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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Fire and Storms. Widespread Damage. in City and Country. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 2

Coincident with another heat wave bush fires broke out again in the outlying suburbs. Towards evening a gale sprang up from the south-west, and…

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Orient Liner in a Gale. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

Violent seas caused some anxiety on the Orient liner. Oreades when she was crossing the Australian Bight. The vessel reached Melbourne a little before midnight…

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Heavy Storm at Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rain and hail passed over Brunswick. Northcote and Canterbury about 7 o'clock to-night. Private and shop…

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Thursday's Storm. Damage at Carr's Greet. Houses and Sheds Unroofed. Wind and Hail

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

The Carr's creek district, a few miles above Grafton, received the full force of Thursday afternoon's storm, for in addition to torrential rain, similar to the…

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During a Gale

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

This story of an English and cross Channel gale from Lloyd Weekly," (November 5), is useful as showing how man has mastered the air--…

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Cyclone at Bung Bong. Many Houses Unroofed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 2

A message from Avoca to-day states that a cyclone occurred at Bung Bong last night. The track was a mile and a half wide, and much damage was caused…

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Flood Embankments

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 4

Grafton Council has decided to suggest to the Copmanhurst Shire that a meeting of delegates be held on Friday next to discuss flood embankments…

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Local and General. Flood Protection

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 4

Delegates from the Grafton Council and the Copmanhurst Shire will meet at the Town Hall at 11 o'clock this morning to discuss flood embankments…

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Flood Embankments. Protection For Grafton. Councils Meet in Conference. Matter Referred Back

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

Delegates from Grafton Council and Copmanhurst Shire yesterday discussed the vexed question of embankments for flood prevention. There were…

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Terrific Storms. Orchards and Gardens Rained Tram Service Disorganised. Bathurst and Wellington Flooded

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

A hailstorm, which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to orchards and vegetable crops, broke over the Bathurst district on Friday…

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Deluge at Wellington. Ten Inches in an Hour. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1923 · page 3

At 6 p.m. on Friday the biggest cloudburst for years occurred at Dripstone, when ten inches of rain fell in an hour. A huge wave of water swept over the…

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Flood Rescuers. Complaint Form South Grafton Cinderella of Water Brigades

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

The South Grafton Water Brigade complains that it is the Cinderella of water brigades, sitting at home sighing for equipment which would enable it to kick…

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Rain in Queensland. Storm on the Downs. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

Good storms broke over a wide area of the Darling Downs last night, yielding from half an inch to one and a half inches. The fall will prove very…

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Bavarian "Storm Troops."

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

According to "The Times" Munich correspondent. Herr Hittler will review 15,000 "storm troops" during a mass rally of the Bavarian National…

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Telegrams Ocean Liner in a Gale. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 4

The steamer Kaikoura was severely buffeted by an Atlantic storm, during which one man was killed and four disabled…

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Steamer's Bough Voyage. Two Days in Cyclone. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 5

The Sugar Colonial Company's steamer Rona had a terrific battle with a cyclone on route from Fiji. The vessel was have to for two days…

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QUEENSLAND Brother Versus Brother. Wanted Men Refused Ball. Weather Bureau's Storm Warning. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 4

Albert Beattie was charged at Mitchel to-day with unlawfully attempting [?] kill his brother, George. Constable Kells, giving evidence of arrest, stated…

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Caught by Cyclone. Vessel's Perilous Time. Stearing Gear Breaks During the Storm. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

After a terrific battering by a cyclone during the voyage from Nauru the steamer Waihora has arrived in port. The captain said that they had had a…

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A Dangerous Cyclone. Warning to Coastal Shipping. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 5

The cloudy to overcast and unsettled conditions which existed over New South Wales yesterday were not responsible for any falls of rain on the coast…

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After the Storm. Belfast's Religious Revival. Northern Parliament. "Bright Auspices." London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 5

The Duke of Abercorn, Governor of North Ireland, opened the third session of the North Ireland Parliament in Belfast. Driving through the streets…

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