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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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QUEENSLAND. Cyclonic Storm. Extensive Damage. Bank Clerk in Trouble. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

During a cyclonic storm that passed over Brisbane on Saturday afternoon damage was done to the railway property at several points and trains…

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Wind Lifts Church. Cyclone at Gloucester. Gloucester

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

A cyclone which passed over Glo[?]ester caused considerable damage. The Presbyterian Church was lifted bodily from its foundations, houses and sheds unroofed…

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Flood Prevention. Officer to Report. Mayor's Visit to Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Grafton Council, the Mayor and Town Clerk were authorised to visit Sydney and to ask the Department of Public Works [?]…

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QUEENSLAND Terrific Storm. Revenue Returns. What Will Mr. Fihelly Do? Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5

The revenue returns for Queensland for January amounted to £810,130, compared with £773,115 for the same month last year. For the seven months ended…

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Terrific Storm. Ten Inches of Rain in Hour. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 5

The most phenomenal storm in the history of the district swept across the Goulburn district yesterday, missing the city, but expending its forces at Mummeil, a…

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Flood Falls. Storms in Queensland Crops and Property Damaged. a Man Drowned. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

An unusually heavy rainstorm swept the city and suburbs this morning, lowlying ground was flooded and the tram service disorganised. Breakfast Creek…

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Cyclone at Wingham. Wingham

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

A cyclonic storm, accompanied by hail, passed over part of the Upper Manning district yesterday evening. Several houses were demolished, and…

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Storm at Alumny Creek

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

one of the severest storms experienced here for many years struck the district between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday, resulting in a torrential downpour of rain…

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Spectacular Storm Ligh[?]g and Thunder. Picture for a Painter

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Grafton was treated to a magnificent electrical display early last night, when a storm, which developed suddenly in the south-east and quickly lifting in the…

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Flood Falls. Railway Washaways. Train Services Interrupted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

From various inland towns reports are to hand of heavy rainstorms. At Bathurst all the creeks and watercourses overflowed, and at Evans Plains the flood…

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Flood[?]in Persia. Loss of Lif[?] and Property. [?]Mbay

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

Reuter's Tehen correspondent says part of Arabista is submerged by unprecedented flood due to the torrential rains from Janua 24 to 31. There has…

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Secret Treaty. Lloyd George Raises Storm. Indignation in Paris Misquoted in New York Papers. Paris

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George's allegation that a secret compact was made in April, 1919, between the French Prime Minister, M. Clemenceau, and the American…

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Heavy Storms at Rappville

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

Our Rappville correspondent writes:--Very trying weather conditions have prevailed during the past week, the extreme heat being wily temporarily…

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Flying Iron Storm in Brisbane House Twice Unroofed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 5

A heavy storm passed over Brisbane and suburbs to-night. Paddington suburb received the full force of the disturbance, and considerable damage was…

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Storms on Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 2

There was a fine atmospherical display of electricity on the plateau on Sunday. In fact, the district had a whole day of it, the chap who…

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An Expensive Storm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

The damage caused by Thursday's heavy storm, which lasted three-quarters of an hour, to roads and culverts in Tamworth Municipality, is estimated by…

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Was Ha Ways on Railway Heavy Rain in West Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 2

Word was received in Sydney early this morning of big washaways on the railway line between Bourke and Nyngan…

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Destructive Storm. West Wyalong

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

After extremely vivid lightning a terrific rainstorm broke over the district last night. Extensive damage was done, and the old Buddingower dam had…

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Narkunda Late. Buffetted in Storm. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

The Narkunda reached Plymouth a day late, having experienced the heaviest weather in her history off the Portuguese coast on the afternoon of February 13…

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Race for Safety. French Steamer in Storm. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

The French steamer Pacifique, on her recent trip to Noumea, encountered terrific weather. Huge waves found their way to the bridge and it was…

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