Gales in Britain. Great Damage Done. a Battleship Adrift. London
A severe gale swept over Britain on Friday, doing considerable damage, and is still raging. In the South of England there were…
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Floods & storms, 1922
211 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11
Gale on English Coast. Worst for Many Years. Several Fatalities Reported London
Squalls of 70 miles per hour swept the Scilly Islands following a violent fall in the barometer. The average velocity of the wind in London was 45 to 50 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Inland
The worst gale for many years swept England yesterday. While no great disasters have been reported there have been many serious accidents. A lifeboat with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Queensland. River Three Miles Wide. Further Torrential Falls. Brisbane
The rainfall during the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock on Saturday morning was again of a torrential nature in the coastal region between St. Lawrence and Bustard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Armidale Extensive Damage Done[?] Loss of Life Feared. Armidale
Extensive floods have occurred in the Armidale district Which caused loss of life and great damage to crops. The heavy rains that have been falling in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in China. Towns Wiped Out. Thousands Drowned
[?] NEW YORK, Saturday Night. [?] Episcopal Department of Mis[?]has received a cable from China [?] that the Yellow River has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Battleship Adrift. Breaks From Tugs in a Gale. London
The anxiety felt as to the fate of a small crew on board the obsolete battleship Vengeance, which has been adrift for two days in the Channel, after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coastal Gale. Worst Since 1912. Minor Shipping Mishaps. Man and Boy Injured. Sydney. Monday Night
The weather now raging along the New South Wales coast is said to be the worst since 1912 for the heaviness of the sea. The beaches were too…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale in Sydney. Worst for 12 MONTHS. Raging Seas in The Harbor. Manly Steamers Stop Running Vessels Sheltering Along the Coast. Sydney
Yesterday was the coldest New-Year's Day on record in Sydney. As a result of the heavy coastal weather many vessels are sheltering. Shipping has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods at Armidale. Armidale
The rain ceased, falling in the Armidale, district yesterday morning and the flood waters have greatly subsided. If further rain does not fall all danger will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Macleay in Flood. Rises 11 Feet at Kempsey. Government Wharf Covered. Kempsey
Another big fresh occurred in the Macleay River at the week-end, result of the heavy rains inland' as well as coastal. A big volume of water came down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Storm. Gale Now Subsiding. Overdue Steamers Arrive. Loss in Railway and Tram Revenue. Sydney, Tuesdays
The gale on the coast is gradually subsiding and is expected to blow itself out by to-morrow. The six-masted schooner E. R. Sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coastal Gale. Worst Yet to Come. Still Raining in Sydney. Sydney. Tuesday. It is still raining in Sydney. Working Southwards. Pulganbar's Rough Trip. Sydney, Tuesday Evening
Although not so boisterous as yesterday, the weather to-day is still wintry, with misty rain. The steamer Pulganbar, from Byron…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. the Waters Now Subsiding. Exciting Incidents at Chinchilla Chinchilla
The flood waters are now receding rapidly. The council will be put to great expense in cleansing and the repairing the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dail Discussion Resumed. Ratificationists Supported. Flood of Bitter Oratory Expected. London
Over eighty County and District Councils, Farmers' Associations, Sinn Fein Clubs, and Chambers of Commerce have passed motions in favor of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Human Bones. Unearthed by the Storm. Sydney
A discovery of human bones was made on the beach at Sandringham yesterday, after the storm, The bones are apparently 40 years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm. a Passenger's Experience. Pulganbar's Steering Gear Out of Action. Sydney
Mr. W. Baillie, who was a passenger by the Pulganbar from Byron Bay, stated that in all his twenty trips to the northern ports he had never had such an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →QUEENSLAND Flood Waters Subsiding. Two Persons Drowned. Land Settlement Scheme. Brisbane
The Fitzroy River, at Rockhampton, after reaching a neight of 21ft. on the flood gauge has now commenced to fall and all danger of the city being inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage at Port Kembla. Caused by the Storm. Sydney
Extensive damage was done to the Port Kembla Harbor and breakwater as a result of the storm. Over 20,000 tons of blue metal boulders were displaced a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Storm. Hail Does Damage. Stock Killed and Roofs Pierced. Sydney
Coolah experienced a heavy storm on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by terrific hail, which (penetrated the iron roofs, killed stock, and damaged…
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