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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

211 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 11

German Goods. No Flooding of N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 2

The secretary of the Retail Trader's Association says that there is no evidence that the country will be flooded with cheap German goods…

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No Flood of German Goods. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 2

The secretary of the Retail Traders' Association says there is no evidence that Australia will be flooded with cheap German goods after August 1. He…

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Gales on Coast. Shipping Warned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

The rain during the week-end was heaviest in the north, where up to 534 points were registered in places. In some districts floods are threatened, but…

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Cyclone on Coast. Wild Weather Predicted. Sydney, Monday night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

The State Meteorologist stated to-night that the cyclone was still centred on the North Coast, and had not made any appreciable improvement, except for some…

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Heavy Rains. Four Inches at Grafton. Gales on the Coast. Nine Inches at Bangalow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

The steady rain which set in on Sunday evening increased through the night and continued until nightfall yesterday. Up to 9 a.m. yesterday 210 points of rain were…

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Flood Feared. Heavy Fall at Kempsey. No Official Weather News. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

Torrential rain is falling in the Kempsey district to-day, 380 points being registered to 9 this morning. As it just a year ago since Kempsey…

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A Deluge. Sunday Night's Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

Coffs Harbor came in for a bad gruelling this week-end. When the darkness set in on Sunday evening the wind freshened from…

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Cyclone Gone Out to Sea. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 4

The State Meteorologist expressed the opinion this morning that the cyclone was moving south. Although his data is far from complete he anticipates the…

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In a Storm. Quests Rough Passage. "In Memory of the Boss." Wild Continues His Story. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 5

Caught in a fierce hurricane and sadly battered by huge seas, the Quest ship's company had an unhappy time on the voyage from South Georgia to Tristan…

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Flood Embankment. Meeting Last

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 4

A public meeting was held at Gear's wharf on Saturday morning last to discuss the matter of repairing the Great Marlow embankment. Cr. J. N. Short…

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Floods Inevitable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 4

Floods are considered inevitable in some districts within the next twenty-four hours. The total rainfall in the metropolitan area since the storm…

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Flood at Goulburn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 4

The Weather Bureau reported to-night that there was a flood in the Goulburn district. The cyclonic disturbance has moved south of Kiama. The wind had…

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Storm South of Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

Mr. Mares this afternoon stated that a cyclonic disturbance was still in existence in the south-east, and there are rales and rough to high seas on the coast…

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Course Flooded. Menangle Races Postponed Again. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

The Menangle Park races have been further postponed from to-morrow to Monday. The course is flooded by the overflowing of the Nepean River…

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The Flood Rains. Hawkesbury River Up. Goulburn Inundated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

In the city and many other parts of the State the weather was again fine this morning. Heavy rain is still falling at many…

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Flooded Rivers. Overflow From Burren Juck. Fourteen Inches at Albion Park Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 4

It was reported from Bungendore this morning that the floods there are the worst for twenty years. All the outlying district is under water…

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Cyclone Reviving

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 5

Acting on advices from the Weather Bureau, the Superintendent of Navigation warned shippings of a cyclone which has reawakened into activity. The…

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Steamer's Narrow Escape. Engines Stop in a Gale. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

The steamer Yankayilla, which arrived in Sydney last night, had a narrow escape from disaster off Galbo Island. For half an hour the engines were stopped, and…

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More Rain. Floods Feared. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 2

Additional rains are reported from many country centres. These, says Mr. Mares, must mean that many swollen rivers and their…

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At Burrinjuck. Biggest Flood Since 1900. Dam Structure Still Secure

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 5

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission reports that the present flood is the heaviest experienced since the construction of the dam commenced…

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