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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

67 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 4

Heavy Storms Predicted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

Heavy storms yielding from 25 to 30 inches of rain by the end of April were to-day predicted by Dr. J. J. C. Bradfield…

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Nazi Ban Storm Troopers Not Now Important? London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 5

Reliable information reaching Switzerland from Germany gives several reasons for supposing that Hitler's storm troopers no…

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Lismore Storm Two Houses Wrecked. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

Suffering from head injuries received when his house collapsed upon him at Wyrallah during a violent storm last night…

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A Terrific Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

The showground of Coraki[?] mass of wreckage, says R[?] River "Herald's" report of the [?] which struck that area last[?]…

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From Stream to Flood and Torrent. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 3

In a broadcast message to the defenders of Singapore to-night, the Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, promised a "flood" of…

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Tweed Flood Water In Shops Receding Last Night. Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2

The first flood on the Tweed for three years to-night invaded an hotel and over 20 shops on both sides of the river at…

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Floods Unlikely Rise In Upper Clarence 22 Feet at Tabulam

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

Heavy rain at the head of the Clarence River has caused flooding at Tabulam and centres further up the river. At Tabulam…

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Henry Lawson "Storm To Come" Prophetic Verses

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 3

Born in a tent at Grenfell in 1867, Henry Lawson, who died in 1922, summed up the nature of Australians when he said, "The…

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Indies Prepare to Face the Storm Invasion Of Java Would Not Be Easy Batavia

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

Cheered by the news that the Dutch Beatty in Admiral Helfrich has taken over the command of the Allies' naval forces…

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Nazi Warships Escape in Channel Storm Of Criticism Strong Official Reply London

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

All authoritative source in London, in a lengthy statement to-day laid the major blame on bad weather for the escape of…

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Bundaberg Flood Damage Fixed At £130,000 Man's Body Recovered Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 3

Flood waters have subsided at Bundaberg where hundreds of homes were feet deep in water and mud…

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Heavy Damage In Q'sland Floods Gayndah and Bundaberg. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 2

A Gayndah message states that the loss caused by the recent floods within a radius of five m[?]es of Gayndah is estimated at…

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Through the Storm [?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

Once again the moment comes When Britain's Allies stand at [?] But like the throb of mighty dru[?] Their hearts still beat both [?]…

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Desert Sand Storms

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Willing of desert sandstorms, Pte. Jack Bailey, of Bellingen, says in a letter to a friend:—"The wind starts to blow suddenly, then roars to gale…

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Girl's Escape Caught in Flooded Stream

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

Joan, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Cochrane. of Karangi, had a narrow escape when a horse she was riding…

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156 Pts. Rain in 20 Mins. Monday's Violent Storm

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

On Monday afternoon, Dorrigo was visited by one of the fiercest storms known to residents here within the past few years. A howling wind…

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A Violent Storm

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

Dorrigo experienced a particularly violent storm on Monday afternoon of last week, described by the "Gazette" as one of the fiercest…

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Danube Flood

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Wed.—General Antones[?] is personally directing the evacuation of Giurg[?] which is flooded from the Danube. Ten…

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Noah's Deluge Evidence that it Occurred

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

The excavations in the ancient city of Ur have revealed many interesting things, not least, proofs that the Great Deluge of the times of Noah…

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Jap Retreat Caused by Floods "Might Have Missed Bus" Rain in New Guinea

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

PORT MORESBY, Mon.—Commenting to-day on the retreat of the Japanese advance force because of the flooding of…

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