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

Floods & storms, 1914

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Storms on Pacific Coast. San Francisco, Dec. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 4

Ships report by-wireless that heavy storms have occurred in the' Pacific. Bad weather prevails along the entire Pacific' coast, and heavy floods are reported from California. The…

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A Cyclone. Widespread Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

Tamworth, Friday—A terrific storm visited the Tamworth district this afternoon, sweeping over the southern part of the town, and causing a great amount of damage. At…

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Floods in Europe. Brussels, Jan. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

The river Senne has overflown its banks. Berlin, Jan. 11. The hundred people missing from Damkerort have been rescued. They had spent the night…

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The Storms. Tamworth Again

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 4

Tail worth, Tuesday.—Reports from all parts of the district show that the series of cyclonic storms just experienced was the worst on record. One and a half inches of rain fell in…

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Floods in America. Cumberland (Maryland), Jan. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

The Potomac River overflowed and flooded a large area of country, rendering hundreds homeless The dam broke at the west Virginia Pulp and Paper Company's plant, near Stoney Creek…

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Fierce Gales.—man Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 4

Moree, Monday.—A violent windstorm occurred about three mile from Moree. Charles Wilson, 70, who for fifty years has been a resident of the district, was assisting W…

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Floods in America. San Francisco, Jan. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

Heavy floods are sweeping from the inland mountains to the coast. A black has occurred in the overland traffic to Santa Barbara, known as the Newport of…

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Floods in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 2

Disastrous floods are being experienced in the State of Bahia. Several villages have been practically swept away, and many lives have been lost. The loss in property is reported to…

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Floods in Brazil. Roi de Janeiro, Feb. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 3

It is officially stated that in the State of Bahia 1000 people have perished through the recent floods. Many villages and towns have been…

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Police Court. Friday February 20Th 1914 BEFORE Dr. Heggaton and Mr. A. H. Gale J's. P.

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 2

George Hall, a stranger appeared to answer changes of being drunk in Albury street Murrumburrah and of assaulting Oliver Watson…

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A Great Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 3

Madrid, Friday.—A terrific gale is raging on the coast of Africa. Seventeen vessels are ashore near Melilla, on the north coast of Morocco, and the warships in the vicinity are…

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The Latest. Flood in Sydney. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

Last night's deluge of rain caused thousands of pounds worth of damage in all directions. Two inches of rain fell in half an hour. The sewers wore simply unable to carry the water…

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Great Rain. Flooded Rivers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

The best fall of rain for many months visited us this week. Wednesday night was particularly clear and ,fine, and people were greatly surprised to hear rain on Thursday morning. It…

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Police Court. Saturday, March 21, 1914. BEFORE Mr. A. H. Gale J.P. a Serious Charge

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

Gordon Cyril Kane, was charged with committing a serious offence on Mary Emily Pearl Shallick, of Murrumburrah on March 19th…

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Storms. Heavy Rains

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 4

During the past three days (says the Sydney Herald of Monday) 579 points of rain have fallen ill Sydney, or 65 points more than the average downfall for the month of March…

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Great Storm. Houses Inundated. Serious Washaways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

The weather over northern and eastern Australia is still under the influence of an immense monsoonal disturbance. At Parramatta on Monday further rain of a…

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The Rain in Goulburn. Streets and Houses Flooded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Two of the heaviest falls of rain that have occurred in Goulburn since tile commencement of the wet weather took place about noon to-day, and in very quick time water was…

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Flooded Out. Tenth Brigade Camp

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 4

The storm waters have played havoc with the encampment at Liverpool. One section has been inundated, and many tents have been levelled to earth by the force of the gale…

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Telegrams. Floods. Great Damage. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

Further particulars of the floods at Wollongong show that thousands of pounds worth of damage has been done. Many families were swamped out, and numbers of people are…

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Heavy Rain on Friday. Comma-street Flooded

The Yass Courier · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last heavy lightning with thunder continued almost all night with occasional heavy showers of rain in different parts…

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