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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

8 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Short and Snappy Thunderstorm Damage Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7

Saturday was a scorcher. Just before dark a violent thunder storm occurred. It was short, [?]ut too snappy and most…

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The River in Flood

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 6

One afternoon while my sister and I were playing we heard a terrible noise, and wondered what was it. so we went over to the river and saw…

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A Storm

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 6

Last Sunday we were just getting ready to go for a picnic when we say a cluster of dark grey-looking clouds coming up from the…

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A Thunder Storm

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 6

I was working in my father's garden the other day picking beans. The morning had been a fine one, but just about midday I noticed a…

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General News and Now the Deluge!

The Independent · Wednesday 25 June 1930 · page 2

Some wise man has written: "The unwary are too often caught in the [?] of life's illusions, but our Webb's clearing sale is no illusium. After all…

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Heavy Traffic Through Katoomba Station, Northern Railroad Flooded

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 28 June 1930 · page 6

Katoomba railway station has been the scene of much activity during the last week. This has been brought about by…

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The Coming Storm

The Blue Mountain Star · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 4

The tree tops [?]. The tree-tops wave They hustle, they bustle, And down in a cave…

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Flood Lighting the Cenotaph

The Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 4

The City Council works committee approved on Tuesday last of the suggested flood-lighting of the Cenotaph, provided the cost is borne by the…

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