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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

289 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 15

Nine Drowned Floods in Switzerland. Berne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 5

Switzerland is suffering from devastating floods. Bridges have collapsed in all parts of the country. Nine persons were drowned when…

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New Zealand Floods. Wairoa

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 5

Serious floods occurred at Wairoa, New Zealand, owing to the almost unprecedented rainfall All the low-lying parts of the town are under water, and many…

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Floods in Gippsland Residents Cut Off. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 October 1927 · page 5

Continuous rain after drought threatens the town of Traralgon, in Gippsland, with flood. Water is lying everywhere in the lowlying areas, and timber is floating…

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Storm at Coramba

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 4

There was a heavy downpour at Coramba on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by thunder and lightning. As a consequence of the rain, Mr. P. J…

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Miners Idle Result of Victorian Flood. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 5

Four hundred miners have been thro[?]idle as the result of a flood at Yallow[?] Numcrous washaways have been ported on the Prince's Highway, betw[?]…

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Victorian Floods Man Swept From Horse and Drowned. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 October 1927 · page 5

During the floods at Heyfield, Victoria, Reginald Nicholas, aged 20, was swept from his horse and drowned. At Taralgon the water spread over the liars to a…

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Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 2

A thunderstorm, the first that has occurred for several months, broke over the district on Saturday last about midday. In town the rain…

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Norses [?]. Steamer in Cyclone

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 2

Now 220 tons of [?] [?] during the night in a [?] [?] at [?] provide [?] for [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Rain and Hail Storm in Sydney Lightning Plays Queer Pranks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 October 1927 · page 5

Sydney was swept by torrential rain, accompanied by a heavy hailstorm shortly before three o'clock to-day. Many city streets were converted into streams…

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American Girl Will Plane Get Through? Storms in Atlantic. New YORK,Wednesday

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 5

Thirty hours after the departure of the American Girl Transatlantic plane, carrying Ruth Elder, only ship reported sighting the 'plane 500 miles at sea, five…

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Storm in Sydney Electrician's Narrow Escape Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 October 1927 · page 5

After a warm day, a heavy thun[?] storm, accompanied by vivid lightn[?] broke over the metropolitan area t[?] evening…

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Storm Elements Hail, Wind and Lightning Gardens Suffer Damage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1927 · page 4

A storm of a semi-tropical nature, passed over the Clarence River district yesterday afternoon, causing considerable damage at some places. The…

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Friday's Storm Crops Destroyed Maclean and Eatonsville Suffer Extensive Damage to Orchards and Buildings

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 October 1927 · page 4

Disastrous results followed the severe storm, which passed over certain portions of the Clarence River district on Friday afternoon. Reports…

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Severe Storm Damage At Mylneford Buildings Unroofed Cow and Fowls Killed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 4

Some idea of the severity of the storm which passed over Mylneford on Friday afternoon, may be obtained from the undermentioned report, received from our…

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80 M.P.H. Gales In British Isles More Than 50 Lives Lost Tidal Wave Floods Hospital Patients and Townspeople Drowned. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

MESSAGES HELD UP OWING TO THE BREAKING TO TELEGRAPH WIRES ALL OVER, THE COUNTRY ARE NOW REVEALING THE…

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50 Lives Lost Storm And Tidal Wave Fishing Fleet Wiped Out Trail of Week-end Gale. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 5

The mounting Casualty list of men and ships in the Gulway disaster continues to emphasise the unbridled fury of the gale So far the death roll totals 50, while…

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Severe Storm Near Glen Innes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 4

One of the severest hailstorms ever experienced in the Glen Innes district followed a strip of country to the east of the town on Friday afternoon, leaving a…

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Barque Damaged in Storm. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 5

The German barque Gustav Vistavarf, en route to Melbourne, has taken refuge at Queenstown with water in the hold and sundry deck and sail damage as a result…

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Storm in Ireland Appeal for Assistance. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 5

A radiogram was received by Sydney Trades and Labor Council to-day from Mr. Larkin, secretary of the Irish Transport Workers' Union, asking for…

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Storm in Victoria Man Hilled by Lightning. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 5

One man was killed, and another injured by lighting different parts of Victoria to-day during thunderstorm…

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