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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 16

Shipping Warned Cyclone Over Tasman. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 4

The following warning to shipping was issued by the Weather Bureau to-day :-- The cyclone is now apparently centred to the south of Norfolk Island. Fresh to…

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Lismore Flood Protection

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 2

The Lismore Chamber of Commerce has decided to support the municipal council in its efforts to induce the Government to take action to minimise the flood…

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Zeppelin's Cruise Storms May Delay Departure. Friendrichshaven

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 5

Atlantic storms may delay the departure of the Graf Zeppelin, fixed for 4 o'clock to-morrow morning. It seems certain the southern route will have to…

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Grafton Council The Flood Embankment Question of Land Resumptions Palms in Prince Street

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last evening. There were present: The Mayor (Aid. D. W. Macpherson), Aldermen B. C…

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Floods in China Yellow River Overflows. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 5

Floods in the vicinity of Peking caused the overflowing of the Yellow River a few days ago, but it was confidently expected that it would subside…

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Palmer's Island Storm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 6

A storm passed over on Sunday night last. Vivid lightning, accompanied by heavy thunder, commenced at about 6 o'clock and continued for about two…

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CHOLERA Follows Terrible Floods Heavy Loss of Life Heroic Self-sacrifice of Mayor Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 5

Thousands of panic-stricken refugees are fleeing from the Middle and Upper Sind, where the ravages of cholera are following floods and…

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Grafton Council The Through Railway Flood Embankments Condition of the Swimming Baths

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton City Council was held last evening. There were president: The Mayor (Ald. D. W. Macpherson), Aldermen B. C. Eggins, C…

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Indian Plagues Floods, Cholera and Locusts Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 5

Sind, which has been devastated by floods and ravaged by cholera, is now faced with a new peril. Swarms of locusts are appearing and…

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The Bluff Flood Gauge

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 6

Cr. Johnson reported to the shire meeting on Wednesday that the telephone line was being erected to Mr. Arthur Ellem's residence, from where…

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ZEPPELIN Flying Over Pacific Outrode Severe Gales Due in America To-night. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 5

Taking advantage or a lull in the wind the Graf Zeppelin departed, hoping to escape the weather reported to be coming, but during the night she…

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Fifty Dead Cyclone And Cloudburst Juso-slavia Disaster 800 Buildings Destroyed. Vienna

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 5

At least 50 people have been drowned in a sudden flood at Skoplje, Jugo-Slavia. The cyclone whirled through the…

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Sydney Nationalists Political Storm Brewing Hughes' Consistent Opposition to Govt. 'Personal Dislike Of Prime Minister' May Lose Party Nomination? Canberra

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 5

A great fight is expected at the Nationalist headquarters in Sydney in connection with the refusal of Mr. Bruce to issue any more invitations to Mr. Hughes to meeting of the Nationalist party, but the Nationalists here prophesy that the action of the Prime Minister will be supported by the…

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Seventy Missing Violent Storm in Japan. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 5

An extremely violent storm was raging at Hollaido on Monday night and yesterday. Seventy fishermen, were reported to be drowned. Boats were wrecked and…

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Floods in India Hundreds Reported Drowned. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 5

Three hundred inhabitants of Dera[?]smail Khan, a town on the north-west frontier, are believed to have been drowned by flood that are sweeping…

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DUST. From Far West Like Cloud Over State Storms in Dry Interior. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 2

Last Saturday snow was reported in many parts of the State. Yesterday heat wave conditions prevailed, and dense dust storms obscured many…

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Flooded Out Oil in Cabins Passengers on Steamer Baradine. ' COLOMBO

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 3

About 80 passengers from the P. and O. branch liner Baradine, including a number of children, were forced to come ashore on Friday night as the result of…

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'Storm in Tea Cup' Works Committee Differences Maclean Council and Short Street Job

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, on Monday night, the Deputy-Mayor, Ald. E. G. Grainger, presided during the first part of the meeting,…

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Evidence of the Flood Fresh Facts From Ur

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 7

The finding of evidence of the historical character of the flood was referred to by Mr. C. Leonard Woolley in a lecture on the excavations at Ur, 1928-29,…

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Take the Tide at Its Flood

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 1

And secure some of Harding's Bargains. Diamond rings are now reduced by 6 in the.£, and other goods in proportion. The sale has to end on September 20…

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