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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

281 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 15

Lightning Pranks Severe Storm at Lower Southgate. Lower Southgate

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 4

A severe storm passed over this district on the 21st inst. about 5 p.m., 129 points of rain being registered. At Mr. M. Green's the lightning struck…

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KANGAROOS Thrilled London Crowd Match Under Floodlights League Code Captures London Extra International Fixture Arranged. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 5

The Australian Rugby League tourists, the Kangaroos, defeated a London-Highfield combination by 20 points to 5. At half-time the…

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Sunshine Now Flood Danger Lessened. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1933 · page 5

Rain gave way to sunshine to-day over practically all the State and the possibility of serious floods has been lessend, although the Namoi, Barwon and…

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Three Inches in Two Hours Heavy Storms at Baryulgil and Lionsville

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1933 · page 4

Baryulgil experienced some very heavy rain yesterday afternoon, 335 points falling in two hours during a storm. Lionsville also received 325 points in a…

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STORMS In Southern Q'sland Railway Line Washed Away Father and Son Drowned. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 November 1933 · page 4

Father and son were drowned in a flooded creek near Dalby, and fire balls fell at Rosewood during a series of violent thunderstorms in…

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Flood Waters Carry Youth Through Drainpipe. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 November 1933 · page 5

To be forced through an 18in. pipe forming a culvert, on the Tenterfield road, by the rush of water which followed torrential rain at Ma[?]anganee, was the…

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Victorian Floods Widespread Havoc Damage to Wheat Crops 100 Houses Flooded at Bendigo. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 4

Widespread havoc was caused yesterday and last night by floods and severe rainstorms. Thousands of acres of crops were devastated. Stock…

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Heavy Rain Flood Conditions at Charleville Trains Delayed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 December 1933 · page 4

Flood conditions prevail at Charleville Rivers throughout the district are in high flood, holding up trains and other transport. Bradley's Gully, which runs…

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FIREBALL Hole Cut In Wall Hail and Wind Severe Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 5

A severe electric storm broke over Melbourne suburbs this afternoon causing much damage. There was no loss of life…

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Flood Relief Grants to Councils

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 3

Bellinger and Nambucca Shire Councils have been rewarded for their persistence in following up their applications to the department for…

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Incessant Rain Floods at Thargomindah. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 4

Incessant rainfalls day and night have caused a big flood in the Bullo[?] River, while roads are being rendered impassable and mail services disorganised,…

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Six Inches in Two Hours Destructive Storm Near Charleville. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1933 · page 5

Considerable damage was caused at North Yarrawong Station, in the Charleville district, by a storm during which six inches of rain fell in two hours. Fences…

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Floods in Victoria Villages and Farms Inundated Heavy Stock Losses Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1933 · page 5

Further extensive flood damage was caused in the Bendigo district by heavy rains which fell yesterday hind this morning. A number of villages and many…

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Accident During Storm Man Struck by Falling Branch

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1933 · page 4

William Irwin, aged 64, a single man, was admitted to the Grafton District Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to the head which he received…

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Vic. Floods 1300 Sheep Drowned Thirty Families Leave Home. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1933 · page 5

The settlements of Yenda, Durham Ox, and Canary Island are still under water to-day through the flooding, of the London River and Serpentine Creek. Thirty…

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The Weather Thunderstorms and Rain on Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1933 · page 4

Thunderstorms, accompanied by rain and lightning, were experienced through out the Clarence River district yesterday, afternoon. The falls varied from a…

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GUILLOTINE Storm In Senate Dairy Bill Rushed Through Bitter Attacks on Government. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 4

The labelling of the Dairy Produce Bill as an urgent measure and the consequential guillotining of debate in the Senate to-night, brought a…

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Victorian Floods Conditions Worse Than Eve[?] Long Line of Embankments Built. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 5

The onrush of flood waters in the Kerang and Pyramid Hill districts continues to-day. Considerable anxiety was felt among the residents when the flood…

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LIGHTNING Quist's Narrow Escape Storm at Brisbane Youth Drowned in Creek. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 5

The South Australian Davis Cup player, Aubrey Quist, had a narrow escape from being struck by lightning when a severe storm swept the city…

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Victorian Floods Kerang May Be Inundated. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 5

Kerang is still threatened by floods and the crisis is expected to-morrow. Following the failure of the outer levee bauk three home were flooded and strenuous…

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