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

Floods & storms, 1918

55 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 3

Gale—williamson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

The marriage of Mr. Wm. Gale, of Kingsdale, and Miss Gladys Helen Williamson, of Chatsbury, was celebrated in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Goulburn, at 11 o'clock on…

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Mosman Scared. a Terrifying Thunderstorm (Country Press Telesram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 2

The heavy thunder last night was responsible for considerable alarm at Mosman, the people thinking in view of the recent war scares, that it was…

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Tuesday Night's Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 4

On Tuesday night a severe storm swept over Goulburn. The night was bitterly cold, the rain and piercing wind making matters very unpleasant. On inquiry at the Divisional…

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Floods in Victoria. Rivers Overflow Banks Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 2

The King and Ovens (Rivers are in flood and water is flowing over the Melbourne-Sydney road…

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Flood Follows Drought. Over 5 Inches in Sydney. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

The State Meteorologist said to-day that the drought has certainly broken all over the State. The rainfall totals in some places, chiefly in the…

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Drought Broken. Possible Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

Mr. Mares, State meteorologist, stated this morning that owing to the persistent and heavy nature of the rains since the break of the dry spell, he was afraid the totals would…

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Gales and Rain Floods Feared on South Coast. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 5

Due to the renewal of energy in the cyclonic disturbance on the South Coast, unsettled and rainy weather is returning. Telegrams received…

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Heavy Rain

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 2

Heavy rain fell at Young throughout yesterday and last night, making a total (with Sunday's 22 points) of 173 points. For the same period Harden…

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Germans Captured Through Flooded River. Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 2

The Consul for the United States has received the following cable message:— Press despatches state that the…

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Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm broke over Goulburn on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by a shower of hail. The storm lasted about half-an-hour, and very quickly the street gutters…

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Rain and Storms. Great Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 4

Heavy rain has fallen throughout the Bathurst district, two inches being recorded in parts. A storm did great damage at Orange. One…

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A Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 November 1918 · page 4

A thunderstorm broke over Goulburn on Sunday night. The conditions were oppressive and muggy during the day, and,the storm was accompanied by vivid lightning. The…

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Terrific Storm Damage at Forest Reefs. Hotel Blown Down and Shops Unroofed. Orange

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

A terriffic windstorm blew over Forest Reefs, at about half past 5 on Saturday afternoon, causing considerable damage to the township…

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Storm on the [?]Land

Young Witness · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 1

Last Friday a heavy storm came up about three o'clock in the afternoon, the wind being so heavy that it blew the tops off many hay stacks. It…

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Dust Storm in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 2

The following is commended to those who wore on Friday morning talking as if Goulburn were the only place which experienced bad days:— "One of the severest dust storms on record was…

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