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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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When telegraphic and telephonic communication had been re-established, and people had an opportunity, of getting to town, Casino learned something…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday:--The assistant Chief of the Weather Bureau stated this morning that more heavy and general rain was to be expected during…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The most serious flood experienced at Murwillumbah since 1921, occurred yesterday, following on Heavy rain over the Valley of the Tweed. The flood water reached up Wharf Street past the Club House Hotel, and on the other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, Friday:--The position on the Clarence is still very uncertain and the possibilities of flooding further during the next 24 hours have not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Friday.--In consequence of a further heavy rain, floods are reported on the Darling Downs and central and southern coastal divisions of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday afternoon Mr. Thos. Mullin (postmaster) received the following special weather advice from the Weather Bureau:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Friday.--Torrential rains fell in the Riverina last night. Washaways occurred in many places, and the town of Ganmain was flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood waters creeping up Prince-street, Grafton; garden plot submerged; crowds watched flood from all vantage points. Old paddle-wheel steamers floating on level with N.C.S.N. Coy.'s wharfshed at Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →With flood waters in Murwillumbah streets and grave fears of the Clarence waters entering Grafton the Richmond River district, and Lismore in particular, is comparatively fortunate up to the present. The rise in the Richmond up to late last night could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific rainstorms were experienced in the Riverina last night and in consequence washaways occurred at many places on the south-western…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late on Friday night heavy rain commenced to fall at Byron Bay and continued throughout the night . The Wollongbar berthed on Saturday at 5…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large oiltanker, the Varano, constructed by Armstrong, Whitworths last year, was returning from her maiden voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The alter story of Friday's flood on the Tweed is a tale of isolation and desolation. Much as portions of Murwillumbah suffered,the woes of the town are as nothing to the plight of the surrounding communities. Many parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIDNEY, Sunday:-- Although heavy rains have ceased in many parts of the country, flood dangers are not yet over as the Weather Burean predicts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In common with the rest of the district, Murwillumbah has sustained a blow to its prosperity and trade. Business men have certainly escaped injury…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GRAFTON, Sunday.--When, the alarm bell at the fire station sounded about 11 o'clock on Friday night, intimating that the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After reaching a maximum height of 60 feet the flood waters began to recede at Kyogle last night, and this morning they were mostly confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Although heavy rains ceased in many parts of the country flood dangers are not yet over as the Weather Bureau predicts further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The whole Northern Rivers district is still threatened with a big flood, for, although the rainfall ha s not been exceptionally heavy, lowering sies threaten further fails and a heavy general downpour for a few hours would place the whose area in the same position as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The flood waters at Grafton reached the highest point at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the river, was 21 feet 4 inches above normal, which…
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