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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
201 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 11
Swan Creek at an early stage of Clarence history was not long in securing a prominent place on the map. Mr. Thos. Small, one of the discoverers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific gales swept England to-day and, so far, two seamen have lost their lives. Extreme cold prevails and the weather forecasts predict its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Monday evening last a heavy rainstorm was experienced here, 124 points being registered in a short time. Roads were badly scoured and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A seventy miles an hour gale to-day damaged the Imperial Airways flying boat station, including the slipways and buoys…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A sudden cyclonic storm which swept over the city and suburbs today caused damage to houses, flooded streets in low-lying areas, blew trees…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Following torrential rain a creek which runs through the southern end of the town was quickly flooded yesterday afternoon, and Kenneth White (10),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Les Allan and Tolwyn Martin arrived at Williamstown late this afternoon, after a week's passage across Bass Strait, in which their 20ft, yacht…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Admiralty states that early this morning the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Furious, was proceeding, at full speed from the Canary Islands to the rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The official records show that. 16.35 inches, of rain fell in the. Innisfail area during the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There were 217 points of rain recorded here in the 48 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day. At West Dorrigo the storm was torrential, accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A message from Charleville to-night states that floods continue in the west. The Builoo and Blackwater Rivers are. especially high and dangerous south of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The first victim of the floodwaters in the Townsville district was reported this morning. An old-age pensioner, Mary Murphy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Torrential rain again fell along the tropical coast during the 24 hours, ended at 9 o'clock this morning. Port Douglas registered nine inches,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrific storm swept Dirranbandi, which received the full fury of wind of hurricane force, accompanied by a deluge of rain and hail. Considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Struck by a flash of lightning during a heavy storm to-day Jack Hogan, of King .street, Newcastle, was killed. John Stephen Duthery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An unenviable experience, fraught with danger, was the fate of 30 out of 40 relief workers last night when the River Ashley suddenly burst its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Walter Lollo, 39, taxi driver, was drowned to-day when the taxi he was negotiating through floodwaters at Townsville overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unless the gale and heavy rain now centred at Daly Waters abated by tomorrow morning the Qantas plane bearing the mail from overseas will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Several persons were injured, one seriously, and thousands of pounds worth of damage was done to houses, outbuildings, and crops by a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Grafton and South Grafton Water Brigades conducted the ninth round in the competition for the Zietsch Cup on the Clarence River last…
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