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

Floods & storms, 1906

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Heavy Storm

The Yass Courier · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

The storm that could be seen along the Murrumbidgee ranges on Sunday evening passed along to Jeir, when all the water holes were filled. The storm…

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Madame Bernhardt's Storm

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 1

MRS. Sarah Bernhardt, with her company of players, has arrived in Buencs Ayres after an eventful voyage, the details of which the mail brought to Paris…

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Storms Approaching

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

MR. HUNT. the Acting Government Meteorologist, said last night that an anti-cyclone of pronounced character is travelling eastward across the Great Australian Bight, and is ex…

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A Terrific Storm

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 1

A STIRRING tale of [?] sea is told by Captain William Hunter, of the four-masted barque Rowe[?]a which has just arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg…

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Storms Approaching. Southerly Gales and Rough Seas

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

Mr. H. A. Hunt, Acting Government Meteorologist, said on Thursday night that an anti-cyclone of pronounced character is travelling eastward across the Great Australian Bight, and is expected to bring…

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Storms Approaching

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 2

Mr. Huut, the Acting Government Meteorologist, said that an anti-cyclone of pronounced character is travelling eastward across the Great Australian…

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Floods in Queensland. BRISBANE

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

The Warrego River rose suddenly on Friday night, and is now over the bridge. It is estimated to rise 20ft, as it is reported that all the creeks…

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Queensland Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 6

The town of Cunnamulla is surrounded by flood waters. Several families have left their homes. The mail train was unable to leave on Thursday. Several washaways have occurred…

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Heavy Storm

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

An exceptionally heavy storm, accompanied by large hailstones, passed over Laggan and district on Saturday evening. At Mr. L. Purceli's homestead it took the…

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The Queensland Floods. BRISBANE

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

The bridge over the Warrego River on the western side of Caunamalla has been damaged by the flood, a large hole being washed out of the…

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Storm at Armidale

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

ONE of the heaviest thunderstorms, or rather succession of storms, ever witnessed at Armidale occurred on Sunday night, being accompanied by vivid lightning. There was a…

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Floods in Western Queensland

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 4

Brisbane, Monday. The highest flood ever known has occurred at Windorah. Further West, on the Diamantina,…

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Splendid Rains. Heavy Rain in the West. 190 Points at Wanaaring

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4

Splendid rains have fallen over the State, as the result of the latest disturbance. The most noteworthy feature of the rain reported on Tuesday morning was its spread to the western…

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Cyclone in North Queensland. Great Destruction in Croydon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

Brisbane, Monday.—The Under-Secretary for Justice to-night received a telegram from the acting police-magistrate at Croydon as follows:—"Terrible cyclone on Sunday; court-house…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Great Destruction in Croydon

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

THE Queensland Under-Secretary for Justice on Monday night received a telegram from the acting police magistrate at Croydon an follows:—"Terrible cyclone on Sunday;…

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Appalling Cyclone. BRISBANE

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 4

Reports have just come through of an appalling cyclone at Croydon, which raged for six hours yesterday. Practically all the churches were…

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Queensland Floods

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 3

OVER 26 inches of rain have fallen at Black-all since the rain started. The flood there is the highest on record. People have been removed by boats from residences in the…

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How a Cyclone Acts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 2

Auckland, Wednesday.—Details of the disaster at Tahiti, received here to-day by tile island steamer Taviuni, show that the first reports greatly exaggerated the extent of the catastrophe…

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Queensland Floods

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The flood waters at Black all started to fall last night and a large amount of damage was done. Mr. John Cordner, manager of Mount Margaret Station…

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Cyclonic Storm

Goulburn Herald · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

ON Wednesday afternoon the acting Government meteorologist issued all alarming bulletin to the effect that indications pointed to a severe cyelonic storm between New Caledonia…

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