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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 16

Telegrams First Train Since Floods. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 4

The first through tram from Launceston to Stanley for three months ran to-day. The railway service was dislocated in the April floods, and has just been…

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Week-end Cyclone Has Moved Cut to Sea Southern Disturbance Likely Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 4

The Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, stated to-day that the disturbance which has caused such widespread damage on the North Coast, has now passed over in the…

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Receding Flood Waters at Lismore Refugees Hold Sunday Dance. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 7

The flood waters commenced to recede in the early hours of this morning and have been going down all day with increasing rapidity. Lismore is still cut off…

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Grafton Council Flood Embankments Grafton South Grafton Railway Sewerage Service Installation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 8

The ordinary meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), Aldermen W. H. Henson,…

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Flood Protection

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 4

At the meeting of the Kempsey and Macleay District Chamber of Commerce it was decided to ask the municipal council to take immediate steps in conjunction…

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Flood Victims Two Bodies Recovered. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 4

The bodies of the two flood victims, Roy Ward, of Bangalow, and Joan Maclean, of North Codrington, wore recovered to-day…

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Church Suffers by Storm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 4

A severe blow to the Anglican congregation of Cudgen was the damage to St. Mark's Church during the stormy weather of the week-end, which probably will have…

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Saturdays Cyclone Steamer's Rough Experience. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 6

The Swedish steamer Roxen, which reached Sydney late last night after experiencing a terrific cyclone off the Queensland coast, was at one time in…

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Clarence Bridge Caisson Bursts Damage Caused by Gale

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 4

One of the caissons which is being used in connection with the erection of the Clarence River bridge burst on Sunday morning owing to wind…

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Floods in New Zealand No Loss of Life. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 5

A flood of great gravity appears to be threatening in the valley of the Mokihinui River, in Westland, New Zealand…

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Victims of Flood Spend Night on Hills. Christchursh

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 4

Further particulars of the flood overwhelmed the town of Sedd[?] on Thursday night show that the [?]dents camped on the hills during…

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Flood Embankment Resumptions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 4

The land required for flood embankment, between Dobie street and Ulster Lodge, has been resumed by notification in the Government Gazette of July 5, and…

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Dead at 98 Mr. John Gale of Queanbeyan Oldest Australian Journalist. Queanbeyan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 5

The death occurred this morning of Mr. John Gale, the oldest working journalist in the State, at the age of 98. He was commonly called "The Father…

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Grafton Council Railway Embankment Question of Flood Gates Ban on Street Singers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1929 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last night. There were present: The Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), W. H. Henson, B. C…

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Floods in Turkey Death Roll 500. CONSTANTINOPLE

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1929 · page 5

Thirty villages have been submerged following torrential rains in the Trebizond district. The death roll is 500 and the damage £200,000…

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The Late John Gale World's Oldest Journalist Relatives on the Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 2

The death of John Gale, of Quean beyan, ends the earthly life- of a remarkable man. Writer, historian, and poet; a man of remarkable foresight and…

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UNLUCKY N.Z. Floods Follow Earthquake Worst for Many Years. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 5

The South Canterbury district is in the grip of one of the worst floods experienced for years. Residents are reported to be anxious about the dam on…

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Tidal Wave Storms and Flood English Drought Broken "Wall of Water 30 Feet High." London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 5

The Government was becoming alarmed at the drought, and the Metropolitan Water Board had just forbidden the watering of gardens,…

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Storm and Tidal Wave Due to Sudden High Wind. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 5

The total casualties in the storm and tidal wave which swept the east and south coasts, from Yarmouth to Worthing, were two drowned and two killed by…

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Flood Warning Clarence to Hunter All Police Notified

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 4

Superintendent Parker, of Grafton, and all police stations in the areas mentioned received the following flood warning from the Weather Bureau,…

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