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

Floods & storms, 1895

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Gales from the Westward

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 3

"NOTHING like it for years has been experienced to that of the last week for westerly storms," said the Government Astronomer on Wednesday night. It blow harder than on Sunday, the wind reaching 57…

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A Violent Storm at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 October 1895 · page 4

A TERRIFIC thunderstorm visited the town and parts of the district on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, and though it lasted but a few minutes came down with such force that the…

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Storm at Gunning

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 2

ON Sunday morning at four o'clock a heavy gale of wind burst on Gunning, and left behind it traces of its violence. A large poplar tree at the court-house was torn up by the…

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Storm on Lake George

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 October 1895 · page 2

WE learn from Mr. Russell that the greatest sudden change in the level of the water in Lake George, between Goulburn and Cooma, that has ever been recorded occurred at 5 a.m…

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A Storm on Lake George

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 4

HIGH temperatures were prevalent all over the colony on Saturday and again on Sunday. We (Sydney Horald) lean from Mr. Russell that the greatest sudden change in the level of the water in…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday, 2.28 p.m. Last Night's Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 November 1895 · page 2

GREAT damage it reported from various parts of the city and suburbs as the result of yesternight's gale. Gardens suffered severely. A high sea is still running on the coast, and several other minor…

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Great Storm in Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 4

WEDNESDAY morning may be described as stuffy. Indoors it wan oppressive. At noon the temperature rose to 80' in the shade, the wind N.W. (what…

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Gales in the English Channel. London, Nov. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 2

Owing to a heavy easterly gale, the channel steamboat service is suspended. Many casualties have occurred in the channel, and in several cases lives have been lost…

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Records of the Flood

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 1

It is now well known that the tradition of a huge flood overwhelming the land And its inhabitants is of very old date. Probably the Pentateuchal account…

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Terrific Storms in South Russia. London, Nov. 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 4

Disastrous storms have occurred in the South of Russia. Many ports on the Black Sea were submerged by floods, and coasting vessels were sunk. It s estimated that the damage on land with…

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Storms at Jerilderie and Wagga

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 3

JERILDERIE, Wednesday.—A fierce and destructive storm passed over the district this afternoon, and several houses were unroofed, including the residences of Dr. Robinson,…

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The Storm Near Windellima

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 December 1895 · page 2

Mr. S. P. Jessop was on his way from Windellima to Goulburn, and when about seventeen miles from the city, it being then about 3.90 p.m., he experienced the severest…

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Violent Storms

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 2

The weather during the past week has been very close with stormy clouds hanging about. On Sunday morning the heat was almost unbearable. On Sunday night thunder…

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Floods and Gales in England. London, Dec. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 4

Further floods and gales have occurred in England. Great damage has been done…

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Gales on the Irish Coast. London, Dec. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 December 1895 · page 5

Very heavy gales have occurred on the coast of Ireland. The schooner Moresby, belonging to the port of Liverpool, was wrecked near Dungarvan, a [?]arket…

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