablegrams. the Strike. Pits Flooding. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3

Forty pits have been completely flooded, according to Mr. Bridgeman, who in the House of Commons, said that it was impossible to forecast…

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Lawless Liquor. Floods of It In New York. [Published by Arrangement]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3

Mr. Deets Pickett, Research Secretary of the Board of Temperance of the Methodist Episcopal Church has been giving some of his…

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