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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

187 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 10

Thousand Homeless. Floods in Colorado. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 August 1923 · page 3

Floods in Colorado have left a thousand persons homeless and caused damage estimated at a million dollars. The. Apishapa and Arkansas Rivers, which…

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Flood Embankments

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

In his report to the Grafton Council on Monday evening the town clerk (Mr. J. W. Every Burns) touched on the question of flood embankments, and stated…

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Heavy Rain at Goulburn. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

Heavy rain at Goulburn caused the Wollondilly River to run a banker, and low-lying lands in the town and district have been inundated. It is feared some…

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Rapid Rise in River. Flood Scare on Lachlan. Cowra

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 3

The town suffered a flood last night owing to heavy, rains at the head of the Lach an River. Towards midnight the river rose at the rate of four feet an hour,…

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[Published by Arrangement]. Deluge of Liquor. Systematising New York Trade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 2

About the only difference in the flooding of New York State with liquor before and after the repeal of the Enforcement Act by the…

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Lachlan in Flood. One Person Drowned. Forbes

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 4

Tho town is flooded, and many families, together with household effects, haw been on the move to higher ground for two days…

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Deluge of Liquor (Published by Arrangement.) Systematising New York Trade

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 4

About the only difference in the flooding of New York State with liquor before and after the repeal of the Enforcement Act by the State of…

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Murrumbidgee in Flood. Wagga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 5

During the past few days the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga has been running a banker, and is now 24ft. Should further rain fall on the watershed a grave…

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Grafton Railway. Objections to Town Route. Flood Waters and Property. Chamber of Commerce Discussion

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce notice of morion was given by Mr. R. C. Braithwaite that the chamber object to the site of…

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Gale in Melbourne. Panic at Horse Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

A telegram from Melbourne delayed by interruptions to the lines states that a terrific duststorm raged there yesterday The horses at the show were seized with…

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Record Floods. Adelaide Suburbs Under Water. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 3

A continuation of the stormy conditions has resulted in the biggest floods on record. The western suburbs are isolated and train and train services have been…

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Two Boys Drowned. South Australian Floods. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 5

Two boys were drowned as a result of floods yesterday. Charles Fox, while trying to reach a drifting boat, overbalanced and was swept down the stream…

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Balloon Race Five Aeronauts Killed Disasters in Storm. Balloon Struck by Lightning

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 September 1923 · page 5

Five aeronauts were killed in the Gordon Bennett balloon race. One balloon was struck by lightning and fell in flames. A Spanish…

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65 Miners Entombed. Scottish Pit Flooded. 41 Men Still Missing. Great Rescue Work. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 5

Sixty-five colliers were entombed at the Redding pit, near Falkirk (Scotland), through an inrush of water from some disused workings owing to the collapse of a…

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Flood at Lucknow. Simla

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 3

High floods are being experienced. and Lucknow is partly under water. Much property has been damaged, and Government and private buildings are…

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Telegrams. Damage by Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 4

Yesterday a heavy gal[?] did considerable damage in the city, and suburbs, the wind reaching a velocity of 57 miles an hour. Shop windows Were blown in,…

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Channel Gale. Mr. Bruce Stormbound. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

A terrific gale was experienced in London and the south of England and the north of France this morning. Tremendous seas raged on the east and south…

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CONFIDENTIAL. Lord Curzon's Address Imperial Conference Gale Delays Mr. Bruce. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle's" diplomatic correspondent states that a surprise was occasioned by the announcement that Lord Curzon's address at the Imperial…

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Flood Tide. River Rises to 23 Feet. Holiday Resort Swept Away. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 5

The famous tidal flood which sweeps up the Severn River has reached remarkable dimensions. Instead of the level of 10 feet the river rose to 23 feet in an…

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Floods in Victoria. Colac District Affected. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 5

Heavy rain fell almost incessantly throughout the night, and the low-lying areas are flooded. Report from Cola[?] declare that the land held by returned…

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