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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Bellinger River Flooded. All Wharves Submerged. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 3

The Bellinger River rose 23 feet and flooded all the wharves, which were stripped of large quantities of timber ready for shipment…

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Gale at Byron Bay

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

On Sunday night a fierce gale travelling duo cast struck Byron Bay and for some hours mountainous seas rolled in in rapid…

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Melbourne Floods. No Harm to Caulfield Course. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Melbourne reports that the floods in the metropolitan area are subsiding, though some isolated suburbs are still inundated No further damage is…

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Flood Waters

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Flood waters are impeding traffic on certain branch lines on the Darling Dowes. MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The flood…

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Cyclone at Darwin

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A cyclone was experienced at Darwin yesterday, considerable damage being done, particularly to small boats and pearling luggers in the harbor…

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Gale at Byron Bay

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

On Sunday night a fierce gale, travelling due east, struck Byron Bay and for some hours mountainous seas rolled-in in rapid…

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Battered by Storm

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 8

After a voyage of 228 days from New York, the sailing ship "Clevedon," in charge of Captain W. Wakeham, has arrived at Melbourne. A considerable…

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Heavy Storm in Melbourne

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

The damage by a heavy rainstorm in Melbourne is estimated at many thousands of pounds. A small two roomed house at Footscray was carried…

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Storm at Cape Byron

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 4

A fierce storm raged, at Byron Bay during Sunday night and early on Monday morning. The gale blew with terrific force from due…

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A Darwin Cyclone. Havoc Amongst Harbour Shipping. Several Buildings Damaged. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

A Darwin message states that following heavy rain yesterday cyclonic conditions developed towards the evening, and during the night 7 inches and 18…

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Floods in Melbourne. Higher than the 1891 Visitation. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

The flood waters at Fort Melbourne are 18 inches higher than in 1891. The flood in the Yarra is still rising and further Tain is forecasted in Victoria…

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Floods at Bellingen

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

Thirteen inches and ten points of rain were registered in 24 hours. The river attained a height of 23ft. East Bellingen residents were compelled…

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Rendered Homeless by Floods

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

MELBOUBNE, Friday.—Further particulars of the recent floods in Victoria show that hundreds of people were drendere homeless, while many were thrown…

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Disastrous Floods. 33 Inches of Rain at Eden

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Owing to floods the residents of parts of Delegate had to vacate their dwellings twice this week. Great damage was also done in several parts of the…

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The Bellinger in Flood. Cheat Loss of Timber

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

Not content with pouring out nearly 1300 points in 48 hours the elements about 11.30 on Thursday (says Wednesday's "Daily Examiner") raged over…

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Victorian Floods

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A Melbourne message states that the flood waters have been almost drained away. The damage in the Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Footseray…

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Commercial Letter. Sydney, Thursday. Floods Follow Drought

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The tablelands, coast, central and southern slopes, and Riverina, have benefited by further rain. Along the coast and tablelands the falls were rather scattered, but in…

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South Coast Floods. Heavy Damage

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Further particulars of the floods on the South Coast show that the loss caused by the flood waters has been enormous. Hundreds of bridges were…

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Floods in Far South Coast

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Particulars of the floods on the far South Coast show that the loss caused by the flood waters has been enormous. Hundreds of bridges were severely…

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