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

Floods & storms, 1919

65 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 4

Gale in the City

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A heavy southerly gale is blowing in Sydney…

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The Weather Thunderstorms and Rain

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

After a sultry day, rain, associated with thunder, fell on Sunday night, the registrations at 9 a.m. on Monday being:—Young 55 points,…

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Weather Forecast for April Floods Not Unlikely

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 4

Ogg's weather forocast (relating to N. S. Wales) for April reads as follows:— 7th to 14th—As the week increases…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 2

Further heavy rains fell in the city during the night, nearly five inches being reported at Bendi…

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The Secret of the Storm Country

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 3

One of the most sensational dramas ever seen by the public of Young will be witnessed in "The Secret of the Storm Country, which will be screened…

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Sydney's Deluge. Wettest Month for 30 years

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

Heavy rain continues in the city. So far this month eighteen inches have been recorded. May has been the wettest month for thirty years. Many city and surburban streets are converted…

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Coastal Rains Flood Falls. Eight Inches at Wollongong

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Over eight inches of rain fell at Wollongong during the 24 hours ended at nine o'clock to-day…

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The Richmond Flooded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

The Richmond liver is in flood as the result of torrential rains. All the wharves are submerged, and the buildings thereon are almost entirely under water. Fortunately large…

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The Weather Coastal Floods. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

The flooded conditions continue, particularly in the North Coasts districts. It is [?]ll raining heavily in the city, where the rainfall for this…

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Richmond Flooded. People Rescued in Boats

Young Witness · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

LISMORE, Friday.[?]The Richmond River has risen to nearly 30 feet. Many boats are being used to rescue people at Lismore. The river is…

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Floods at Lismore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

The Richmond River at Lismore has risen nearly thirty feet. There is s great stretch of flood waters in various parts of the town. Boats are being used to rescue the stranded residents…

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Floods in the North. MURWILLUMBAH

The Yass Courier · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Terrific rain is falling here, and disastrous floods are feared. Already the river is close up to the 1906 flood level. The wharves are…

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Smart Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 4

A boisterous storm occurred in Goulburn early on Friday morning, and during its shot duration 23 points of rain fell. Other centres benefited were—Gurneday 84 points, Bathurst 19…

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The Young Witness Published Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Friday, July 1[?], 1919, "Like a Cyclone." How the Pandemic Reached Lithgow. Need of Better Housing. a Health Officer's Impressions

Young Witness · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 1

Mr. David Owen. health officer for the Lithgow Municipality, is at present on a visit to the Young district after his [?]nous time fighting the…

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Flooding Mines. Grave Position in Yorkshire. (Published In "The Times.")

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

In The House of Commons Mr. [?] [?] the developments in [?] [?] as gave and unprecedented. The [?] are floding the mines…

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Labour Troubles in England. Strikers Flood Mines. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. Fisher, President of the Board of Education, described the developments in Yorkshire as grave and unprecedented. Strikers were flooding the…

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The Coal Strike. Flooded Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 2

London, July 21.—The flooding of the York shire mines continues. The strike has assumed colossal proportions. There are 200,000 strikers in South Yorkshire,…

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Flooding the Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

London, July 21.—Twvo hundred, thousand miners in Yorkshire are on strike, including 50,000 pumpers, who have left the mines. The mines will be flooded and ruined. The action is…

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Midwinter Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 2

Goulburn on Friday night had the unusual experience of a thunderstorm a midwinter. The thunder and, lightning were accompanied by rain, but…

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A Deluge of Circulars

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 3

The policy of sticking to its last is one which is laid upon councils not only as a matter of expediency, but also as a…

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