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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
469 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 24
The Richmond River at Lismore attained at mid-day the height of 26 feet 3 inches. At 4 o'clock the increase became scarcely perceptible. Last evening the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Stirring scenes were beheld in Lismore on Saturday and again yesterday (Sunday), with the heavy and constant rain and an ever-rising river…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday morning, when providentially the heavy rain ceased, many Graftonians imagined the trouble was all over. The more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In time of stress it seems strange that the more active anger of the elements should bring a sense of relief, but the thunder yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday's night's storm at Byron Bay was the most boisterous experienced for years. The already water-soaked soil refused to hold any more moisture, and all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prior to the commencement of the ordinary business at the Grafton Council meeting last night, Ald. Doberer informed the aldermen that, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early to-day a big party of seamen and others, in charge of the first mate, rowed over to the wreck, and, boarding her, proceeded to possess themselves of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, states that all danger or further heavy rain has now passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Shire Engineer (Mr. Leonard) who was communicated with over the phone on Tuesday morning by Cr. Bennett, President of the Shire,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reports from all stations last night showed that the rivers and creeks were gradually falling. No rain was reported throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When day broke on Monday there came an opportunity to measure the extent of the damage inflicted by the torrential rain of Sunday night, says the "Tweed Daily."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The latest reports from Wollombi show that all that creeks in that district and along the course of the Cockfighter are bankers. The low-lying lands are being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the past 36 hours, to 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, heavy rain had fallen almost incessantly, totalling. 1280 points, the consequence being the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The back waters from the flooded creek's south of Maitland have now spread over the farms arid grazing land and extended into all the lower parts of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grafton fire engine was brought into work on pumping the flood waters at the rear of the business premises in Prince street, yesterday afternoon. The work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council is called for Friday night next, to consider ways and means of raising money to be utilised in repairing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The flood at Harwood reached its highest early on Tuesday morning. At this time all the lowlands were covered, and only the highest bridges remained dry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Few people who have not seen the state of affairs for themselves can have any proper conception as to the extent to which the flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Port Macquarie reports that the river is in flood, being over the wharves at Wauchope and Rawdon Island, while the Maria River settlers are all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The river at Grafton is steadily falling, and at the present rate few traces of the threatened flood will remain within next day or two. The water was below the main…
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