RESCUES Mother And 7 Children Taken From Flooded Home Fire Work by Boat Brigade. Ulmarra
Thrilling stories are coming to hand from flooded centres on the Clarence of heroic rescue work by hastily organised boat brigades…
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Floods & storms, 1928
386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 20
Flood Boat Wrecked Incident at Lower Harwood. Harwood
After having risen three inches higher than the July flood of 1921, the waters at Harwood are receding this morning. So far, no loss of stock has been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Boat Accidents Two Come to Grief Crews Repair and Carry On. Ulmarra
The risks attending the work of providing the isolated people in flooded areas with provisions was brought home on Tuesday when two of the Ulmarra flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood. Cane Crops Lower Clarice Islands No Estimate of Losses Yet
Reviewing the position after the flood, so far as the sugarcane growing industry on the islands of the Lower Clarence are concerned, Mr. D. A. Cameron, secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flotsam From Clarence Flood Debris at Sea
"Passengers who left Sydney on Saturday by the steamer Orungal had the tedium and discomfort of a rough and rainy voyage relieved by an interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horse and Sulky Plucky Woman Driver Swam Horse Through Flood
A somewhat humorous flood incident is told concerning the experiences of a South Grafton lady, who was driving a sulky near a swamp which leads on to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Waters Imprisoned M Grafton Drainage by Pumping and Boring
Grafton City Council has taken prompt action to drain the depressions and gullies in the town, where flood waters have been imprisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Trains Ordered To Grafton Water Main Breaks Washed Away by Flood Water Probably Available To-night
Grafton and South Grafton are like two shipwrecked crews. There is water everywhere but not a drop to drink--at least there is none in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods the Deluge on Dorrigo Nearly Twenty Inches
The disturbance which commenced early last week spent itself on Sunday afternoon. On Sunday only a drizzle was experienced oh the plateau, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Submarines Storm in Bay of Biscay. London
The terrific strain suffered by the Australian submarines Otway and Oxley during their voyage from London caused a defect to develop in the Oxley which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Storm at Wagga Damage on Gundagai Road. Wagga
Wagga was the centre of a terrific storm yesterday afternoon which raged with even greater violence than the storms last week. Fortunately the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Drowned Sad Occurrence at Leigh Caught in Flooded Creek
Mr. Archibald Perry, aged about 41, who was a stranger to the district, was drowned in Kirton's Creek, Leigh, on Sunday afternoon last. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sorry Sight the Flood at Harwood. Harwood
The flood waters have dropped here considerably since yesterday, and all the main roads are getting dry. In its wake is a thick coating of mud and the stench of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.g. Water Brigade Suffers Flood Losses Appeal for Financial Assistance
The captain of the South Grafton Water Brigade, Mr. Carl Schwinghammer, has reported to South Grafton's Town Clerk, Mr. A. J. Young,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newton Boyd Suffers Bridge Span Swept Away Barn and Contents Lost in Flood
Our Newton Boyd correspondent writing on Monday last said:-- The biggest and most destructive flood since 1893 has been experienced here. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sea of Water Plight Of Settlers In Ulmarra District Thousands of Cattle Rushed to High Lands The Flood Boat Brigade Snakes Invade Farmers' Homes
A tour in a rowing boat through the miles and miles of flooded country at the back of Ulmarra, with homesteads everywhere flooded, or just out of the water, amazes and bewilders one as to how the residents survived the terrific ordeal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Debris Left at Maclean Dressing Sheds Carried Away. Maclean
Since the flood waters commenced to subside at Maclean, large quantities of debris have been strewn along the roads and in the paddocks and lowlying lands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damages Roads And Bridges Help for Country Councils Sydney
Mr. A. J. Pollack, M.L.A., said to-night he had received from all the councils in has electorate some particulars of the damage to roads and bridges caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Queensland Weather Clears Danger of Further Flooding Past. Brisbane
The weather cleared in Southern Queensland to-day and most of the rivers and creeks in the flooded areas are reported to be falling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junee Flooded Again Southern Railway Awash. Sydney
A severe storm broke over Junee yesterday afternoon flooding the town again. The water is several inches over the railway line at Harefield…
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