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

Floods & storms, 1916

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Floods Feared

Young Witness · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

It is feared that there will be a further considerable rise in the Murray, as the river is at present 7ft 3ln. above summer level, and heavy rain is…

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Flood Warning. Goulburn Police Notified

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 2

Superintendent Saunders has received the following urgent telegram from the Inspector-General of Police, Sydney:—"Commonwealth Meteorologist wires more heavy rains over Darling…

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Peace and Storm. Two Sides of Trench Life. Australian's Vivid Story From Ferance

Young Witness · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 6

Signaller Cardow Dun-can, who is a son of Mrs. Duncan, of inverell, in a Idtter home from "somewhere in France," presents two sides of trench…

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Flood at Clydebank. Canal Bursts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 4

The Forth and Clyde Canal burst at Clyde-bank. Great volumes of water poured into the town, flooding the streets to a depth of three feet, including Dumbarton-road, shops, houses…

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Gales of Property

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

The firm of John Bridge and Co. State that therer has been marked activity in their Property. department during the last few weeks, and in…

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Floods. Crookwell Yass, Gunning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2

Crookwell. Monday.—Heavy rain started yesterday evening, and continued all night, 167 points being recorded up to 9 a.m. to-day. Kiama Creek and Crookwell River are in flood,…

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Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 1

Further splendid rains have fallen in all the districts west of the mountains. The Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai is in flood. The flats round the town are mostly…

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Bland Flooded

Young Witness · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The lot of the maliman this winter has been anything but a rosy one. The continued wet weather has been a severe trial for the various…

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Deluge of Steel. What Correspondents Say. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

French correspondents at the British front speak of the swelling sea of reserves which, owing to the air mastery, do not move secretly, and hint that the Germans, who are everywhere…

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The War. Western Front. More Heavy Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at midnight on Wednesday, says:—There has been heavily rain. There was considerable hostile artillery activity southward of the Ancre. We made…

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Reichstag Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 4

New York, Sept. 20.—The United Press Agency has received a message from Berlin stating that a storm in connection with the demands for the resumption of unrestricted submarine…

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Great Battle Somme to Ancre. Deluge of Shells. Fortified Works Crumble. (Reuter's Telegram). LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that a German communique admits that a tremendous artillery bat[?] which is being fought between the…

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Floods. Miles of Water. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee River has reached its highest flood level for many years at Balranald. It is raining heavily in Sydney this…

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The Victorian Floods. Communication Cut Off. (Further Rise Expected. Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The country for miles south of Namurkah is under water, and hundreds of stock have been lost at Wunghnu. Practically the whole of the farmers…

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Late News. Floods in Murray. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The Murray River is in high flood. The town of Moama has been reached by the flood waters. The river is falling at Tocumwal…

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Floods in Braidwood District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 1

Braidwood, Saturday.—Rain is falling heavily, and there is grave fear of floods occurring. The Shoalhaven liver is running a banker, and the Chinese gardens and large areas of country…

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Floods in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

The latest particulars of the Victorian floods how that the country for miles south of Numurkah is under water. Hundreds of stock have been lost of Wunghnu. Practically the whole…

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Floods in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 3

As the Cataract and Prospect reservoirs are now full there is enough water to last for nearly two years. The Water Board has removed the embargo on consumers as far as ,the use of…

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Rivers in Flood. Residents Marooned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

As the result of the steady, soaking rains during the past fortnight the Mulwaree and Wollondilly Rivers are in flood. To-day the waters at Eastgrove had reached the Gas Coy.'s works…

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Floods. Neapean Rises 44 Feet. Serious Position at Menangle. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

Rains continue practically throughout the State, and are exceptionally heavy in many places. Railway traffic has been delayed on many…

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