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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

252 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 13

Inch in Half-hour Thunderstorm at Coff's. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 November 1935 · page 4

A thunderstorm passed over Coff's Harbor at about 5 p.m. to-day, 114 points, of rain falling in about half an hour…

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Phenomenal Hail Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 2

A phenomenal hail storm occurred over Megan, Briggsvale and Cascade on Wednesday afternoon. Chunks of ice, some of them long jagged slabs…

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Rhone Valley Worst Flood Since 1840 Fifteen Lives Lost Damage Millions Sterling Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 5

The worst floods since 1840 have devastated 150 miles of the Rhone Valley, and resulted in the loss of 15 lives…

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High Honors Rio Taken by Storm. Rio De Janeiro

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 5

Miss Jean Batten has taken Rio by storm. She is being feted on every hand The press has relegated the Italo-Ethiopian war news to second…

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Snow in Victoria Worst Storm For Years Roads Blocked with Wreckage. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 5

Sweeping across Victoria, with rain, hail arid snow, a 50 miles an hour gale caused extensive damage last night. The Middle Park baths were partially…

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Severe Floods Damage In England Heavy Rain Throughout Country. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 5

Following heavy rain throughout the country in the last few days, serious flooding is reported from many districts, and continued unsettled weather…

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Wind Storm Damages Church

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 4

These two photographs show how the Eatonsville Church of England was blown from its blocks and otherwise damaged by the wind storm last Monday week. In the picture on the left one of the piers, from which the building was blown, is shown…

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Coff's Harbor Thunderstorm. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 2

Two storms passed over Coirs Harbor last night, the aftermath of the oppressive conditions which prevailed during the day, although the heat of…

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72 Perish Terrific Storm in Southern Italy. Rome

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 November 1935 · page 5

It is officially announced that 72 perished in a violent storm which swept Sicily arid Southern Italy, including Naples, where much damage was done,…

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French Premier May Weather Political Storm. Paris

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 5

The weakening of the Left parties' attack against the Premier, M. Laval, was confirmed to-day with the decision of the Socialist Radicals not to join…

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90 M.P.H. Riverina Cyclone Had Train Puffing Man Killed--towns Damaged Wagga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 December 1935 · page 5

A terrific cyclone, estimated at 90 miles an hour, struck Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook districts, considerable damage being done…

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Fierce Storm Encountered Near Grafton Glen Innes Motorist's Experience

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 4

Mr. Con Bavea, who motored a party of six to Yamba on Sunday last, in his Studebaker Six, had a most unenviable experience on the return…

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Coramba Thunderstorm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 6

A thunderstorm, passed over Coramba last Sunday night about 8.30, but little rain fell. Flashes of lightning and severe claps of thunder…

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Brave Pioneer Dared Thunderbolt Flood Rescue

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 4

Spending the evening of her life in peaceful tranquility in a back street in Glebe lives a little old lady, Mrs. Eliza Patrick. A resident of West…

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Clarence River Historical Society The Rawden Lectures Floods on the Clarence Some Interesting Data Records of Severe Visitations (No. 94.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 7

"In the year 1839 there was a considerable flood in the Clarence. This was succeeded in January, 1841, by one considerably higher. We were…

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Roofs Go Trees Across Lines Trains Held Up Severe Storm in Vic, Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 5

Travelling along a belt about two miles wide. a gale in the Huntly and Goornong districts this afternoon unroofed houses, blew down…

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SPORTING Transvaal Cricketers Tourists Given Match in Raging Storm. Johannesburg

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 December 1935 · page 5

But for the sporting spirit of the, South African players, the match between Australia and Transvaal must have resulted in a draw instead of…

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Severe Storm Damage in Cessnock District. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 5

Lasting only 10 minutes, a terrific rainstorm, accompanied by wind which reached tornadic velocity, swept the Cessnock district last night…

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CENTURY McCABE at Durban Brown's Masterly Innings Cricket in 65 M.P.H. Gale Australia's Good Start. Durban

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 December 1935 · page 5

In a howling 65 mile an hour gale. which raged throughout the day, the Australian batsmen, Brown and McCabe, faced the bowling of…

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Violent Storm One of the Worst

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 December 1935 · page 3

One of the most violent thunderstorms ever experienced in Coffs Harbour occurred last night, about 8 o'clock and lasted for some time…

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