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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Crew Perishes Oil Tanker Sinks in Gale (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 5

Eight men perished in the wreck of the oil tanker Red Line during a hurricane on the Cornish coast yesterday. Hector Durrach, the mate, who was the sole…

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Local and General. Storm at Burringbar

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

On Friday a heavy storm passed over Burringbar and district. Heavy rain fell, and all the creeks were flooded. The wind at Burringbar rose to gale…

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£100,000 DAMAGE Roeburne Heavily Hit by Cyclone. The Jetty Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.--The jetty at Port Samson, the port of Roebourne, was totally destroyed by a cyclone on Wednesday last. The town of…

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Cyclone Destroys Jetty

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 4

The Jetty at Port Samson, the port of Roebou[?]. (W.A.) was totally des-troyed by a cyclone last week. The town of Rebourne was also extensively…

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West Australian Cyclone. £100,000 DAMAGE

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 3

The jetty at Port Samson, the port of Roebourne, was totally destroyed by a cyclone on Wednesday last. The town of Roebourne was also…

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Flood Prevention (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 6

Sir,—In October last, after having exhaustively debated the questoin of the most effective, means of mitigating flood damage on the Richmond River, the Lismore and…

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Flood Prevention

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

Sir,—In October last, after having exhaustively debated the question of the most effective means of mitigating flood damage on the Richmond River, the…

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A Deluge Torrential Rains at Byron Bay and Mullumbimby. Streets in Mullumbimby Flooded

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 4

On Thursday night a terrific storm broke over the Brunswick and Byron Bay districts, followupon an oppressively hot day…

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Flooded Crossings

Northern Star · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 4

A correspondent at North Arm (Tweed River) writes- Once more the residents of the North Arm have had to risk their lives owing to the…

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Railway Disaster. Train in a Gale

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—Four passengers were killed and ten injured through a terrific gale blowing a train over an embankment last night near Creeslough,…

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Disastrous Gale. Train Blow Over, and Four Passengers Killed. Parents' Fatal Decision

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Four passengers were killed, and ten injured, through a gale blowing a train over an embankment last night, near…

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Train Wrecked Blown Over in Furious Gale Four Killed and Ten Injured (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 5

Four passengers were killed and ten injured through a terrific gale blowing a train over an embankment last night near Creeslough, Donegal…

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Delicate Situation Strong Agitation in Greece Storm Over Patriarch's Expulsion Appeal to Court of Justice (Reuter.) ATHENS

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 5

A delicate Turco-Greek situation has arisen owing to the Turkish Government expelling the Greek Patriarch, ostensibly under the convention relat…

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Trains Delayed. Heavy Rain at Townsville

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Exception-lly heavy rains have been experienced at Townsville, and as a result of floods in the Haughton River the mail train…

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A Deluge. Torrential Rains in North Queensland. 1062 Points in 24 Hours. Floods Are Feared

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Some torrential rainfalls have been reported, under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance, which is raging on the North…

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Rivers Rising North Queensland in Flood Railway Traffic Disrupted

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.,— Torrential rainfalls have been reported under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance which is raging on the North Queensland coast…

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Queensland Floods. Cyclone Making Out to Conditions Likely to Improve

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The latest Weather advices show that the cyclone disturbance which is raging on the North Queensland coast is moving…

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Bridge Collapses Under Heavy Strain of Floods Cyclone in North Queensland

Northern Star · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The latest weather advices show that the cyclonic, disturbance which is raging on the north Queensland coast, is moving away to the sea and…

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Raglng Cyclone. Havoc in Westralia. Roebourne Badly Damaged Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

PERTH, Thursday.--Mr. Clarence Meares owner of Corydon Station, 40 miles form Roe bourne, who was in the township when the eye clone occurred in…

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British and Foreign. Egyptian Elections. Crowds Storm Polling Booth

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

ALEXANDARIA, Thursday.—The Egyptian elections are being held. While the first stage of the elections generally appears to be proceedings…

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