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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Heavy Downpour Queensland Floods Likely

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday:--Heavy rains have been experienced over a large portion of the State. On the Darling Downs all roads are under water. At…

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Meeting Room Flooded

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

When the members of the Casino Pastures Protection Board met yesterday morning they discovered that portion of the Board room was deluged…

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Cyclone at Tweed Heads

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

A cyclonic gale which struck the Tweed early on Tuesday morning was the worst experienced in the district for many years. The most…

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Cyclone Loses Energy. Rain Oyer Whole of N.S.W.

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:--The acting State Meteorologist (Mr. Tincke) said to--day that the eye one had lost considerably in energy, and has moved…

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In the Track of the Storm Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

A trip along the railway line this morning as far as Kyogle showed that the storm of the previous day had raged with great fury throughout the…

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The Storm Visitation Reports From Various Centres Alarm at Grafton Clarence River in State of High Flood

Northern Star · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

Yesterday the Richmond River district experienced several different sorts of weather in a few hours—rain and gusty wind, sunshine and…

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After the Storm Taking Stock of the Damage Experience of Tweed District Centres Motor Truck Carried Down North Arm

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

Further reports to hand yesterday confirmed fears that the cyclone had taken heavy toll of crops, buildings and other property in outlying centres…

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Flood Feared. Clarence River Rising

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

A report received by the "Tweed Daily" late last night stated that the Clarence River at Grafon was 20 feet above normal and rising, as…

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Flood at Armidale Armidale

Northern Star · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

Heavy rain which fell yesterday flooded the low-lying portions of the town and several residents had to leave their houses. The gas works…

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Flood at Grafton Anxiety of the People Later

Northern Star · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

The Clarence River is in high flood, being eleven feet above normal at nine o'clock this morning at Grafton, and continued to rise at the rate…

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Large Areas Flooded Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 4

Showery conditions prevailed at Murwillumbah to-day. A considerable area of land around the town and district is flooded, and much damage…

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Wild Cyclonic Storm Sweeps-north Coast. Traffic and Mails Impeded

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

Shortly after 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning a fierce cyclonic storm descended on the North Coast and swept everything before it. The force of the wind has…

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By Inches Grafton Misses Flood South Grafton Suffers River Falling Slowly

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

GRAFTON, Thursday:-- The Clarence River which has been in flood for the past two days is falling slowly…

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Rain in Riverina. Ganmain Flooded

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

Sydney, Friday.--Torrential rains have fallen in the Riverina. Washaways occurred in many places. The town of Ganmain was flooded…

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Flood at Tabulam. Post Office Vacated

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

A message from Tabulam this morning stated that the flood waters there had invaded the Post Office, the staff of…

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The Flood at 4 P.m

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

At 4 p.m. to-day the flood in the river and creek was still rising. Water was breaking across the road at the end of the railway…

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Big Floods Anticipated the Whole District Inundated

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

Despite the optimistic prospect induced by rapidly falling waters last night, Kyogle and district this morning faced the danger of one of the worst floods in its history…

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At Grafton Serious Flood Not Probable Gbafton

Northern Star · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

Although the danger of a serious flood at Grafton is not so pronounced as was the case yesterday, residents are still experiencing considerable…

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Flood Rains Uncertain Position on the Clarence Late Report From Tab Ulam Causes Anxiety Cloud Burst at Grevill1a

Northern Star · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

All immediate dangers of a serious flood at Lismore passed yesterday, when the wet weather conditions which had prevailed for the past two days…

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At Tweed Heads. Very Heavy Rain

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 5

Exceedingly heavy rain set in at Tweed Heads shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday morning, and for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. a total of 231 points had…

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