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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Harwood Shire. the Flood Aftermath. Damage Estimated at £6523

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

A special meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held in the Shire Office on Tuesday to discuss ways and means of raising funds to meet the needs of the shire…

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Another Flood Result. Producers' Heavy Losses. Beans and Bananas Spoilt by Shipping Delays. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 3

The North Coast will, for the next week, or so, feel the immediate effects of the recent heavy rains in that goods will be placed on the Sydney markets…

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Harwood Shire. Special Council Meeting. Flood Damage Considered. £8500 Grant Asked For

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 2

A special meeting of the Harwood Shire Council was held at Maclean yesterday to consider the damage done by the recent flood. There were…

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Cyclone and Thunderstorms a Priest Killed by Lightning. Fierce Weather in Queensland. Brisbane

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 2

A cyclonic storm and waterspout at Moreton Bay, yesterday, did great damage. During a heavy thunderstorm at Beaudesert the parish priest,…

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The Late Flood. Postmasters and Boat Crews

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 3

At the meeting of the Ulmarra Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor, Ald. C. Napper, referred to the trying time through which the district had passed since their…

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Harwood Shire Flood Damage

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 4

After the last special meeting of the Harwood Shire Council, the clerk (Mr. Shaw), acting under instructions, sent the following telegram to the Minister for…

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Harwood News. Ferry Service During Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Harwood branch of the Fanners and Settlers Association last Tuesday night, the present system of ferry service at Harwood came…

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Harwood Shire's Flood Losses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1921 · page 4

Mr. G. McG. Shaw, Harwood Shire Clerk, is in receipt of a wire from Mr. Swiney, M.L.A., in reference to the special grant of £8500 which the…

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European Storm Centre Renewed Fighting in Silesia Serious Position Created. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 3

A Berlin message says there has been further fighting in Upper Silesia, at Nryerrn, between the Poles and the Germans, the latter occupying several…

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Repairing Flood Damage

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Nesbitt, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated May 25. from the Under-Secretary to the Local Government Department:—Your…

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More Floods Feared. Heavy Rain in the West Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

A message from Bathurst reported, at 3 o'clock today. that the heaviest rain in the memory of residents was failing, and that very heavy rain was…

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Damage Caused by Floods

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Nesbitt, M.L.A., forwards copy of letter received from Department Local Government re damage done by floods:--"By direction of the…

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Westralia's Heavy Rain. Many Railway Washaways. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 2

Many railway washaways have occurred through the rains in Westralia…

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Heavy Rain. Causes Railway Obstruction. Washaway Near Ben Lomond. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 5

Further bounteous rains are reported in the country. The heaviest readings are forwarded front the central and northern districts and the north-western slopes…

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Violent Storm Near Armidale. the Ben Lomond Blizzard

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 5

News has just reached' Armidale that the most violent storm known in the history of the locality occurred at Tenterfield just before the washaway on the railway line…

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Worst Storm on Record. Rail Passengers' Hard Time. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 3

An Armidale message states that the most violent storm in the history of the district occurred at Tenterden, just before the washaway and…

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Seven Persons Killed. Ambulance Aeroplane Falls. During a Thunderstorm. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 5

Five soldiers and two civilians were killed in an ambulance aeroplane which fell from a great height, during a thunderstorm…

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Aftermath of the Flood

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

With the advent of finer weather, the muddy debris deposited by the recent flood waters in the environs of Maclean is setting up an obnoxious aroma and causing…

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Flood Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Perdriau, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Department of Local Government:--Your representations, 23521, on behalf of the…

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Destructive Storms

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

The storms which swept over the Glen Innes district on Sunday and Monday last proved very destructive to many of the residents in town and…

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