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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

266 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 14

Houses Unroofed Storm-Tossed Sydney Fire Ball at Newtown Garage Walls Levelled at Liverpool. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1934 · page 5

Numerous houses were unroofed small craft were overturned and torn from their moorings, verandahs and telegraph wires were blown to the…

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Fire Balls and Gales Fierce Storms In Southern Queensland Gale and Deluge at Roma Houses Unroofed--train Delayed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

Some violent storms have been experienced in Southern Queensland during the last 24 hours. Roma, last night, experienced the worst…

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Cyclonic Storm Damage at Mungindi Many Homes Flooded. Mungindi

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1934 · page 5

Considerable damage was done by a cyclonic storm which struck the town late yesterday. The storm extended over an area half a mile wide. Heavy trees…

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Railway Smash Many Injured in Tasmania Floods Cause Washout Carriage Crashes Through Culvert. Launceston

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 December 1934 · page 5

Phenomenal rains in the northwest coast district caused serious floods and washouts on road and railway…

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Heavy Rain at Ballina. Ballina

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 December 1934 · page 2

A heavy rainstorm occurred at Ballina yesterday morning, the registration for the one shower being 65 points. For the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day 35 points…

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[?]Rrific Storm Ng, Rain, Hail, Wind [?]Reek and Nymboida Suffer

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 December 1934 · page 2

[?]nder claps and fierce [?]ghtning which struck [?]elegraph poles, blew [?]ephone fuses and also…

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Sydney Cyclone Hospital Inmates Scared New England Plane Buffeted Power-house Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 December 1934 · page 2

A cyclone struck Sydney and several suburbs this afternoon. Lightning struck the fuse boxes at the Sydney Hospital, and set patients…

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