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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

190 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 10

Gales Bhd Rain. Squadron Held Up at Auckland. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 3

Heavy gales and torrential rains are making the departure of the British squadron from Auckland uncertain. One thousand bluejackets were stranded in…

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New Zealand Gale. Floods and Heavy Damage. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

The gale has now abated. Several score of launches were smashed to matchwood in the harbor. Floods are reported from the country districts…

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The Dry Flood. (Published by Arrangement)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 3

John Barleycorn is increasing his activities in America at a rate which, unless they are utterly blind to the condition of affairs, must be…

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[Published by Arrangement.] the "Dry" Flood

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 3

John Barleycorn is increasing his activities in America at a rate which, unless they are utterly blind to the condition of affairs, must be…

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Terrific Storm. Twelve Persons Killed. Great Damage in Mississippi. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 5

A message from jackson (Mississippi) states that tornado swept simultaneously many sections of the State during the night, killing twelve and injuring…

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New Zealand Floods. Thames Valley Inundated. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 5

Further details have been received ot extensive floods in the Thames Valley, New Zealand. The river bank at Paeroa burst,…

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Storm Wrecks Piers. £50,000 Damage at Napier. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

The damage to piers in Napier (N.Z.) harbor in a recent storm is estimated at £50,000…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. Floods in Britain. Railway Blocked. "A Cloud of Feathers." London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 5

A terrific thunderstorm, lasting almost 24 hours, in the Midlands and South-west caused serious floods. The Severn River rose 15 feet during Saturday night and…

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Crafton City Council. Flood Protection Sanitary and Garbage Fees. Rebate for Annual Payments

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council Jook place at the Council Chamber last night, when there were present:--The Mayor (Ald. W…

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Serious Floods. Towns Under Water. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 5

Tropical downpours continue in many districts in the south-west of England. Tram and train services are disorganised. Several towns and wide stretches…

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Derby Deluge. Hundreds of Cars Bogged. Passengers Sleep in Omnibuses Steam Cranes to Rescue. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

Epsom Downs, the scene of yesterday's Derby, presented an amazing spectacle this morning. Hundreds of derelict motor cars,…

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Flood Protection

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 4

An officer of the Public Works Department, Mr. H. F. Searle, is at present in Grafton collecting additional data and making a general inspection of the…

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Further Showery Conditions. Floods Likely on Northern Rivers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

Forecast: Further showery conditions over the north-east quarter and on the southern coast and highlands. Some heavy and flood falls…

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Heavy Rain

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 2

After many raise alarms, the heavenly taps were turned on in earnest this week, and as a result the whole district is sodden. On Monday night…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 4

The Weather Bureau reported this afternoon that the cyclone operating east of Cape Moreton had moved away, this morning on an east-north-easterly…

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Weather. Storms in North. Damage by Wind and Rain

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 4

A repetition of the 1921 flood was feared at Lismore Last Friday. By 5 p.m. the gauge on Wilson's Creek bridge showed that the waters had risen almost…

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£10,000 Claimed. Honolulu Maru Salvage. Rescued by Tug in Gale. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 5

The hearing was commenced in the Admiralty Court of the salvage claim by J. and A. Brown and the crew of the tug Champion against the owners of…

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Floods in New Zealand. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1924 · page 1

There were exciting scenes on Hauraki Plains, when the Waihou River broke its banks, Hooding a largo area of farm country. A large number of cattle were…

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Lismore Water Supply. Flood Causer Dislocation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1924 · page 3

The recent flood rains, following the long spell of dry weather, brought down unusually large quantities of weeds in Wilson's Creek at Lismore…

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Battling Against a Gale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1924 · page 2

Mr. Jas. Edwards, who took his daughter and her two children to Armidale in his Ford de Luxe on Monday, informs us that he had a…

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