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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

281 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 15

German School Teachers Ordered to Join Nazi Storm Troops. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 5

All of the elementary school teachers have been ordered to join the Nazi storm troops…

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Aerial Struck Severe Thunderstorm at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 November 1933 · page 4

A very severe thunderstorm passed over the district on Friday night, says our Maclean correspondent. The lightning was vivid and…

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Heavy Rain in Southern Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 4

Heavy rains, ranging up to 6½ inches, fell along the South Coast last night and to-day at Yandina low-lying areas were covered with water, resembling inland seas…

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Flood Warning North-west Districts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 4

The following flood warning was issued to-day by the Weather Bureau: "Heavy rain has fallen over Northern Now South Wales and Southern and South-east…

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The Weather Still Unsettled Thunderstorm Yields 42 Points

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 November 1933 · page 4

Showery and unsettled weather continued yesterday, at Grafton. Since November 1, 165 points have been registered. Included in that total were 20 points…

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Flood Warning North-western Districts. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1933 · page 4

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a further flood warning as the result of rain in the north and north-western parts of the State…

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Heavy Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 2

The heaviest rain that has tailed in Dorrigo for some time was experienced on Wednesday afternoon. The storm gathered overhead from all…

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Ebor Storms Cause Damage

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 2

The district has been swept by a series of storms during the week. On Friday last a phenomenal hailstorm occurred. It extended from Ebor to…

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Torrential Rains Flood Falls in N. Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 4

Flood rains of unusual intensity have [?]een experienced in Northern Queensland [?]ring the last ten days. Innisfail had [?] less than 15½ inches since Tuesday…

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Storm at Nymboida

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 4

Last Tuesday, a very heavy storm took place at Nymboida, in the vicinity of the power station. So heavy was the rainfall, that it was almost of the nature of a…

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Floods in India Many Lives Lost. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 5

Many perished, including ten children and thousands of head of cattle, while hundreds of village huts were washed away and buildings damaged, in heavy…

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Flood, Drought, Etc., Relief for Rural Settlers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 November 1933 · page 4

The Minister for Lauds (Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A.) states that the 30th of the present month is the final date…

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In Difficulties Heavy Atlantic Gale One Vessel Said to Be Abandoned Unsuccessful Search by Liner. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 5

Two British ships, the Saxilby, 3630 tons, and the Saint Quentin, 3528 tons, were reported tp be in difficulties in a heavy gale in the…

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Ulmarra Council Floodboat Shed Broken Into Three Times

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 November 1933 · page 9

The Ulmarra Municipal Council met on on the 9th inst., there being present: Ald. F. Hall (Mayor), Aldermen Green, Lee, Pattemore, Redmond and Bailey, the Town…

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FOUNDERED Steamer In Storm Crew of 27 Missing No Trace of Survivors or Wreckage. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 November 1933 · page 5

Little hope now remains that any of the crew of the British steamship Saxilby, which yesterday sent out distress calls when 400 miles' off…

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Nambucca Wants Flood Relief Grant

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 November 1933 · page 4

At a meeting of the Nambucca Shire Council last week, the engineer tabled a report shewing that the recent flood had caused damage estimated at £770. The…

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Bad Conditions for Floodlight Football Match Kangaroos See Real London Fog London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 1

The Australian Rugby League tourists, the Kangaroos, have never before seen fog the like of that which enveloped London to-day. The players were unable…

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Minor Floodings in Far North West. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 November 1933 · page 6

Minor floodings have occurred over most parts of New South Wales, following recent heavy rains. The worst damage, according to the…

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Flood of Crayfish

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1933 · page 3

At Jandowae, near Dalby (Q.), after a heavy storm hundreds of crayfish were found in the gutters. The incident is without parallel in local history, and…

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Talkies Garden and Prince Edward Theatres. "Texas Cyclone."

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 8

Tim McCoy and John Wayne, two of the most popular western stars, will be seen this evening, at the Garden Theatre, in "Texas Cyclone." McCoy is seen as a…

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