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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1851

2 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Country News. Tumut. Destructive Flood

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1851 · page 3

I am sorry to have to report the occurrence of one of the most extraordinary floods that has been known on the Tumut river, and one likely to be serious in its consequences. It is seldom in my power to…

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Gundagai. Destructive Flood and Loss of Life

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1851 · page 3

During the last fortnight we have had constant rain and from 17th to the 19th August it rained in torrents night and day and also on Wednesday morning. The river rose rapidly, and the warp of the punt was…

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