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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 12

Floods in West Australia Widespread Damage Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 2

Widespread damage and the disorganisation of railway services have resulted from floods in West Australia…

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Floods in W.A. Railway Bridge Collapses Train Services Held Up. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 5

Great damage and disorganisation of railway services have resulted from floods in Western Australia. Yesterday the railway bridage over the Swan River at…

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BREAKAWAY British Coal Strike Warwickshire Miners Labor Leaders in Storm Centre. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 July 1926 · page 5

Events are beginning to force the coal strike, which has now reached the thirteenth week, into prominence again. The biggest breakaway of…

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DAMAGES £40,000 the Geelong Storm. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1926 · page 5

The District Architect of the Public Works Department reported to the Victorian Cabinet to-night that he estimated the Geelong storm on Thursday night…

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Floods in New Zealand. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 July 1926 · page 1

Heavy rains are reported from many parts of New Zealand, causing serious floods. There have been serious losses of stock and the outlook in some districts is…

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Disastrous Storm Shipping and Property Damage. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 July 1926 · page 5

A message from Jacksonville states that a storm hit the cast coast early on Tuesday, travelling up the Atlantic seaboard at night, and leaving in its wake…

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100 Dead Floods in Japan Extensive Property Damage. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 5

An official report of floods in the Niigata Prefecture as the result, of continuous rains since July 27 states that the Shinano River burst its banks,…

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400 Lives Lost the Japanese Floods Heavy Damage to Property. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

At Tochi Machi, winch is the [?]er sufferer through the Niigata flood, the damage is officially estimated at 10,000,000 yen…

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In Flooded Creek Motor Hearse Overturned Driver's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 5

Mr. F. Smith, manager of the Katoomba branch of a firm of undertakers, nearly, lost his life near Tarana during the weekend. He was on his way to Oberon to…

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Delayed by Storm Ormonde Short of Oil. Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 August 1926 · page 5

After having run into a storm, which seriously impeded her progress, the mail steamer, Ormonde, put into Albany yesterday, owing to ail supplies in the bunk…

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Disastrous Floods in Northern Japan Huge Areas Swept by Raging Torrents. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 5

It is reported that the heaviest rains for thirty years have resulted in disastrous floods in Northern Japan. Rivers overflowing have damaged…

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75 Lives Lost Korean Floods Over 300 Bridges Washed Away. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 5

The Governor-General of Korea has received a report from the Governor of the Kogendo province, stating that owing to the heavy rain since August 3, no less…

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52 Drowned Nova Scotia Storm. Halifax

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 5

Fifty-two seamen were drowned, 47 of them being fishermen from two Nova Scotia schooners, and five from the Norwegian steamer Ringhorn, in the storm…

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Floods in Roumania Over 1000 Houses Destroyed. Bucharest

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1926 · page 5

Extensive floods are occurring in Roumania owing to the overflowing of the Danube at Galalz and in the Transylvanian districts…

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Severe Storm. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 1

A cyclonic storm swept the seaside suburbs of Kirkaldy and Grange, causing considerable damage. Several persons had narrow escapes when roofs were…

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A Thunderstorm

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 4

There was every indication of rain at Grafton on Saturday morning, but the weather, apart from one or two light showers, held fine until about 6.30 p.m.,…

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Heavy Damage Storm in Louisiana. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 5

A New Orleans message reports damage to crops and buildings in excess of a million dollars, and two deaths, as the result of a storm which swept Eastern Louisiana…

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Monsoon Floods Huge Losses in India. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 5

Enormous damage has been done by the monsoon floods in large areas in India and Burma, ruining crops and taking toll of life and property. The railway…

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Floods in Spain 36 Deaths at Barcelona. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 5

Terrible floods in the Barcelona district demolished several villages where 36 deaths are reported. A landslide, probably due to the floods,…

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Floods--storms Six U.S. States Suffer Loss of Life and Great Damage Chicago

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 5

The States of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Indiana began taking stock to-day, of the heavy losses caused by the floods and windstorms…

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