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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Typhoon in Japan Rivers in Flood. Osaka

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 3

A typhoon swept the south-western part of Japan from Shikoku to Kyushu. In Osaka and vicinity the communications were partially interrupted. There were…

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Flood's Wharf Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 2

It is now stated that the damage by fire at Flood 's wharf totals, £80,000…

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Storm at Kalgoorlie Damage Estimated at £5000. PERTH

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 3

A severe storm at Kalgoorlie was responsible for damage estimated at £5000. Many shops were damaged and windows broken. Although there were no…

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Thunderstorm Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 2

Yesterday a warm wind blew all the morning from the southward, but towards evening a storm worked up from the south-west and at about 6.30 rain began…

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Organ Flooded

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 4

Serious damage was recently inflicted on the fine organ in St. Peter's Cathedral, Armidale. A cloudburst flooded the valley in the roofing just over the organ, and…

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Floods in Japan. Number of Deaths. Tokio

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1925 · page 2

A rainstorm last night in the Tokio district resulted in a number of deaths. Forty-two thousand houses are…

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Destroyer Wrecked Foundered in Storm--crew Lost Helsingfors

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1925 · page 5

The Finnish torpedoer S2 ran aground and capsized in a violent storm during naval manoeuvres in the Gulf of Bothnia. It is understood the whole of the crew of…

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Flood Prevention [?] THE £1000 Grant for Grafton. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 5

Messrs. Missingham and Stuart, M's.L.A., have been informed by the Minister for Works that the Government will make available £1000 towards the…

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Greek Steamer. Lost in a Gale. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1925 · page 3

The search for the Margarita has been abandoned. It is generally believed that she capsized Owing to the cargo shifting during Thursday's most violent storm. It…

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Terrific Gale Damage In Sydney Many Narrow Escapes Electric Linesman's Thrilling Experience. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 5

Sydney and suburbs were swept by a terrifie gale to-day and serious damage was caused to property. There were several narrow escapes from…

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A Real Dust Storm Cars Use Headlights in Day Time. Wellington (N.s.w.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 5

A severe dust storm is sweeping over the district and causing damage to crops. It is believed that sixty per cent, of the wheat crop is ruined and a fall of two…

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Dived Into River Engine and Carriage Railway Bridge Wrecked by Flood. Rome

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 5

It transpires that Die railway disaster at Catenzaro, in Southern Italy, was the sequel to disastrous storm of a series of cloudbursts which ravished the province…

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More Gales

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 2

Monday was the most objectionable and dirtiest day that Dorrigo has experienced for many months. A wise man informed us on Saturday, when a…

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Monday's Storm. Damage at Goulburn. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

Goulburn also suffered from yesterday's storm, which is described as one of the worst in the history of the town. The damage throughout the district is very…

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Fires and Gales Several Huts and Sheds Burnt. Many Close Shaves

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 2

Saturday and Monday last were days which a number of Dorrigo farmers will have good cause to remember for many years. Their strenuous battles…

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Gale at Gilgandra Damage Estimated at £6000. GILGANDRA

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 5

A gale of cyclonic force burst over Gilgandra and raged for 14 hours. It is estimated that the damage amounts to about £6000…

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90 M.P.H. Gale France and England Two Aeroplanes Crash. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 5

A ninety mile an hour gale accompanied by torrential rain suddenly burst on England and France damaging telegraphs and telephones. Numerous ships are limping…

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Terrible Storm Thousand Deaths in Persian Gulf. Bombay

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 October 1925 · page 3

A message from Bushire states that the worst cyclonic storm within living memory has occurred in the Persian Gulf, resulting in the loss of over one…

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7000 Lives Lost Quake and Cyclone Persian Gulf Disasttr. Bombay

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Karachi correspondent says an earthquake accompanied the Persian Gulf cyclone, in which it is now estimated that seven thousand people…

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Exaggerated Persian Gulf Storm. Bushire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 5

The storm in the Persian Gulf, which occurred on October 1, was serious, bul the casualties have been greatly exaggerated. Bagdad reports of the storm, which…

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