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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 16

Floods in U S A. Fresh Peril In Three States Ohio-river Swollen. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 5

The worst April floods for years have again imperilled Pennsylvania, Maryland and West-Virginia. Mountain streams, fed by heavy rains…

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Floods in Ontario Six Thousand Homeless. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 5

Thousands are fleeing from their homes and industry has been paralysed by floods in six Western Ontario cities. A train plunged through the…

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A Storm Souvenir

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 4

Ample evidence of the severity of the storm at Yangan was provided last Wednesday night when a motorist who had been at the township during the…

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Storms and Perils Last Of Windjammers Grafton Ma[?]'s Experience Out of Sydney in a Barquentine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 8

I had been haying a holiday for a couple of months in Sydney, and incidentally trying to get a job on the bridge, but I was a bit too early, as…

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Barcelona Storm Under Calm Surface. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

Although Barcelona outwardly is peaceful following the formation of a provisional Government representing the anarchists and Socialists, Catalan…

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Farmers' Relief Drought and Flood Losses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Buttenshaw, stated to-day that Crown settlers who desired to apply for relief under the provisions of the Crown…

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Maitland Gale Anniversary of Disaster

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 8

Last Thursday was the anniversary of the wreck, on May 6, 1898, near Broken Bay, of the steamer Maitland, with the loss of 25 lives…

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Like Flood Pouring Into London Thousands Of Visitors Chaotic Traffic Conditions London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 5

Hour by hour, thousands of coronation visitors from all parts of Britain and from overseas are pouring into London, which is becoming more…

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Storm in N.Z. Racecourse Under Water. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 5

A violent storm, with particularly heavy rain, occurred in Auckland province during the week-end. Waipa racecourse was under water, and the…

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H.M.S. HUNTER Damaged By Mine Warship Flooded with Burning Oil. Gibraltar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 5

It is reported that a diver has confirmed that H.M.S. Hunter was struck by a mine. A message from Almeria states that…

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"Cyclone" Fencing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 6

The outstanding features of "Cyclone" ringlock fencing are the saving in labor in erecting and less posts, which means less boring less sinking and…

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Floods in Poland Heavy Deathroll Fifty Villages Submerged. Warsaw

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 5

There is a heavy deathroll and hundreds have been injured by floods which are sweeping Central Poland. Fifty villages are submerged and…

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"Cyclone Watch" Weathermen Leave Willis Island Lonely Year Ends. Townsville

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 6

Messrs. H. J. Edwards and A. Oliver, of the Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau, who have been stationed at Willis Island, a speck out in the Pacific…

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Snow at Orange Worst Storm For Years Electricity Supplies Fail. Orange

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 4

The heaviest snowstorm for years was experienced in the district last night and to-day. Industry is practically at a standstill owing to the failure…

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More Heavy Rain Expected on North Coast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 4

The Weather Bureau reported to night that heavy, falls are expected, during the next 24 hours on the Central and North Coast, causing local…

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Coastal Cyclone Nieuw Holland Was Hove To. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 5

Steamers proceeding along the coast during the week-end from Brisbane experienced the force of a cyclone which prevailed in the northern coastal area…

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Flooding of Streets. Eliminated

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

When the system of underground drainage in the principal business streets of Lismore, at present being undertaken by municipal council…

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The MAN from the [?] All Rights Reserved. Chapter Six (Continued.) Two Women in a Flood

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 3

Nevertheless, the black curtain of silence he drew over his life from the time, he had gone out into the world to work for himself baffled her, and…

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Ulmarra Council Mail Service Flood Reports Ratepayers Assn and Footpath the Coronation Expenditure

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 6

The Ulmarra Council met on Thursday morning, there being present the Mayor (Ald. G. Chevalley), in the chair, Aids. A. Bowling, W. H…

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Mrs. Putnam Buffeted by Storm. Rangoon

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 5

Mrs. Putnam arrived this afternoon, after a terrific battle on the flight from Akyab. She said she met with blinding rain,…

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