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

Floods & storms, 1911

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Cable News. the Disastrous Gale. The Hague, October 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 4

The German steamer Gladiator foundered at Ymuiden and three of the crew were drowned. London, October 3. Eighteen lives were lost in connection with…

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Heavy Rain

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 2

A heavy storm occurred about noon to-day, accompanied by thunder and lightning. This was succeeded by a great downpour of rain, registering…

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Floods in America. [?]Denver (Colorado)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 4

With telephone and telegraph services cripplied and 300 miles of railroad out of commission, only meagre reports have been received from flood-swept districts in South-western…

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Hibernia (New Jersey), Friday. a Mine Flooded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 4

A blast destroyed the partition between, two shafts of the iron mines of the Wharton Steel Co., and the water flooded the workings. Twelve men were drowned. The victims were mostly…

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A Vicious Gale. London, Nov. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 3

A gale swept over Britain yesterday, the wind reaching a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Tremendous seas ran on the coast, with blinding squalls and hail. The Dieppe-Newhaven packet…

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Storms in America. Springfield (Ill.), Nov. 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 November 1911 · page 4

A disastrous cyclone has swept Rock County, doing great damage. Nine persons were killed, and many hurt. All the members of one family named Smith were killed at Otfordville in the…

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Plaything of a Storm. Astoria (O.), November 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1911 · page 1

The passengers of the schooner Washington have been rescued, after a terrific battle with the gale. Hundreds of people gathered on the beach when the vessel was driven ashore. A tug…

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Cyclonic Storm. Coach Blown Off the Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1911 · page 4

Winton (Q.), Sunday.—A severe thunderstorm is reported to have occurred at Kynunn. The wind was of a cyclonic nature. Two buildings were stripped of nearly all their iron. The…

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Violent Thunderstorm at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 November 1911 · page 4

A terrific thunderstorm visited Queanbeyan shortly after 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and wrought considerable damage throughout the town. The main streets were all under water,…

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A Terrific Storm. Strikes Young District the Town Flooded. Streets Almost Impassable Cellars Filled and Shops Swamped. Great Damage in Town and Country

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 December 1911 · page 2

ALTHOUGH according to “the oldest inhabitant,” Young has experienced more violent storms than that which deluged the town on Monday night,…

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Storms. Young, Burrowa, and Murrumburrah

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 4

Young, Tuesday.—Heavy rain set in on Monday evening, culminating in a flood Extensive damage was done to roads, bridges, tanks, dams, and fences throughout the district. A number…

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Disastrous Floods. Great Damage to Property

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 2

On Monday evening rain commenced, and continued until about 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday. During that time nearly six inches of rain fell, and the…

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Flood at Marengo

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 2

On Monday, 4th inst., Marongo was visited by the greatest flood ever recorded. In bygone years, floods, or to be more precise, freshlets, have occurred in…

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Floods in Wales. London, Dec. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 6

Large areas in the Swansea Valley are flooded, and many workhouses are inundated, scores of people being homeless. A bridge at Aberdare collapsed, and two boys were drowned…

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Storm Detector

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 5

In their effort to aid the vineyards. Trench meteorologists have lately brought out apparatus for accurately forecasting and registering…

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Scientific Notes. "Wireless" Warning of a Storm

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 5

Even the swift fury of an Atlantic storm can now be robbed of half its terrors by means of wireless telegraphy. How this was achieved in…

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The Latest. Heavy Gales in France. Fishermen Drowned. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 December 1911 · page 4

Terrific gales are raging in France, and the foreign telephones are out off. Several aeroplanes at Etampes have been destroyed. Fifteen fishermen were drowned in a fishing boat at…

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Severe Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 2

Corowa, Wednesday.—A remarkable storm was experienced in this district on Christmas Day. The wind had been very high all morning, and gradually became stronger towards afternoon…

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A Destructive Storm. Cottage Removed Bodily

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 2

Corowa, Friday.—Reports, now being received from outlying parts of the district state that the storm on Christmas Day had a more far reaching effect than was first reported. The…

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