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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 12

Caught in Gale Ten Ton Yacht Crosses Tasman Sea. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 5

The auxiliary yacht, Psyche, of ten tons, arrived at Sydney to-day after a perilous trip from Wellington, New Zealand…

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Heavy Rain in Western Districts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in the western division yesterday, and in some places more than two inches were recorded…

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Flood Boat for Kyogle

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 4

Ald. J. McArthur, of Grafton, has just completed a flood boat to the order of the Kyogle Shire Council. The craft is 16ft. long, has a beam of 4ft. 9in., and…

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Violent Gales Along Victorian Coast. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 5

Particularly violent gales have, caused rough weather on the Victorian coast, and shipping has been delayed…

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Storm in Bight Great Waves Batter Steamer. Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 4

After crossing the Australian Bight in the severest storm for some time, the steamer Orari reached Fremantle in a damaged condition…

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Volga Overflows Floods in Russia Score of Villages Under Water. Moscow

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 5

The River Volga in its upper tributaries overflowed the banks of the Klazma Rivet and flooded the town of Orekhovo, forty five miles east of Moscow Eight persons…

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Poured Rain Leicester Match Abandoned Drizzle--then Deluge "Dry" After Dinner Speeches. Leicester

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 3

An overnight drizzle developed into the heaviest rain this morning, rendering play between the Australian eleven and Leicestershire out…

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Gale at Goulburn City in Darkness. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

A terrific gale swept Goulburn last night. Fences and trees were levelled, and the decorations in the streets for the White Train were severely damaged…

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Grafton Band Public Meeting Calm Follows Storm Committee's Report Adopted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1926 · page 4

Heated discussions marked the early stages of a public meeting held at the Town Hall last night to consider the report of the new Band Committee…

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Floods in West Severe in Bathurst District. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 4

Heavy rain during the past two days has caused serious floods in the Macquarie River and Vale Creek. At Orton Park, near Bathurst, the flood is the worst on…

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Danish Steamer Safe Caught in a Storm. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1926 · page 5

Fears for the Danish steamer Sierra Morena were allayed by the arrival of the vessel at New Plymouth after a five days passage from Auckland. The ship met a…

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S.O.S. CALLS Steamer in Cyclone Drifting Towards Coast Over 70 Person on Board. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 4

The disabled steamer, Wonganella, driven by a cyclone, is drifting on to the Queensland coast at Sandy Cape. She was wirelessed for help,…

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The Wonganella Vessels Standing By Cyclone Along the Coast Many Ships Sheltering. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 5

The steamer Quead on her way from Calcutta, reached the disabled steamer Monongahela near Sandy Cape. Fears for the safety of the Wonganella…

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Good Rains Weather Man's Warning Flood Falls Predicted Stormy Along the Coast

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 4

The Grafton Police and Postal Departments yesterday received the following warning from the Weather Bureau, Sydney:--…

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The Cyclone Moving Out to Sea Steamers Limping in Cooma's Severe Buffeting. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 4

The cyclone which has caused [?]rough weather on the Queensland [?]since Saturday, has now passed out[?] the Pacific, and is apparently moving…

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Macquarie River Again in Flood. Warren

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 5

The Macquarie River is again in flood for the fifth time this year. The river between Warren and Carinda is eight miles wide at one place and the holdings…

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No Floods Rain Moving Away Clarence District Falls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 4

Heavy showers fell at Grafton overnight on Monday, and the weather yesterday was also showery and unsettled. One hundred and eighty-nine points of…

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Severe Cyclone in the Tasman Sea. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 4

A severe cyclone is centred off Lord Howe Island. Stormy conditions and a rough sea are expected over practically all the Tasman Sea, but chiefly in the…

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Hunter in Flood Low-lying Land Covered. Maitland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 5

Heavy rains have caused the Hunter River to rise and the road at McRae's Hollow is three feet under the overflow of the river…

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Floods in Italy Avalanche Overwhelms Workmen. Rome

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1926 · page 5

Severe floods have occurred in various parts of Italy. Three bodies have been recovered in the Adige River, Verona, where a considerable area was inundated…

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