Palmer's Island Swept by Gale
PALMER'S ISLAND, Fri. —Winds of gale force, estimated to have reached a velocity of between [?] and [?]…
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Floods & storms, 1950
715 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 36
Murky Gloom Before Storm
Shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday Grafton and district was enshrouded in a murky gloom, a prelude to the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—All rivers on the northern New South Wales tablelands are in full flood as the cyclonic disturbance which hit Brisbane last night moves…
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MACKSVILLE, Fri.—The higher reaches of the Nambucca River were in full flood this afternoon, and widespread…
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Torrential rains which swept the Clarence Valley yesterday afternoon heightened the grave fears of a serious flood following heavy downpours over the catchment area. AT midnight, the height of…
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Water entered Grafton in the 1948 flood when it reached 21 feet six inches above normal at 10 p.m. on June 16…
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Torrential rains between Grafton and Armidale, and Grafton and Glen Innes, and also on the northern routes, blotted out all mail and bus passenger routes yesterday…
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Mr. L. C. Attwater, of Cangai, had a hectic trip from his residence to South Grafton, and back as far…
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LISMORE, Friday.—A cyclone centred due east from Lismore caused heavy coastal damage and record inland flooding in the Lismore district last night and…
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KEMPSEY, Sunday.—Fire Brigade officers, engines and equipment are being despatched from Sydney to help residents of Kempsey in the greatest flood in the area of all times…
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The major flood which swept Grafton and South Grafton during the week-end had its immediate origin in the severe…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—R.A.A.F. Dakotas and Army ducks have been made available for the assistance of more than 10,000 people rendered homeless by…
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BELLINGEN, Sunday.— Bellingen was hit by the biggest flood in living memory last night several feet higher…
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Four lives were lost, tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage suffered and many hundreds made homeless by the worst flood for the past 60 years which swept through Grafton and South Grafton on Saturday night and yesterday…
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On its performance this month, Dorrigo must rank among the wettest centres in Australia. In the 24 hours…
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Although the "Advocate" Sawtell correspondent has experienced wild storms in New Guinea and other northern…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclone Ravages Coastline Wettest Week in History Freighter Bangalow Driven Aground in Port Half Fishing Fleet Sunk or Smashed to Atoms Twenty-Three Inches of Rain in Week's Deluge
Coffs Harbour, in common with the rest of the Central North Coast, has just emerged from seven days of continuous battering by cyclone, gale and torrential rains. The [?]tation brought the wettest week in the history of the area. The N.C.S.N. Company's freighter Bangalow (648 tons) was driven aground on the north…
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The biggest flood in the history of the Upper Orara District caused stock losses and severe damage to roads and…
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The Bellinger River at the week-end experienced its biggest flood on record. Waters reached points from two to…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—New flood threat has developed at three more towns in New South Wales and one in…
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