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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

201 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 11

Flood Escape Scheme

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 4

A public meeting at Lismore council Chambers convened by the Tuckombil Flood Escapement Committee and attended by local government…

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King's Yacht Sheltering From Storm. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 5

The "Daily Mail's" Athens correspondent states that rough seas compelled the Nahlin, with King Edward aboard, and also the escort of Greek…

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1516 Dead a Terrible Storm. Seoul (Korea)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 5

The casualties as the result of the typhoon which swept South Korea now total 1516 dead, 1183 injured, and 769 missing. No less than 33,254 houses were…

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House Lifted Cyclone In New Zealand Occupants Were Unhurt. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 5

To escape almost unhurt after a house had been lifted 20 yards through the air and then completely demolished by a cyclone was the experience of Mr…

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60 M.P.H. Gale Damage in Melbourne Woman And Boy Killed by Falling Tree Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 September 1936 · page 5

A young woman and a little boy met death at Lockwood, near Belgrave, to-day when an old tree crashed on them at the height of a…

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French Polar Expedition Disaster Near Iceland Coast Ship Sinks In Storm 30 Bodies Washed Up Copenhagen

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 5

Dr. Charcot, leader of the French Polar expedition, aboard the vessel, Pourquoi Pas, and the crew were drowned, with one exception, when a…

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Strong Gale At Coff's Harbor Heavy Seas Along Coast

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1936 · page 1

Coff's Harbor was lashed by a very strong gale which commenced early, this morning and continued throughout the day until sunset…

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In Lead Sarazen-hatterslet Open Golf Title Play in Rain, Hail and Gale Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 5

H. W. Hattersley (N.S.W.) and Gene Sarazen (U.S.A.) led the field in the first round of the Australian open golf championship played on the…

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Rebels Checked Engulfed in Flood Loyalists Open Dam Desperate Defence of Madrid London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 5

The Spanish Government's troops are now making desperate efforts to check the insurgent advance on Madrid, says the Madrid…

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Heavy Hail Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 2

Coffs Harbour, with its young tomato crops doing so well, was fortunate to escape the severity of a had storm on Saturday afternoon last. Hail…

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Thunderstorms Cause Pollution? Waters Of Mann River View of Minister for Mines Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 4

A reply to a telegram from the Copmanhurst Chamber of Commerce, protesting against the pollution of the river by mining activities at Skeleton…

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River Pollution Cause of Trouble Minister's Thunderstorm Suggestion Reply by Mr. W. M. L. Hughes "Caused by Sludge or Slurry."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 4

The statement published yesterday relative to the pollution of the water of the Clarence River in which Mr. Henry, M.L.A., stated that the…

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60 Points of Rain Last Night's Storm Recording at Midnight

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 4

At midnight last night about 60 points of rain had been recorded at the Grafton Post Office in last night's thunderstorm. It was then still…

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Soaking Rain Sunday's Storm All Along Clarence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 4

Good, soaking rain with falls from half an inch to an inch, were recorded along the Clarence from the Heads to the Upper Clarence, in Sunday night's…

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77 M.P.H. GALE N.Z. Pedestrians Injured Blown Off Their Feet. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 5

Five persons, including one man, were taken to hospital here to-day, as a result of injuries received when they were blown from their feet during a…

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Floods in N.Z. Hundreds of Sheep Drowned. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 5

Hundreds of sheep perished in floods at Greymouth, but the waters have now subsided, and the town is taking stock of itself. The streets in the business…

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In Storm C. W. A. Scott's Adventurous Flight. Naples

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1936 · page 5

C. W. A. Scott and Giles Guthrie, winners of the Johannesburg air race, who are making a return flight to England, arrived here from Cairo to-day…

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Morris Shares Stockbrokers Flooded with Orders. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1936 · page 5

Stockbrokers to-day were inundated with orders to buy Morris car shares. When dealings opened one firm alone had been requested to buy more than…

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Madrid Calm Before Storm Preparing For Attack Rebel Aerial Activity London

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 5

The calm before the storm continues on the Madrid front, though Government troops continue counterattacks elsewhere to prevent the…

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Fought Storm on Wet Biscuits

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 4

A blacksmith, a printer, and a ferryman have brought the auxiliary yacht White Wings through gales from Sydney to Melbourne, in 18 days. The…

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