Forty Pits Flooded. 16,000 Miners' Occupation Gone What Subsidising Has Cost. London
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 3
Mr. Bridgeman, speaking in the Commons, said forty pits had been completely flooded, involving loss of work to sixteen thousand workmen. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lawless Liquor. (Published by Arrangement). Floods of It in New York
The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 6
Mr. Deets Pickett, Research Secretary of the Board of Temperance of the Methodist Episcopal Church has been giving some of his experiences…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →QUEENSLAND Cyclone in the North. Wheat Crop Prospects. Returned Soldiers and Asiatics. Brisbane
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 5
Word has been received in Brisbane of a severe cyclone at Barrow Point and the Flinders Group, North Queensland. The ketch Alertof at Cairns, and several other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. a Coastal Cyclone. Sailing Vessel Sunk. Sydney
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2
The cyclonic storm continues to rage at full force on the northern Queensland coast. Several sailing vessels have been dismasted and one sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Cyclone. a Town Destroyed. 15 killed, 50 injured. VANCOUVER, Wednesday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1921 · page 3
A message from the Mississippi valley states that a cyclone has razed Brazton, Mississippi, killing fifteen persons and injuring fifty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike Causes Devastation. Scotch Pits Flooded. Dreary Outlook for the Miners. London
Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1921 · page 5
The deplorable effects of the coal dispute on the coal industry itself is strikingly illustrated by the devastation of the Scottish coalfields, which leading mining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Strike. the Deadlock Continues Position Becomes Serious. Flooding of the Mines. District Resumption Hinted At. London
Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1921 · page 5
The coal owners held a meeting this morning, after which it was stated that the negotiations had broken down on a purely political issue. The owners decided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Storm Centre. Serious Position in Silesia. Poles Numerous and Well Armed. Germans Ready for Emergency. London, Friday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 3
British official circles regard the situation in Silesia as most serious. It has in it all the elements of a highly organised rising, conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in West Australia. Goods Train Derailed. Perth
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 5
Heavy rain has fallen in West Australia. In one part, fifty yards of railway were a washed away six at trucks goods train derailed the driver and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Suicidal Policy. Forty-six Mines Flooded. London
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 3
In the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary to the Board of Trade, Mr. Bridgeman, stated that 46 collieries have been flooded. These…
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Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1921 · page 4
The storm which proved so severe in the districts south of Grafton on Wednesday afternoon was equally severe in the district to the rear of Ulmarra. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. Heavy Rain
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1921 · page 4
A remarkable change occurred in the weather yesterday. The early morning was beautifully fine and clear, but rain set in at about 11 a.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rain and Gale. Will There Be a Flood? Continuous Rain Causes Anxiety. the Clarence River Rising Rapidly. Mail, Motor and Ferry Services Interrupted Land-slip at Glenreagh. Railway Men Isolated. the Wollongbar Ashore. on Byron Bay Beach. Sydney, Saturday Evening
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 2
A message from Byron Bay says the steamer Wollongbar, the N.C.S.N. Co.'s 2000-ton crack passenger steamer, broke away from her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wollongbar. Ashore at Byron Bay Hawsers Part in Heavy Storm Vessel Firmly on the Sand. No Loss of Life or Accident. Lismore, Sunday Night
Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 5
The large and popular steamer Wollongbar, which arrived at Byron Bay on Thursday with a big list of passengers and much cargo, and had completed taking on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood on the Richmond. River Up 21 Feet and Rising. Lismore, Sunday Night
Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 4
A serious flood is threatened in the Richmond River district. Heavy rain fell yesterday and to-day, the total registration at Lismore up to 6 o'clock to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Rainfall On the Whole North Coast. OVER 15 Inches at Grafton. Rivers and Creeks in Flood. Low-lying Lands Submerged. Coastal Communication Interrupted
Daily Examiner · Monday 16 May 1921 · page 4
Since mid-day on Friday up to 10 o'clock on Sunday night, just over 14 inches of rain have fallen at Grafton, an average of an[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood. Deluge Suddenly Ceases. the Mid-clarence Suffers Severely. Grafton's Narrow Escape. Returned Soldier Drowned Near Ulmarra. Heavy Maize and Stock Losses. Other Districts Suffer. Macksville and Lismore Inundated. Sydney, Monday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 2
Torrential rains have fallen on the central and north coastal districts during the week-end, many towns registering eight to ten inches. Ballina…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wollongbar. How the Disaster Occurred. the Story of the Gale. Valuable Cargo Aboard
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 1
The North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Wollongbar is lying beached at Byron Bay, at a distance of 400 yards from the jetty, on the north…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Notes
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 5
The punt at The Bluff, Lawrence, broke away yesterday from its mornings and drifted down the river. It was well coated with hyacinth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rainfall Ceases. a Serious Flood Averted. Huge District Areas Inundated. Drowning Fatality at Coldstream. Some Large Stock Losses. Farmer Loses His Whole Herd
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1921 · page 5
The copious downpour of the last three days ceased yesterday morning, and fine weather prevailed throughout the district…
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