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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

266 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 14

Ganges Flood Hundreds Believed Drowned Peasants Still Living in Trees. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 5

Although the Ganges floods generally are slightly subsiding, many towns and hundreds of villages on the river banks are still submerged, and thousands of peasants…

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Many Storms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 2

A storm a day has been the order lately. Regularly the rain has come on in the evening, and on Wednesday night the storm was accompanied by…

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Dorrigo Storm Hail Two Feet Deep. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 4

Severe, lightning interrupted the telephone and electricity services yesterday afternoon, and the disturbance was,responsible for a heavy fall of hail, which was…

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Big Storm Unusual Conditions for August Lightning Causes Damage Black-outs in Premises

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 2

During the week the district has experienced a series of severe thunder storms and the whole countryside has been well drenched. Such conditions…

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Flood Warning North and Central Coast Rough Seas and Gales. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 4

A warning that rivers in the northern parts of New South Wales should be closely watched during the next few days was issued to-day by the State Meteorologist…

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Smashed by Gale Seaplane on H.M.A.S. Australia. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 5

When H.M.A.S. Australia arrived at Fremantle to-day it was reported thai while rounding Cape Leeauwin the seaplane it carried was completely wrecked…

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Gales and Rain Along North Coast Several Rivers Flooded Shipping Sheltering. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 4

Whilst rain fell generally over the State on Friday and Saturday benefiting pastures and crops, a gale raged along the coast north of Sydney…

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Cows Killed Storm on Bellinger Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 4

During a storm in the Bellinger River valley, two cows were killed by lightning. One animal, which belonged to Mr. Harry Moore was feeding in an open paddock…

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Steamer Montoro Sheltering From Storm. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 5

The steamer Montoro, which ran aground near Finschafen, New Guinea, on August 8, reached Brisbane to-day. Her appearance caused surprise as she was not…

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Mountainous Waves Gale at Coff's Harbor Launches Break From Moorings. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 4

Coff's Harbor suffered the full force of the squally south-westerly gale, which has been raging on the coast for the past 48 hours. The gale…

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Indians Fired on Attempt to Cut Railway Embankment to Release Flood Waters. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 5

The Gangee floods were responsible for two deaths in tragic circumstances. The inhabitants of several villages near Chapra, in Bihar, threatened with…

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Coff's Harbor Gale Another Launch Ashore Southern Breakwater Suffers. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 4

Although no rain had fallen this morning up to 9 o'clock, the squally southwesterly gale still prevails and heavy seas still lash the coast…

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Grant for Copmanhurst Shire £350 for Flood Repairs

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 4

The Copmanhurst Shire Council has received a grant of £350 from the New South Wales Government to be utilised for carrying out repairs to shire areas…

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A Sou-westerly Gale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 2

The south-westerly gale which raged for several days early in the week caused a lot of damage along the coast. At Coff's Harbour huge seas…

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4¼ Inches Heavy Rain at Iluka. Iluka

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 4

After several fine days, heavy rain started to fall at dark on Sunday afternoon, and continued practically all night, 4¼ inches being recorded for the…

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Eight Dead Alpinists in Switzerland Caught in Storm. Berne (Switzerland)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 5

Eight Alpinists are dead and several injured as the result of storms and torrential rains sweeping Central Switzerland during the week-end…

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Dog in Flooded Drain

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 3

For several hours on Sunday hundreds of people, including police officers, attempted to lure a dog out of a flooded sewer drain into which it had fallen at…

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Copmanhurst Shire Flood Damage Grant of £350 Available Straying Stock at Lower Southgate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 1

The September meeting of the Copmanhurst Shire Council was held at the Copmanhurst Shire Chambers, Victoria street, Grafton, yesterday morning. There were…

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Horseman in Flooded Stream

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 7

While crossing Ben Hall's Creek on Monday, Mr. Potter, of Hanging Rockhad an unhappy experience. Though the creek was heavily swollen by the recent…

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Warmer Weather Coming Early Storms in October Inigo Jones' Forecast

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 7

Finer weather is now likely as the rain points of the cycle have been produced at the points indicated, says In[?]go Jones. The temperature will now move…

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