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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

266 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 14

W.A. Cyclone Food Still Needed at Onslow Miles Under Water. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 5

Food is still urgently needed at Onslow, which received the full force of the cyclone last week. The Government relief ship will, on her arrival to-morrow,…

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Flood Warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 4

The State Meteorologist has issued a warning that floods ar likely on the North Coast, due to a pronounced tropical depression which has resulted…

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Condition of Onslow Flooded W.A. Town Rainfall of 14 Inches in a Wee Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 3

The first detailed report of the situation at Onslow, since the cyclonic disturbance last week, was received from the steamer Koolinda, which arrived at…

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Heavy Rain But Fine Yesterday No Danger of Floods Solid Falls on Upper River

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

Despite the heavy rain which fell at almost every centre of the Clarence River district on Thursday night and continued during the early…

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Further Flood Warning on Lower North Coast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

Further heavy rain last night increased the possibility of floods on the North Coast, particularly the Macleay, Hastings and Manning Rivers districts, and special…

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Brains Trust Allegations of Communism Confession Amid Gales of Laughter. Washington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 5

An anti-climax to a sensational incident was reached to-day, when the continuous and widespread speculation concerning the identity of alleged Communistic…

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Heavy Rain Coffs Streets Flooded

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 3

The heaviest rain for some time fell at Coffs yesterday, and 618 points were registered for the 24 hours up to 9. this morning. This makes just…

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Safe Over Ulm At New Plymouth TOOK 16 HOURS 28 Minutes Fierce Storms Encountered. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 5

Carrying the first official air mail between Australia and New Zealand the monoplane, Faith in Australia, landed at New Pymouth to-day at…

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Heavy Rains in All Coastal Regions Prince's Highway Flooded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 4

As the result of heavy rain during the last few days low-lying areas on the North and South Coast are flooded. Eden is completely isolated by road…

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Jury's Unusual Experience 'No Precedent' Supreme Court Case Jury's Inspection Held Up Through Flood Waters

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 4

"There seems to be no precedent to guide us and we will have to make one," remarked Mr. Justice Halse Rogers yesterday in the Supreme…

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Torrential Rain Orara In Flood Highest for Years No Further Falls on Clarence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 4

Torrential rain has been falling on the Orara River for the past two weeks, and particularly during the last 48 hours, when upwards of six…

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Rain in Border Districts Creeks and Rivers in Flood. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 4

Creeks and rivers on the Lower Tweed, also on the South Coast of Queensland are again in flood as the result of heavy rain yesterday and last night. Over two…

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Flooded Creek Dead Sheep in Tall Trees. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 5

Rain which fell cast of the Burra resulted in serious floods. Carcases of drowned sheep were found in the top-most, branches of tall trees in part of…

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Flood Rains Falling on South Coast Landslide on Dorrigo Line Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 4

The Weather Bureau to-night stated that the position appears to be improving on the North Coast, but serious flood danger exists elsewhere on the South…

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A Flooded Street at Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 2

The above picture is of Moonee street, Coff's Harbor, as it appeared after the torrential rain which fell there last Thursday morning, causing gutters and drains to overflow. This photograph shows Moonee street at its junction with High street…

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Fire Engine Removes Flood Water

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1934 · page 4

Exceptionally heavy rain a a storm at Casino on Saturday afternoon. In a short time gutters were running bankers and the water overflowed on to…

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Giant Sun Spot May Produce Storms. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 5

The appearance on the sun's face of a giant sun spot, estimated to he 16,000 miles wide, which is the first of a series due to appear during the next 12 years,…

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Nearly Nine Inches Deluge at Tully. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 5

Tully experienced a deluge late last night when 882 points fell. So far this year Tully has registered over 138½ inches, which is greater than the…

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WRECKED Two Fishing Ketches Four Lives Lost Craft Caught in Storm Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 5

It was definitely established to-day that the fishing ketches, Saguenay, from Port Fairy, and Star, from Queenscliff, had been wrecked, with…

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Storm at Auckland Harbor Traffic Disorganised Small Craft Smashed on Rocks. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 5

Ferry services were disorganized and many small craft washed on to the rocks and smashed to pieces by a cyclonic gale and huge seas at Auckland…

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