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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 12

Political Storm Bursts Loughlin Resigns From Lang Cabinet Expected to Leave Party As Well Goodin And Gillies May Follow Chance of Early Election Not Remote Position Full of Possibilities Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 5

The Minister Tor Lands and Deputy-Leader of the Government, Mr. Loughlin, to-day announced his resignation from the Cabinet He will make a statement, in the House at the earliest opportunity, probably to-morrow during the Budget debate in which he will his…

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Shells Hit Hospital Fired by Storm Tosses Cruiser. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 5

The cruiser Marseiharse was firing at a target off Toulon when two shells hit a hospital at Gien, some distance inland. The stray shells were attributed to the…

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"A Storm in a Teacup."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 6

Judgment for defendant, with £25146 costs, was given in the Magistrate's Court, Brisbane, in a case in which Alexander Bonar M'Donald, farmer, of…

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Liner in Gale Sugar Cargo From Mackay Fuel Supply Completely Exhausted. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 5

A message from Victoria (British Columbia) says that with her fuel completely exhausted after a battle with storm in the North Pacific Ocean, the…

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Man Killed Struck By Lightning Another Seriously Injured Severe Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 5

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a severe storm which swept Sydney and suburbs this afternoon…

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Storm at Wagga Communication Lines Crippled. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1926 · page 5

Telegraphic and telephonic communication between Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide was practically brought to a standstill this morning when a terriffic…

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Yesterday's Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 2

The air is clear, the busk fires about out and everybody wears a smile after the lovely storm whien fell yesterday evening…

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Cyclone at Albury. Albury

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 5

The Weather Bureau has received advice that Albury was struck by a cyclone on Sunday. Considerable damage was caused, many houses being unroofed…

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Trees Rooted Out ' Dust Storm at Wagga. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 5

A terrifle dust storm passed over wagga yesterday, followed by heavy rain. Considerable damage was done to the ornamental, trees in the streets, while fruit…

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Severe Storm Dust, Wind and Rain Many Buildings Unroofed Damage in Ulmarra District

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 5

A severe dust storm, followed by rain, passed over parts of the Clarence. district late yesterday afternoon…

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The Cyclone Damage to Buildings Ulmarra Suffers Severely. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1926 · page 5

Further reports of the damage caused by the severe storm at Ulmarra on Monday. show that the cyclone was the worst experienced in the district.' The oldest…

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Local and General. Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

Dorrigo town did not benefit to a great extent from the storm which passed over the district on Monday afternoon. The recorder registered…

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Storm in a Teacup

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

The customary serenity of the Armidale P.P. Board meeting was ruffled on Thursday when Mr. V. E. Belfield sought information on the action of…

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Hail and Winds Severe Storm at Esk. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 December 1926 · page 5

A thunderstorm, accompanied by a strong wind and large hail, broke over Esk this afternoon, yielding 87 points of rain, but also doing considerable damage…

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Cyclone at Eden Bank Unroofed--chimneys Toppled. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 5

A message from Eden says that following the fire during the week-end came a terrific gale, which tore oft the balcoy of the Bank of New South Wales and…

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County Council Effects of Severe Storm Christmas Holidays Hotelkeepers Complaint

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of the Clarence River County Council was held yesterday, there being present: Crs. G. W. Fitzgerald (chairman), D. N. Maxwell. W. T…

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Heavy Rain 'Tweed and Richmond Much Lighter on Clarence Raining Up River

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 4

While the Tweed and Richmond River districts received soaking rains during the past 24 hours, the Clarence has been much less fortunate…

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Rain in Q'sland. Torrential Along Coast Big Floods Expected Still Dry Well Inland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 5

The Weather Bureau reported today that during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. rain of a general nature fell, along the eastern half of the…

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Coastal Region Rains in Queensland 14 Inches in 48 Hours Mary River in Flood. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 5

The coastal region betwen Maryborough and Brisbane has again been drenched. At Mapleton 750 points of rain fell during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m., making…

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Swept by Cyclone Island in Atlantic. Lisbon

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 December 1926 · page 5

A violent cyclone swept the Portuguese island of Madeira. There were many deaths, ships foundered in the harbor, the cable was damaged and…

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