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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

158 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 8

At Forster. S.e. Gale

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Old residents say the gale on Saturday was the strongest for many years. It blew from S.E. to E.S.E. with unabated fury during Friday afternoon…

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Storm and Flood. 90 Miles an Hour Newcastle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 4

The gale at Newcastle continued to-day, and squalls attaining the maximum of 90 miles an hour passed over the city and suburps. Shipping is…

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Storm and Flood. Highest at Taree for 27 Years. Terrific Tempest and Torrential Rains

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

The flood! It materialised at last. On three or four occasions during the present year a flood has threatened to sweep the Manning, but each time,…

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Flood in the Manning

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Exceptionally heavy rain fell in Taree and throughout the North Coast during the latter end of last week with the result that the Man…

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North Coast Floods

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

A cyclonic storm, which raged on Friday and Saturday, caused extensive damage along the north const…

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Floods in the Hunter and Williams

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Heavy rain and floods are reported from the Hunter, Williams and Paterson Rivers…

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Five Drowned. Big Lismore Flood. Judge and Magistrate Marooned. Lismore

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

The biggest flood since 1892 occurred at Lismore on Saturday. The maximum height of the waters was 37 feet. At 9 a.m. on…

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Flood Rains. At Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Torrential rains fell throughout the Gloucester District during the week end. The fall commenced on Thursday last and throughout the…

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Our Flood Issue

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

THE flood waters rose about a foot above the floor of the MACLEAY CHRONICLE Office, but most of our paper stock, etc., was above flood…

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The July Flood of '21

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Friday night's raging suath-easter and blinding rain-squalls struck a tremor of flood fear to many hundred Macleay hearts, and the first glimmer of…

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State Flood News. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 3

The third cyclonic storm in four weeks operated on the N.S.W. coast on Friday and Saturday. Wind at gale force raised a heavy sea and…

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Devastation at Kempsey. Worst Flood on Record

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Mr. L. D. Norman, railway electrician, living at Taree, visited Kempsey on Monday, and reports that the scene was one of desolation. The flood was…

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Hast Floods Compared

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 July 1921 · page 2

Through the courtesy of Mr. T. W. Bollard and Mr. R. Meldrum, we are able to give some comparisons between the flood at the week-end and…

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Floods in the Olden Time

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 3

The year, 1799, was remarkable for the occurence, for the first time within the knowledge of the settlers, of a heavy flood in the Hawkesbury. This…

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Great Floods on North Coast. The Nambucca Emerges Satisfactorily. the Highest on Record at Macksville

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

The North Coast, has again been visited by gale, rain and flood, and the god who rules the aqueous supply appears to be determined to settle all…

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Murwillumbah Flood

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 5

A comprehensive story of the flood at Murwillumbah has at last come to hand. Friday night was one of terror. Returned soldiers said that it was worse…

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On the Bellinger. Great Havoc. Wrought. Worst Flood for 24 Years

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 5

The flood on the Bellinger was the highest for 24 years, and is said by old residents to be the worst visitation experienced there since 1887. The damage…

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What Happened in 93. the Record Flood

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 5

There has been much talk of what occurred during the '93 flood, and we have referred to our files of that year. The "Argus" of Wednesday, June 14;…

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Further Flood News. How Lower River Fared. Remarkable Scenes. Raging Torrents Across Farms. Lower River News. Smithtown

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

There was three feet of water in the street at Smithtown. The river broke over its banks at Seven Oaks on Saturday morning and at a later stage…

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Local and General. Flood Pianos

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 4

I have arranged with a high-class Sydney manufacturer to renovate Damaged Pianos.--Fegan, Agent…

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