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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

281 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 15

Body-Line Bowling Controversy Raging Flood of Views For And Against Theory Cricket's Biggest Row Australians Attacked-- "Squealers" Forecasts of M.C.C. Attitude. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 5

Newspapers now generally refer to the cricket controversy by the Australian phrase, "body line," or "body bowling."…

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Horse Killed Heavy Rain on Richmond. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 4

Torrential rain accompanied a series of storms which passed over the Richmond district on Saturday night. At Lismore, 210 points were registered,…

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THUNDERSTORMS Exceptionally Heavy Rain Clarence District Benefits Falls From Three to Nine Inches

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 4

A succession of thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain visited the Clarence River district on Saturday night, and several high registrations…

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British Ship Abandoned in Storm Four Lives Lost. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 5

The British freighter, Exeter City, 2929 tons, was abandoned in a sinking condition in the Atlantic, 650 miles due east of Newfoundland…

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Flood Falls in Queensland Districts Hail and Rain. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 5

Parts of the Darling Downs, North Coast and South Coast districts of Queensland were swept by terrific storms during the early hours of this morning…

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Week-end Storms Nearly Six Inches at Harwood Thousands of Grubs Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

As a result of a series of storms on Saturday night, 576 points of rain were registered at the HarWood mill. The downpour was the heaviest experienced, in…

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Tweed's Worst Saturday's Electrical Storm Forked Lightning. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

The worst electrical disturbance ever experienced here occurred on Saturday night. Tweed Heads appeared to be the centre, of the storm's activity, and for…

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Family Swept To Death In Storm in Darkness Seven Caught In Raging Torrent Carried Out to Sea and Drowned Fathers Heroic Attempt To Save Family Youth Killed in Landslide Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

A terrific storm which swept the metropolitan and coastal districts during last night and this morning, took heavy toll of human life…

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Extremes Drought and Flood Conditions in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

Although the greater part of Southern Queensland, received a thorough soaking during the past few days, the far southwest and central west districts are…

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FLOODED Streets And Houses Damage in Metropolis Trail of Filth and Destruction Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

Widespread damage was done in the metropolitan area by the storm, many shops and private residences being flooded by swirling waters…

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Moorefield Racecourse Affected by Flood Bains. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

Heavy rain over the week-end made it problematical whether the Moorefield race course would be fit for use next Saturday. Parts of the course were submerged and…

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Into Flood Waters Moth Plane Crashes Pilot Slightly Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Robert Maguire, 18, son of a well known Macquarie street specialist, had a narrow escape from death this morning when the Moth plane he was flying…

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Coastal Gales Heavy Rain Likely Mr. I. Jones' Forecast

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 4

The Experiences in the co-ordinate areas suggest that there should be some heavy blows on the coast here, and the time is now fully due for some sign of…

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Flood Rains Ten Inches at Eden Conditions on South Coast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

The Duea River, at Moruya, on the South Coast, is in high flood to-day. After being warned by police, several residents evacuated their homes. Reports…

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Trapped by Flood Waters

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 5

GOULBURN, Wednesday. Caught in a violent thunderstorm at Tirrannaville yesterday, three prospectors narrowly escaped drowning when they…

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The Storms Continue

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

One farmer remarked on Wednesday that the countryside had been well saturated and that a week's fine weather would not be amiss. But the…

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Dreadful Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

A dreadful storm occurred at Bostobrick on Wednesday. it started about 11 o'clock and continued till about 3 without cessation. The…

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Storm at Bucca Creek

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

Very heavy rain fell at Lower Bu[?] ca in a storm on Sunday evening. As the rain guage, which registers up to 12 inches, overflowed during the night,…

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A Cloudburst Deluge Near Little Murray Hail Pierce Cows' Hides

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

The full fury of Wednesday's storm was apparently spent along the ridges and valleys between Mr. Cyril Turner's farm and the Little Murray…

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Deluge at Eden Eight Inches in Three Hours Crops, Roads and Bridges Damaged. Eden

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

A terrfic rainstorm to-day caused a considerable amount of damage. Business premises and private dwellings were flooded, while crops were washed…

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