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

Floods & storms, 1911

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Deluge in Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

Brisbane, Monday.—At Cairns rain has [?]tinued almost incessantly since Christmas The total registered to date is 18.54 inch[?] Over 29 inches has fallen at Redlynch in [?]…

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Storm in Goulburn. Struck by Lightning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

Wednesday morning was hot and hazy. Thunder clouds soon came up, and storms could be seen all round. A few drops fell soon after noon, and shortly after a storm gathered west…

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Electrocuted During a Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—During a violent thunderstorm this afternoon at Shepparton Joseph Colgan (62) took refuge under a big elm. There was a remarkably vivid flash of lightning,…

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Destructive Cyclone. Farmers Suffer Severely

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Young, Monday.—A severe cyclone swept over the district on Friday afternoon. The last reports from Belabula state that the wind blew from the south with hurricane force,…

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Storm at Thuddungra

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon last a hurricane of great severity swept through a portion of. the Thuddungra district, and residents in the track of the storm will hive cause to…

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Storm at Barmedman Great Damage Done

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

ON Friday an extremely violent thunderstorm swept with the fury of a cyclone through tho western neighbourhoods of Barmedman, although the town it[?]…

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Severe Cyclone

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

A severe cyclone swept over Young district on Friday afternoon. The last reports from Belabula state that the wind…

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Destructive Cyclone. Barmedman, Jan. 6

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

The whole of the west ride of Barmedman was devastated by a severe cyclone. Huge hailstones fell in the streets…

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The Shire Roads. Damaged by Storms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

The Shire Engineer reports much damage to roads all over the Mulwaree shire. There were heavy storms out towards Wombeyan Caves, Curraweela, etc., in and around Marulan. The…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rainfalls Recorded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

The rainfall in Sydney from midnight on Wednesday till 3.30 on Thursday afternoon (15½ hours) amounted to 586 points. The fall (which was unabated on Thursday night) had continued…

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Great Floods at Berry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

The Sydney Herald's special correspondent, who was in the Berry district, reports that the scene during and after the storm of Wednesday and Thursday was a remarkable one. He says:—…

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Reminiscences of Old Times. the Flood of ’52

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

There are few persons living now-a-days who know that “ Watson’s Mills ” which stood on the bank of the river opposite “ Clifton wood ” were almost…

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Electric Storm Tourists' Thrilling Storm

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

Melbourne, Tuesday.--A party of tourists had ascended "the horn" of Mount Buffalo had a thrilling experience during the thunderstorm last week. With the…

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Floods Approaching. Heavy Rain Inland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 4

The monsoonal disturbance which caused the very heavy rains in Queensland is travelling southwards, and bringing with it flood falls. Consistent downpours have occurred in the…

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In a Storm of Chili. a New South Wales Lad’s Fight for Life

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

Mr. Eric Cox—son of Sirs J. Cox of Grafton, has been having another exciting time. As we stated early in the year, although still little more than a…

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Terrific Storm

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 2

A terrific storm occurred around Burrowa on Monday afternoon last, [?] considerable damage to the fences and the roads. The storm travailed from South…

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Floods in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 6

Melbourne, Sunday.—Considerable damage age has been done in the country by floods. It is estimated that the total damage sustained by the Mildura fruit-growers is…

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A Destructive Flood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 6

The flood waters of the Pecantonica River are higher than for the past 50 years. Hundreds of families have been driven from their homes…

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Flood Waters Released

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.—Masked men have cut the channel banks at Tooroop, near Cohuna. Flood water is backed up against the south bank of the Cohuna channel, and spreads back some…

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Floods Expected. People Warned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 2

The local police received the following telegram froth the Inspector-General of Police under date 8th March:—"Government Meteorologist, Melbourne, wires gales and flood rains…

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