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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

190 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 10

[Published by Arrangement, Liquor Flood in U.S.A.

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 2

According to the Department of Justice, South Near York, including New York City, takes first place is point of liquor saturation with a 95…

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Terrible Floods. India's Wet Season. Damage to Property and Drops. Simla

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 5

India seems ill-fated this year to suffer heavily owing to excessive rains. Immediately following upon the recent extensive, devastations in Southern and…

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Cyclonic Storm Queensland Town Damaged. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 5

A cyclonic storm passed over Ilfracombe at 5 o'clock on Saturday, doing considerable damage. The railway hotel and a wool store…

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Ganges Rising. Floods in India. Simla

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1924 · page 5

As the floods in the Jumna are subsiding the river Ganges is rising, and already has reached a level of 37 feet, breaking the record of 1800 by two feet…

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Storm Blows Tent Away Elephant's Dash Through City. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 5

In a raging storm a big circus tent was almost blown down, and the animals were driven frantie with fear by the vivid flashes of lightning and crashes of…

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Disastrous Cyclone. South Australian Town Wrecxed. Extensive Damage to Crops. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 4

A disastrous cyclone swept the township of Barmera, on the River Murray South Australia, last night. Within a few minutes dozens of people were…

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Grafton City Council. Question Oe Flood Protection

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1924 · page 3

The Grafton City Council met at the Town Hall last night. There were present the Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson), and Aldermen J. McArthur, W. H…

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Queensland Rains. Thunderstorms in South. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 5

Rain of a general nature resulted from thunderstorms' south from, the tropic during the 24 ' hours ended 9 o'clock this morning. Scattered places in the…

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Floods in February. a Glen Innes Prophecy

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1924 · page 4

Predicting that about February next severe floods will do tremendous damage on New England, Mr. A. L. Graem, of Glen Innes, in the course of a…

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Violent Storm. Suburbs in Darkness. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 5

'°A violent storm passed over the city and suburbs last night. Randwick, Coogee, Marrickville, Sydenham and other localities were plunged into darkness as…

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Floods in February. a Glen Innes Prophecy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 6

Predicting that about February next severe floods will do tremendous damage it New England, Mr. A. E. G rest in of Glen Innes, in the course of a letter to…

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Country Flooded. England and France 70 Mile an Hour Gale. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 5

Large areas are flooded following 15 hours of continuous rain at the week end. Severe damage is reported in the agricultural districts…

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Flood Protection. Departmental Report. Recent Official Inspection

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 2

Following is the text of a letter received from the Public Works Department, on the subject of flood protection at Grafton. The letter was read at the…

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Flood Protection. Inspector Searl's Report. Copmanhurst Shire's Position

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 November 1924 · page 4

The report furnished to the Public Works 'Department by Supervising Engineer Searl on the subject of flood protection at Grafton was before the…

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Flood in Warrego. Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 4

Reports from the Augathella district received to-day by the Railway Department state that up to seven inches of rain has been registered, and rain is still…

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Heavy Rain. Crops Knocked Down. West Wyalong

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 5

Torrential rain fell in town this morning, 150 points falling within an hour. Watercourses ran a banker and the cellars of lower lying business premises…

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Rain and Storms. Damage in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 November 1924 · page 4

Further heavy rains have fallen over a great area of Southern Queensland during the. past 24 hours. The falls in some of the wheat…

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Storms at Lismore. Hail, Wind and Rain. Hindoo Killed at Leycester. House Blown Off Blocks. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 3

A very heavy hailstorm, with hailstones as big as eggs, passed over Lismore yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A few windows were broken and other…

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Flood Rains. Three Inches in West. Sensational Mail Car Incident. Rivers Resing in Victoria. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 3

Widespread floods are reported from the western and south-western slopes of New South Walse and in Victoria and Tasmania. Crops have…

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Heavy Rain in Brisbane. City Stores Flooded. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 5

As the result of an exceptionally heavy rainstorm which swept over the city on Sunday evening several business places suffered considerable damage…

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