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

Floods & storms, 1901

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Storm at Crookwell. a Man Struck Dead

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

A VERY severe thunderstorm passed over Crookwell district on Monday evening. The lightning was very vivid. Mr. A. Nixon and his son were near a post at their residence at…

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Gales in Great Britain

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 3

A great gale has occurred at the Island of Lewis, of the Hebrides group, Scotland. At the Flannan Islands, or Seven Hunters, 21 miles westward of Lewis,…

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Floods in England

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 4

GREAT floods have occurred in England, particularly in the west. At Bath, Somersetshire, hundreds of people had to take shelter in the…

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Floods in England. London, Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

Great floods have occurred in the West of England. Hundreds of people at Bath were sheltered in the schools, and others who are in the upper stories of…

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News by Carle. Floods in England

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

Great floods have occurred in the West England. Hundreds of people at Bath were sheltered in the schouls, and others who are in the upper stories of dwellings…

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Terrific Storm

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 January 1901 · page 2

On Monday night last two or three heavy storms of rain passed over the town. About 30 points of rain fell. Between Yass and Murrumbateman it…

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Flood in Tarlo River

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 January 1901 · page 3

THE storm which occured in Goulburn this afternoon was exceptionally heavy at Tarlo, and has caused considerable damage. Messrs. McAlister and Wheatley, who were going to…

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Record Storm in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

Monday established a record for a tropical downpour in the city and suburbs. A few sharp showers preceded the great deluge, which did not occur until a few minutes past…

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Monday's Storms

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

DURING the heavy rains on Monday the districts round O[?] were flooded, 5½ inches of rain falling at that place in three hours. Both railway and telegraphic…

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Tremendous Storm in Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 4

ONE of the heaviest rainfalls that has been recorded in Sydney occurred on Monday, 2 inches and 40 points of rain being registered within the hour…

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The Flood in Tarlo River. Heavy Damages

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

FURTHER particulars are to hand of the flood which took place on the Tarlo river on Monday. Messrs. M[?] Bros. of Middle Arm, R…

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Great Storm at Middle Arm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

THE storm at Middle Arm on Monday was one which in the memory of the oldest inhabitant had lever been equalled. Hail began to fall at ten minutes past twelve (noon), and continued for about…

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Local & General News. Heavy Rain

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

Very heavy rain fell up the river on Monday. At 8 o'clock the river came lown a banker. At Cooradigbee it poured in torrents, causing the Little…

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Great Storm and Rain

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

THE most severe storm on record bust overr the nity at 10 o'clock on Monday night, accompanied by terrific thunder and lighting; nearly three inches of…

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Terrible Dust Storm

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

THE sweltering heat experienced at Broken Hill the lost few days was abruptly terminated on Saturday evening by a fearful duststorm storm which brooghlt a cool ohange. The…

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Storm at Middle Arm

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

Particulars which have come to hand of the storm at Middle Arm on Monday week show that it was unparalleled in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Iron…

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Storms at Tarlo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 2

Our Tarlo correspondent writes:—The past week was an eventual one on Tarlo river, for Monday, 21st instant, witnessed one of the highest floods that has ever been seen in the…

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Equinoctial Gales

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 5

Few ideas are more firmly rotated in the popular mind than the notion that the equinoxes are times when severe gales are to be expected. Last Friday the sun…

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Heavy Rain at Broken Hill

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

Broken Hill, Wednesday Afternoon.-- Rain was still falling steadily at 1 p.m. At noon all the tributary creeks were running bankers into the Stephen's…

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Difficult and Dangerous Chapter Xxii. the Storm Breaks on Moyra. Continued

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

'I?' he exclaimed, disgustedly He pushed away his plate and got up from the table. 'Not much! You can do your dirty work yourself, for…

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