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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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

Fierce Storm Damage in W. A. PERTH

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 5

Extensive damage was caused by a storm in the Wongan Hill district. A strip of country, a mile wide,and thirty- five miles long, was devastated and 6000…

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Monsoonal Storms Much Damage in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 5

Monsoonal storms yesterday were responsible for considerable "damage. Homes in the Maryborough district are under water and have been abandoned,…

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Gale at Auckland. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 3

During a fierce south-westerly gale, which swept Auckland yesterday, a number of yachts and launches were driven ashore in the harbor, and several were…

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Storm Havoc Buildings Unroofed at Tamworth. Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 5

Widespread damage was caused to-day by a terrific storm which swept the town for half an hour. Nearly 20 buildings were unroofed and the large…

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Severe Storm Damage at Tamworth. Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 5

Further particulars of the storm at Tamworth yesterday show that when the balcony verandah of Barrett's building snapped off, it was hurled into the street,…

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Caught in Storm Italian Seaplane Squadron Rome

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 5

The seaplane squadron, which is flying from Rome to Brazil, encountered a violent storm over the Balearic Isles. Eight machines arrived at Cartagena, but…

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Caught by Flood Waters Three Families Marooned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 5

A message from Mudgee states that a party of 18, consisting of three families, were marooned on a strip of land between the Cudgegong River and Lawson's…

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Storm Spoilt Police Plans

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 December 1930 · page 4

Local police are confident that were it not for the thunderstorm, they would have found a far larger crowd than they did at an alleged "two-up" school on…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria Damage to Wheat Crops. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 December 1930 · page 3

Heavy rain which has fallen throughout Victoria during the past few days has done an immense amount of harm to the wheat crops. Farmers were in the midst…

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Warning to Shipping Gales and Rough Seas Expected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 December 1930 · page 5

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, issued a warning to shipping to-day that a cyclone is now centred about 150 miles east of Newcastle and [?] southerly…

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In Heavy Rain Gallops at Randwick. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 December 1930 · page 1

Final gallops for Nw Year's Day's racing at Randwick took place at Randwick this morning in heavy rain. Flags were out 40 feet…

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