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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1949

376 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 19

Cyclone in N.s.w. Soon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—The cyclone which struck Rockhampton last Tuesday is moving south-east and will enter NSW within the…

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Flood Fears Allayed As Levels Fall

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

Fears of floods in the Clarence area were allayed yesterday when up-river centres reported the river was falling, and the weather was mainly fine…

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Heavy Rains Still Cause Floodings

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.—Torrential rains over the Queensland and the Far Northern New South Wales coasts are still…

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Poetry, Etc. Both Good And Bad Storm Parable

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

The mists which sweep when rains arrive Explain a parable to me. Gray times are shared by all alive…

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Dramatic Flood Stories End Of Rain Soon

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Dramatic stories of flood conditions and foods shortages are being sent to the outside world over pedal radio front the inundated north-west region of the State. Meanwhile, Weather Bureau officials to-night predicted an…

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Finer Weather For Flood Area

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Relief islief is forecast for the flooded north-west corner of the State if the Weather Bureau…

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Flood Damage Investigation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—A complete investigation of damage and distress resulting from floods in the north-west had been…

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Flood Improves Fishing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

CANGAI.—Since the fresh in the river fishing has been good, and some big catches have been made…

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Council Discusses Use Of Flood Boats

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

The Nymboida Shire Engineer (Mr. H. M. Cornwall), to his report to yesterday's meeting of the Council, said that…

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Assistance to Flood Victims

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

CANBERBA, Tues.—The Commonwealth Government will provide financial assistance to Queensland flood victims on a…

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Heavy Rain In Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Torrential rain fell in Melbourne this morning. All peak-hour traffic was disorganised, streets were…

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Only Heavy Rain Will Stop Races

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Next Saturday's Newmarket Handicap meeting would be postponed only if there is further heavy rain, the V.R.C…

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More Storms on Border

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.—Further storms were reported on the Queensland border fence and from Wilcannia to-day while…

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Storms at Coff's

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.—A heavy storm struck Coff's Harbour shortly after mid-day, to-day. Rain fell for almost an hour…

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Flood Stock Losses Will Be Light

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Stock losses in the north-western flooded areas would probably be light a spokesman for the Agricultural Department said to-day…

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Council May Take Over Flood Boats

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN.—Harwood [?]e Council may take over control of the floodboats in its area. Favourable replies have been…

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Food Appeal From Flood-Bound Village

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon — The postmaster at the Hood-bound settlement of Windorah, Mr. N. M. Easton, to-day made an urgent…

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Mississippi Flood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.).—Army engineers are working to combat raging floodwaters which are spreading, over the Port Allen…

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Queensland Floods

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. — Thousands of people are isolated, in record floods caused by rains swooping south-western. Queensland…

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Thousands Of Sheep Lost In Floods

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Thousands of sheep have been swept away by floodwaters in central and south-west Queensland, and graziers report heavy damage to fencing. Because it is almost…

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