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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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The Richmond in Flood. Large Areas Submerged

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

As a result of the torrential rains the Richmond fame down in flood on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the waters at Coraki reaching the highest…

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Cudgera Creek. Flood Confounds Government Drainers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

Mooball, so a resident of that locality informs us, has been saved from a disastrous flood by the bursting of Mooball Creek into the ocean. It will be…

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Motor Car in the Flood

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

When floods are in progress motor cars usually go into recess until the water is once more off the roads. That is, when the drivers can possibly work it…

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An Old-time Flood

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

The flood last week has only been beaten twice on the Tweed, so far as the records going back to 1881 reveal. Man's memory, however, tells of a flood…

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Richmond River Flood. Lismore Conditions

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The Richmond River at Lismore last night was slightly above its usual height. Land over which the flood waters had run presented a very muddy appearance still. People…

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Current Topics. Flood Variations

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

One of the features of last week's flood was the way in which its effects varied in different parts of the district. Hence, in some places it did not equal…

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Flood Experiences

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 2

The terrific rush of water down Fawcetts' Creek on Thursday did not catch farmers napping, although several of the fiats along the creek…

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Floods on the Lower Richmond

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 2

The heavy rain last week caused a large extent of country on the Lower Richmond to become flooded. Coraki "Herald" says Tuckean,…

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Flood Drowning Fatality

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 4

In reference to the drowning fatality at Loftville, hear Gandurimba, on Friday night Mr George Muldoon informs is that, within a few minutes of the finding of the horse of…

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Floods in Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 7

The highest for 20 years. This was the verdict of the cognoscenti concerning the river, swollen by heavy rains, at Casino. It was a noble stream, and the rare at which…

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An Old-time Flood

Northern Star · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 2

The flood lost week has only been beaten twice on the Tweed, so far as the records going back to 1881 reveal,. Man's memory, however, tells of a flood in 1863 or…

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Richmond River Flood. Woodburn and District

Northern Star · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 3

The overflowing of the flood waters in the Richmond and local phenomenal downpour of 11 inches in three days completely flooded the low-lying country. On Wednesday of…

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Woodburn News. the Flood

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

As a result of the general prenomenal downpour which lasted continuously for three days, the surrounding country has been completely flooded. A dense…

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Discovered by the Flood

Northern Star · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

The recent small flood if it did nothing else has at least brought to light the fact that, Lismore must possess probably one or two of the champion mean men in the district…

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Flood Rains at Findon Creek

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

Our Findon Creek correspondent writes:--Rain set in early on Wednesday morning and continued to pour down for 24 hours. The total for the 24…

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Flood Experiences

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

The terrific rush of water down Fawcett's Creek on Thursday did not catch farmers napping, although several of the flats along to creek were…

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Drowned in a Flooded Creek

Northern Star · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 4

Mr. James Smith, who for some time had been running a four-horse cream waggon and the mail from Lower to Upper Currumbin, was drowned in the Currumbin Creek above…

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Flood Relief

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 4

Before the meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council last night there came the following letter from Mrs. E. A. Saville:—"At the monthly meeting of the Ladies'…

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Deluge of Divorce. 652 Undefended Cases. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 2

Eight hundred and eight divorce petitions are set down for the current session. Six hundred and fifty-two cases are undefended…

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A Missing Schooner. Much Anxiety Felt. Last Message In A Gale. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 3

There is much anxiety in shipping circles as to the whereabouts of the American schooner H. K. Hall, which left with 3000 tons of general cargo for Melbourne,…

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