Tweed Motorists Unenviable Experience on Flooded Road. Brisbane
A party of six motoring from Murwillumbah to Brisbane had an unenviable experience at Yatala railway overbridge on Monday night at the…
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Floods & storms, 1940
176 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 9
21 PLANES Damaged In Storm Hurricane at Narrandera Narrandera
A hurricane swept Narrandera Air Force elementary training school to-day damaging 21 light training aircraft of the R.A.A.F, some extensively…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General Thunderstorm Yields 25 Points of Rain
Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday a sharp thunderstorm occurred at Grafton. The storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning and heavy rain, which…
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Thirty-five points of rain were recorded at Grafton to 9 a.m. yesterday as the result of the thunderstorm on Monday afternoon. There were furt[?]e[?]…
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Torrential rain was reported at Coff's Harbor where 930 points fell in 24 hours. The coastal rain is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Torrential Rain Accompanies Storms Rivers and Creeks Flooded in the Orara District
A storm, accompanied by severe lightning and thunder and torrential rain, broke oyer the Orara and portions of the Clarence River…
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Tueesday night last was one of conslant bombardment by thunder and lightning, accompanied by teemine rain, and for the 24 hours to 9 on…
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Probably the worst storm ever experienced in the Inverell district wrought untold damage over a strip of country two miles though Rob Roy and…
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Two minor storms broke over Graiton yesterday afternoon and evening accompanied by showers of rain…
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Coff Harbour got the tail end of a cyclonic storm yesterday afternoon, and no damage was done. Parts of the Orara, libwever, seemed to get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storm In Orara Valley Hail Lashes Crops and Gardens
Young crops and gardens In the Orara Valley, received a severe buffeting yesterday afternoon, when a cyclonic storm, accompanied by hail…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storms At Colitis' Crossing Man and Horse Struck by Lightning. Coutts' Crossing
During the storm at Coutts' Crossing on Monday afternoon a piece of timber 4in. x 4in. and 18ft. long at the residence of Mr. Jim Ellis was blown…
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Cr. R. Noble, who represents "F" Riding in the Dorrigo Shire Council, was on his way to Coramba, in order to attend the monthly meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Randwick Track Will Be Heavy. Sydney
Following to-day's heavy rain the Australian Jockey Club decided that the hurdles for the Hurdle Race at Randwick to-morrow should be placed on the outside of the track…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Yields 30 Points of Rain Up to 11 P.m
Thirty points of rain resulted from the storm which broke over Grafton at approximately 8.30 p.m. yesterday. This recording was made at 11 o'clock,…
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In a storm which commenced about 9 o'clock on Friday night, 55 points of rain were recorded…
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