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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

211 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 11

Gale in the Channel Many Wrecks Reported. Communication with France Cutoff. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 3

A serious hurricane has raged in the South of England. There have been a number of wrecks. All the cross-Channel services have…

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Channel Gale More Shipping Disasters. Many Drowned or Missing. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 5

A Paris message says: A trawler was sunk in the gale. Fourteen of the crew are missing. An Amsterdam message reports…

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Irish Situation a Lull in the Storm. Still Peace in Limerick. Why Rebels Occupy the Town London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1922 · page 5

Reinforcements for the republican forces have arrived at Limerick, but peace is still preserved. A republican manifesto states that…

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A Long Tow Saving the Garthforce. Rough Time in a Gale. Fremantle, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 2

Captain Hamerstedt, of the Swedish steamer Undem, tells a remarkable story of his experience in a gale. When the vessel was four days out…

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A Sydney Flood. Street Main Broken. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

There was an unusual sight in Park-street at m[?]day. Some workmen were digging up the roadway and one struck the water…

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Gale in Melbourne. a Sleeping Girl Killed. Brick Comes Through a Roof Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred about 9.30 last night. The telegraph and electric light wires were down, also hoardings, and a number of buildings were…

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Fire on Steamer One Hold Flooded. Cargo Suffers Severely. Wellington, N.Z., Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 3

A fire broke out in No. 1 hold of the Japanese steamer Hatipara. The hold was flooded and after 15 feet of water was put inside the flames were…

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Disastrous Bush Fire Started in Raging Dust Storm. Great Damage Done. Sydney, Monday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 3

A Wagga message says: Disastrous fires broke out on two sides of Wagga and great damage was done. The fire started on the railway line,…

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Gale and Fires at Henty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 4

A violent storm caused one of the most disastrous bushfires ever experienced in the Henty district. About forty square miles are affected. The losses in…

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Gale in Channel Slackened. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

The gate in the Chan[?] has slackened and crossings have been [?]…

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Caught in a Gale. After a Pilgrimage. Empress of Japan's Experience. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 1

A severe storm swept Southern Japan yesterday and caught the battleship Setsu in the Island Sea, with the Empress abroad, returning to Kobe from a…

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A Tweed Storm Heavy Damage to Goods. Building Collapses. Man Fatally Crushed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last one of the most severe storms ever experienced on the Tweed broke over Murwillumbah. In addition to torrential…

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House Lifted by Storm. Two Occupants Killed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

Further particulars of the great storm which swept New Zealand on Sunday show that in the township of Welisfe a house occupied by a man named…

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Industrial. Storm Brewing. Row in Labor Camps. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

Labor is very much exercised over its defeat at the polls. The O.B.U. champions threaten strong action as a result of a conference in June next The…

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Snowed Under. Violent Storm in England. Hurricane in Channel. All Land Services Dislocated. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 3

April opened with one of the must violent snowstorms of the year. The whole of England is affected, particularly Wales and the West of…

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Government Too Slow. Teacher Sets a Precedent. Storm in Federation Council Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 3

A schoolteacher at Scone, seeing no prospect of much needed additions to his school being carried out by the Government within reasonable time, organised…

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Ulster Storm Centre. the Border at Belcomo. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 3

The storm centre of Ulster, at present is the border in the vicinity of Belcomo, populous farming district, where the Republicans are assembling in large…

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Ship in a Storm. Passengers Locked in Cabins. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 5

The island steamer Makambo encountered a fierce gale when between Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. The passengers were locked in their cabins. Water rushed in…

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Floods in United States. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 5

Floods caused a million dollars damage throughout the Western States…

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Disastrous Floods. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 3

Floods have prevailed for three months in Illinois, and the damage is estimated at a million sterling. Hundreds of people have been driven from their homes…

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