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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 16
Six thousand weary workers spent a night of terror behind the river wall at Cairo last night in such a state of tension and strain that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The crest of the flood waters has now swung out of the Ohio River into the Mississippi and started on its way to the sea. In its immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two gas explosions, due to fire as the result of flood, destroyed two three-storey buildings in the heart of the business section of Louisville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Thames is still rising and fears are entertained regarding the strength of the flood bank at Old Windsor, which was built by voluntary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caught in a cyclone which struck the West Australian coast over an area of 150 miles around Geraldton, the barge, Duchess engaged in carrying blue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Torrential rain fell over the Bellinger River watershed to-day. The heaviest falls were reported from Promised Land and Gleniffer, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A gale which had its centre 100 miles out to sea, swept over a large area of Western Australia to-day. At Dalwallinu the pilot and two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owing to the absence of rain for the last three weeks the growth of pastures was retarded. A thunderstornbroke over the district on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the heaviest downpours of rain ever experienced in this district occurred this week. Upwper Orara had 22 inches in two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bounteous soaking rain, of a nature most suitable for crops and pastures, fell throughout the Clarence River district yesterday, putting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Following further torrential rain over the whole of the Bellinger watershed again last night and this morning the river rose rapidly, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Torrential rain fell over the Clarence watershed on Thursday night and the Orara and Nymboida Rivers, the main southern tributaries of the Clarence, were in flood yesterday. Both were up to 28 feet above normal and were raging torrents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a 20 minutes' interruption to electricity supply in the Clarence River County Council's area last night, including Grafton arid Lismore, from 7…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Commerce, Dr. Earle Page, did not reach Grafton last night to address a referendum campaign meeting without a battle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Deputy Director of Navigation received advice to-night that the steamer Shawshang, 4920 tons, formerly the Bright Vega, bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood rains lessened substantially yesterday afternoon, and the registration at 9 o'clock this morning was 241 points, bringing the total fall since…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck by the full force of a willy willy, when she commenced her return trip from Cape Naturaliste, three days ago, the fishing smack, Eve, reached…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two luggers which had been caught in a cyclone which swept down the north-west coast last week, causing grave fears for the safety of the crews,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Considerable damage was done on South and West Brandies of the Orara by the deluge of rain last week. The approaches to the new bridge on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some of the registrations in last week's heavy downpour, over three days, were:—Gleniffer 3ft., Upper Orara, Coratrtba and parts…
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