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

Floods & storms, 1901

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Floods

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3

ON Wednesday the height of the River Mehi at Morce was greater than it had been for ten years, and the whole of the surrounding district was flooded. A flock of 1200 sheep…

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Disastrous Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 2

A disastrous rain storm has occurred in Cleveland U.S.A. Hundreds of persons had to be rescued by boats from their houses. Damage amounting to millions of dollars was done by floods…

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The Big Floods in the Yass River

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 2

A correspondent asks.-- "Which was the greater flood in the Yass River, the one of April, 1870, or the recent flood of July, 1900?…

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The Yellow River in Flood

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 1

A flood has made breaches in both banks of the Yellow River (Hwang ho) in the Shantung province, and has cause immense destruction of…

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Floods in Tele Ohio. London, Sept. 2

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 4

A DISASTROUS rain-storm has flooded the city of Cleveland, Ohio, and hundreds of people had to rescued by means of boats from their house…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 3

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 4
Also in The Burrowa News

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light…

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The Yellow River in Flood

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 1

A FLOOD has made breaches in both banks of the Yellow River (Hwang-ho) in the Shantung province, and has caused immense destruction of…

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Bungendore. Police COURT.—Tuesday. Before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. Donnelly, McJannett, and Gale, Js.P

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

Police v. D. Geary, drunk and disorderly. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and 4s 10d costs. Same v. Michael Wall, obscene language. Fined…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 4

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 4
Also in The Burrowa News

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 4

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his bumble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the Wind. When, on staking a…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 4

When farmer Oak, on his was towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big road, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a…

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Storm in Sydney

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 4

A SOUTHERLY buster which passed over Sydney on Monday afternoon did considerable damage, and several persons narrowly escaped injury. The gable end of a store at Prymont…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 4

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a…

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Heavy Storm at Ryansvale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 2

Mr. L. A. W. Moore writes us from Ryansvale:— A very severe thunder and hail storm fell here on Saturday, about 5 o'clock. The ground was covered with cater on the flats two feet deep. The…

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Floods, Rabbits and Snakes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 2

Albury, Monday.—The Murray flood is now receding very quickly. Upper Murray residents report that the flood was the highest for 12 years, and also that thousands of acres of grass land have been…

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Pithy Pars. Storm

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 3

Revenue. Educational. That hospital case. Another great battle…

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