Flood Devastation
The extent of the flood devastation on the Manning River was related in conversation yesterday by Mr. J. Cummins, of Taree, who resided in Grafton for…
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Floods & storms, 1929
311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 16
Flood Losses of Stock
At a meeting of Maria River (Hastings district) settlers last week, it was ascertained that the collective losses of twenty-six settlers were 346 head of cattle, 25…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Tweed Flood at Murwillumbah Foodstuffs Delivered by Boats Murwillumbah
Heavy rain, accompanied by a wind which at times reached gale force, tell incessantly throughout the Tweed, and Brunswick districts during the past two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Moved Out to Sea. Sydney
The Weather Bureau to-day issued a warning to shipping that the cyclone has moved about 300 miles south -east, and is now centred near Lord Howe Island. Stormy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Lost Overboard Gale in North Atlantic. Melbourne
When the Finnish barque Ponape arrived yesterday with a cargo of timber from Sweden, the captain reported that a man was washed overboard and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poison Germs in Flood Silt
The "Macleay Argus" says there are a number of Kempsey and district residents, both juvenile and adult, suffering from poisoned hands and feet, caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RECEDING Flood At Lismore People Return to Homes Man Drowned in Creek. Lismore
On Saturday morning the Richmond River rose to 29 feet 7 inches above normal at Lismore; hung at this height for a while and then commenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Heavy Rain
The rain last Thursday night and all day Friday was heavier over the range than at Coffs, although it rained heavily and the wind blew with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central and Upper Bucca. Heavy Rain and Flood
Heavy rain started to fall yesterday afternoon. (Feby. 28) and continued throughtout the night. It resulted in another big flood in Bucca Creek and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orara Floods
The Orara River at Karangi, where Mr. Fred. white takes official records daily, was two feet higher from last week's rains than it was after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Underground Reservior Bursts Surrounding Country Flooded. Auckland
The underground reservoir at Mount Eden burst early this morning, releasing a million and a quarter gallons of water, which submerged the surrounding country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Body Recovered Richmond Flood Victim. Lismore
The body of Walter Robert King, 35, who was drowned in the flood, was recovered from the creek early this morning. The man had shed a heavy military…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Orara Shire Council Monthly Meeting Road Damage Through Storm New State Movement
The March meting of the Orara Shire Council was held yesterday morning at the Shire Chambers, South Grafton. There were present: Crs. G. W. Fitzerald…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'It Was Hell' in Teeth of Cyclone Arafura's Buffeting
Staggering into the teeth of a cyclone, fighting a furious whistling wind that blew with 70 miles an hour force, [?] turbines strained to breaking point, and…
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Although Friday's flood caused considerable damage to the Tweed Shire Council's bridges, culverts and roads, it also did at least one good turn by…
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It is peculiar how tar articles lost in a flood travel before finding a resting place. Gloucester is said to be 40 miles from Taree, but by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Town in Idleness Strike and Flooded Mine. Auckland
Over 400 miners and other workmen are a the town off Hikurangi. One coal mine is flooded a mine employees of ah other are on strike. All business is at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fine Seamanship Wollongbar in Cyclone Passengers' Praise. Sydney
Passengers who travelled by the Wollongbar during the recent cyclone have sent the following letter to the agents of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Harvesting Falkiner Invention Machine Lost in Storm
In 1927 Mr. Ralph S. Falkiner, of New South Wales (the inventor of a cane harvester mechanical device, from which much was, and is, still expected), sold to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floodets. Incidents and Reminiscences
"Hawke-eye" relates some interesting incidents ad reminiscences of past. floods in the Manning River papers:—…
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