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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

256 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 13

Storm at Calliope Hail As Large As Tennis Balls

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 November 1925 · page 2

A terrific hail and thunder storm passed over here about midday on Friday, Hail as large as hen eggs fell in all directions and completed covered the…

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Floods in Athens Streets Run Bankers Many Deaths and Great Damage London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 5

The "Daily Express" Athens correspondent says numerous deaths have occurred owing to floods, due to sudden torrential rain, which transformed avenues in Athens…

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Many Deaths Terrible Bast Coast Gale. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 5

Terrible north-easterly gales swept the east coast, the wind reaching hurricane force, with heavy seas and falls of snow. A Scottish drifter foundered off…

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Collision in Storm Thirteen Lives Lost Amsterdam

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 5

The Union cold storage liner Milton Star, which has been docked at Vlaardinger, reported that she collided in a storm with a ship, which sank…

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Three Drowned Storm in Victoria Huge Wireless Mast Blown Down. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 5

One of the worst dust storms ever experienced blew over Melbourne at dusk last night. Considerable damage was done…

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Storm and Wave Italian Town Wiped Out Rivers in Flood. Rome

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 December 1925 · page 5

The sea invaded the land at Calabria for hundreds of yards, and destroyed many villages, olive and orange plantations. The town of Bagnara was wiped out…

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Heavy Storm

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

A very heavy storm passed over a corner of the plateau on Saturday afternoon between 6 and 7 o'clock. Dorrigo town was only on the fringe of it,…

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"Jazzville" [?]At. Storm Spoils Great Snow. Postponed Until To-Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

If you want to have the fun of your life, go to "J[?]ville" to-day (Saturday), and see the most ambitious open air entertainment yet…

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River Overflowing Flood Rains in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 5

Twelve inches of rain fell at Otira within 24 hours. The Waimakariri River, swollen by nelting snows, flooded a large area north…

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Hail at Coramba Worst Storm for Years. Coramba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 4

Coramba got the full force of a terrific hailstorm yesterday afternoon. It was the worst hailstorm here for many years. The storm struck the town at 4.30 and…

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Cyclonic Storms Much Damage in West Australia Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 5

A cyclonic storm did considerable damage at Kalgoorlie and Boulder, West Australia, on Tuesday night. Six youths at Boulder were buried in…

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Big Liner in Gale Aquitania Twenty Hours Late. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 5

The big Atlantic liner Aquitania struck a severe gale on her last trip, arriving at Southampton 20 hours late. Shelter windows, which are 50 feet above…

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CYCLONE Charleville's Worst Blow Houses and Shops Unroofed Great Damage to Buildings. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 4

The worst cyclonic storm in the history of the district swept Charleville early on Sunday afternoon, and wrought great damage…

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The Deluge Upper House Appointments Caucus Selects Thirty-five Twenty-five to Be Appointed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 December 1925 · page 5

The Labor Caucus met yesterday and selected 35 candidates with a view to appointments to the Legislative Council…

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Damage at Duchess Severe Cyclonic Storm. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 4

A severe cyclonic disturbance struck Duchess, North Queensland, this afternoon. Several buildings were wrecked, while a number of others were badly…

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Storms at Lismore Heavy Fall of Hail. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 3

This afternoon a severe storm commenced at Lismore about 2.30 and continued for two hours. For a large portion of this time hail fell heavily and though the…

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