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

Floods & storms, 1902

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Cyclone at Narrabri

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 January 1902 · page 2

A TERRIFIC cyclone, attended with loss of life and several casualties, occurred at Narrabri about 5.30 p.m. yesterday. It struck the town with a noise like thunder and…

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The Narrabri Cyclone

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 2

Narrabri, Monday.—Further particulars to hand show that the cyclone did great damage outside of Narrabri. J. Stoltenberg's vineyard was totally destroyed. R. Vincent…

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Cyclone at Narrabri

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 4

A terrific was experienced in Narrabri on Saturday. It was almost n severe one the one which occurred last year, when damage to the extent of £4000 was done. Many buildings were unroofed in…

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Cyclone at N[?]rabrl. a Man Killed. Numerous Narrow Escapee

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 3

A CALAMITY worse than that of December, 190[?] overtook Narrabri on Saturday evening, about half-past 5. this time attended with loss of life and several casualties. For about an hour…

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Southerly Gale and Storms

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

A SEVEHE southerly gale was experienced in Sydney yesterday, and did a considerable amount of damage, besides being responsible for the death of a little girl who was knocked…

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Violent Storm at Molong. Terrifying Effects

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

ON Sunday night a most terrific storm occurred at MoIong. Every star was blotted out by dark clouds soon after eight o’clock, and the air was filled with lightning of all sorts of shapes and…

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Southerly Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 3

One of the severest southerly gales experienced for many years burst over Sydney on Tuesday about noon, and although it was comparatively short-lived much damage was done; and at least…

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Phenomenal Dust Storm

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

A violent dust storm was experienced in Goulburn early this morning. At 1 a.m., the weather was perfectly calm, but about 2 o'clock the wind commenced to blow almost…

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Extraordinary Dust Storm

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The latter part of last week and the early part of the present were characterised by very severe heat, which appears to have been general. But what was in…

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Dust Storm in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

A dust storm of an extraordinary character for these parts struck Goulburn in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The wind blew a hurricane from the west and the dust came…

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Disaster in Bohemia. a Mine Flooded. Forty Men Drowned

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 1

A rush of water occurred in the Jupiter Mine at Bruex, Bohemia. Seventy miners escaped, but in the lower workings 40 others were imprisoned and were…

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The Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 2

Seventy steamers are weatherbound at the month of the Thames. A German barque foundered in the Channel off the Scilly Islands, and all hands were drowned. The Orizaba is thirty hours late at…

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Gales in Europe. London, Feb. 3

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 4

FOR three days a violent north-easterly gate has raged over Europe. The gale was especially severe in the English Channel and suspended traffic…

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Gales in Europe

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

For three days a violent north-easterly gale has raged over Europe. The gale was especially severe in the English Channel, and suspended traffic…

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Gales in the Northern Hemisphere. London, Feb 4

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 3

A FRENCH barque foundered off Ushant. Twenty-one of the the crow were drowned. It is feared that 50 people have been…

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Terrific Storm at Narrabri

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 4

Narrabri, Thursday.—A violent dustsform, accompanied by terrific wind, passed over the town this evening, completely paralysing business. Many persons almost became panic-stricken at the…

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Latest Cables. South Africa. British Outposts Rushed.in Darkness and Heavy Rain

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 2

London, Wednesday Afternoon.—A body of 600 Boers rushed the British outposts at Bothasberg, southward from Vrede, in the north-east of the Orange River…

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Great Floods in the United States. London, March 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 4

Floods have occurred in the. Slates of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina. Twenty-three people are known to have perished, and the damage amounts to millions…

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Great Floods in the United States

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 3

Floods have occurred in the States Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. Connecticut, and North Carolina. Twenty-three people are known to have…

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Thunderstorms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

A very acceptable thunderstorm broke over Goulburn on Monday afternoon, but unfortunately it was confined to a very narrow limit. Heavy rain and hail fell in the city…

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