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

Floods & storms, 1906

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Storm at Grookwell

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

At Crookwell a couple of heavy showers fell on Sunday night, and early on Monday morning. At dinner time on Monday the weather showed…

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Heavy Storms. Medlow, Saturday Night

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

A remarkably heavy downpour of rain in this district has done considerable damage, the principal so far reported being a weshaway of 220 yards…

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Balloon in a Storm

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 3

Two German soldiers, who were travelling a balloon from Berlin, were caught in a [?]owstorm in the Baltic Ocean. The basket is rent and cut away, and the inmates, after…

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The Latest. SYDNEY, Thursday. Heavy Rain in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

Very heavy rain fell this morning and flooded the streets, especially ill tile eastern suburbs The tram traffic was in places interrupted. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE…

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Heavy Storm at Gosford.—A Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 4

Gosford, Thursday.—At it a.m. to-day a heavy rainstorm with thunder and lightning occurred. 350 points being registered in a short time Tile lower portion of the street near the…

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Storms in Tasmania

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

HEAVY storms and rains have occurred on the west coast of Tasmania. At Queens town the whole of the West Queen tram, used by the Mount Lyell Company, has…

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Floods in China

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 3

Floods in the province of Hunan (which is comprised in the basin of the Yangtse-kiang) have caused great loss of life…

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Flood in the Tweed

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 2

THE worst flood experienced at Murwillumbah since 1893 occurred on Thursday. As the result of 12.13 inches of rain, the river rapidly rose, and by 6 p.m. on Wednesday it…

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The Flood. Spectacular Effect

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 4

On 8th March the London "Daily Mail" wrote:-- A remarkable spectacular piece, entitled "The Flood." will shortly be…

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British and Foreign. London, Sunday. Flood in London

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 3

OVER two inches of rain fell in London in nine hours. An extensive area was flooded. Much damage was caused in many districts, and railway trains were stopped…

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The Murray in Flood

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 4

THE Murray River is reported to be rising rapidly, and it is regarded as certain that at Toeumwal the waters will reach a height equal to that of last July. Since Saturday evening…

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Floods in New Zealand

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred in the North Island of New Zealand, and land a few miles from Gisborne is 10ft under water. The losses of…

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Floods in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—At Casterton the Glenelg River overflowed its banks, and the water was fully 18in higher than in the 1883 flood. It entered the shops and private residences,…

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Floods in Victoria. People Rescued in Boats

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 2

AT Casterton the Glenelg River overflowed its banks, and the water was fully 18in. higher than in the 1883 flood. It entered the shops and private residences, causing…

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Floods in Texas

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 3

Heavy rains have caused the Colorado River to overflow, devastating Southern Texas. Several towns are isolated. Relief trains have been cut off, and…

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Floods in Texas.—several Towns Isolated. London, Aug. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 2

Heavy rains have caused the Colorado River to overflow, devastating. Southern Texas. Several towns are isolated. Relief trains have been cut off, and telegraph wires are down. Twenty-five people…

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Floods in West Africa

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1906 · page 4

Great floods have occurred in the Senegal River; West Africa, and have destroyed nearly the whole of the French station, Kayes…

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Heavy Snow Storms

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 30 August 1906 · page 2

A remarkable fall of snow occured along the whole of the southern slope of the Dividing Range in Victoria on Monday night. At Ballarat it was the heaviest…

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Results of the Heavy Rain. Eastgrove Flooded. Ellesmere-street Submerged

Goulburn Herald · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 2

As a result of the heavy rain last evening and early this morning the low lying parts of Eastgrove were covered with water, and it wan not an uncommon night to see people…

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Floods in India

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 4

Henry floods following poor harvests in Bengal and East Bengal will cause a serious famine. Many of the crops have been swept away…

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