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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 16

Sydney, Too Gale And Heavy Rain Air Services Cancelled. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 5

Air services were cancelled when hundreds of points of rain were recorded in the city and parts of the country, bringing relief to some areas…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

Heavy rain continues to fall over a large area of the State. A report from Townsville to-day stated that floodwater was a foot over…

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Mrs. Putnam Storm Prevents Flight. Oakland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 5

A storm forced the second postponement of Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam's, world flight to-day. She intends to start as soon as the…

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70 Miles Gale Conditions At Woolgoolga More Jetty Washed Away, Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

With a gale blowing at 70 miles an hour this morning, heavy seas washed away the section of the jetty which had been left swinging after the gale…

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Lower Clarence Low-lying Districts Flooded. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

A total of 333 points of rain was recorded at Maclean for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, and this morning heavy rain was falling. The low-lying…

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Over Wharves Flood in Macleay. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

Torrential rains which have fallen over the entire watershed of the Macleay during the past 48 hours resulted in the rapid rise of the river at…

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Flood Conditions at Rappville. Rappville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

Heavy rains have beer experienced almost continuously from Sunday morning, causing flooded conditions in all parts of the Rappville and surrounding…

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Flood-warning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

This afternoon the Weather Bure[?] issued a special flood warning along the coast and in the northern inland areas…

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The Forecast Flood Falls Likely

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 4

New South Wales General rain heavy and flood falls in the eastern areas, strong and soually north-east to east winds over the eastern half,…

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Flood Waters Subsiding on Tweed. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

Rain which commenced in the Tweed district on Saturday last and continued without abatement in the ensuing days, causing a minor flood condition, ceased…

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Flood News Ferries Tied Up. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

Owing to the rapid rise in the river at Tabulam and Copmanhurst and the prevailing weather conditions, it was deemed advisable to tie up the ferries…

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Maryborough Flood Five Feet in Grand Hotel. Maryborough (Q.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 3

The Mary River is in high flood and the Lamington bridge is submerged to a depth of several feet. The city is cut off from road communication with the…

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Flood Dangers Disappear. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 4

Rain gave way to sunshine in Sydney to-day, but the Weather Bureau expects further falls. Reports which came to hand from the…

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Dr. Page Held Up By Flood on the Upper Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 4

When the Acting Prime Minister, Dr. Earle Page, arrived at his station property, Boolneringbar, on the Upper Clarence, at the week-end, there was…

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Danger of Flood Past Rivers Falling Steadily Low-Lying Lands Submerged Peak Rise in Clarence Yesterday 11Ft. 6In. Body Of Youth Recovered In Orara

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 4

Though the river was in flood at Grafton yesterday and low-lying lands on the South Grafton side of the Clarence had been inundated through the flood water backing up Cowan Creek, it was obvious that, unless further heavy rain fell over the Clarence watershed before the water, coming down…

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On Carr's Peninsula Floodboat for Cream Supplies

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 4

Although the river was falling the floodwaters at Carr's Peninsula were still rising yesterday, the water finding an entrance through Bradley's…

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Roads Covered Flood Conditions at Maclean. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 4

The river at Maclean showed a rapid rise this morning and by midday waters had broken across the State highway in River street. The roadway…

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Piateau Receives Heavy Downpour. Countryside Thoroughly Saturated Creeks and Rivers Flooded

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

Light rain commenced to fall in Dorrigo at mid-day on Sunday. The rain continued intermittently throughout the afternoon and night and on…

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Heavy Stock Losses Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 1

Though waters in most of the flood affected areas are now slowly subsiding, some inland centres are still isolated. Heavy stock losses are reported in some…

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Flood Information. (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 1

Sir, -- Once more the glaring lack of information in reference to flood conditions on the Clarence River have cropped up, arid many services and…

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