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

Floods & storms, 1920

120 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 6

Storms in Queensland. Many Crops Destroyed. Three Horses Struck Dead

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

BRISBANE—Severn cyclonic storms occurred in many paris of southern Queensland on Friday afternoon, much damage resulting from heavy…

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Heavy Rain Predicted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 November 1920 · page 4

Unsettled weather is general over N.S.W. Mr. Mares, Divisional Officer of the Weather Burean, predicts some heavy falls of rain…

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Heavy Rain. Ninety-four Points in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 2

Very heavy rain tell in Goulburn on Monday night, and to nine o'clock this (Tuesday) morning 94 points had been registered…

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No Play To-day. Rain Floods Melbourne. Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 2

The streets of Melbourne were flooded by rain this morning. Upwards of four inches fell at Che[?]tenham. There was no cricket or…

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Storm Fatality in a Forest. Saw Miller Caught by Falling Tree. Death Follows Exposure in Storm

Young Witness · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—From sovere injuries received in an accident at yarra Junction, George Taylor aged [?] saw [?]till proprictor of Black…

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Heavy Storms. Damage to Crops

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 1

A series of thunderstorms, accompanied in some instances by hail and strong wind, burst over the Young district on Sunday The principal…

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Heavy Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in Sydney throughout the night…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Gales and Floods. Disastrous Effects—Railway Washaways

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 1

From Port Macquarie to Mornya Heads the gale continues with extraordinary fury. Telephonic and telegraphic communication is considerably…

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Gale and Floods. Shipping Disorganised. Rail and Tram Traffic Affected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 2

The wind rose from 44 miles to 52 miles an hour on Friday morning in Sydney. Newcastle recorded a velocity of 77…

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Gales and Rain. Railway Washaways. Widespread Damage to Crops. Families Marooned. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 1

A heavy gale is still raging in Sydney and along the coast, with continuous heavy rain. The Newcastle district is badly flooded. Several…

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More Rain Predicted. Floods Probable

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 4

In a forecast issued by the State Meteorologist, Mr. D. J. Mares, at 9 o'clock on Thursday night, unsettled weather generally was forecasted,…

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Rain and Floods

The Yass Courier · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 3

The rains have been general in the State. Sydney has had 8 inches for the present month—double the average…

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The Storm More Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 4

The storm considerably abated during the week-end, but heavy rain continued to fall. During the 58 hours up to 9 p.m. on Sunday the rainfall in Sydney…

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Dear Vegetables. Result of the Storm

Young Witness · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 2

There was a phenomenal rise in prices for all vegetables in the Sydney markets to-day. Supp[?]les were small on account of the damage done…

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£5,000,000 Damage. the Toll of the Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has estimated the loss in the wheat crop as the result of the recent storms at £5,000,000. These figures are arrived at…

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The Storm. Ship in Distress. Washaways on Railways. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 2

The storm which has been raging for the past week has gone southward. There is no wind or rain in the city to-day, thogh the sky is over…

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Thursday Night's Storm Damage Only Slight

Young Witness · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 2

The farmers are having a very anxious time, and it is with difficulty that the bounteous harvest in being gathered. On Thursday about mid-day…

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Storm at Cootamundra Further Damage to Crops Cootamundra

Young Witness · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 1

Following on the recent disastrous rains, and before the farmers could get on to the ground to handle their crops, a heavy storm From the south…

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Paddy's River Again. Motorists Blocked by Flood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 4

If any further arguments were needed in favour of the erection of a bridge at Paddy's River they were supplied on Thursday afternoon, when…

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Wheat and the Storm. Chief Inspector's Rport

Young Witness · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 2

Referring, to the recent storm, the Chief Inspector of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. E. M'Donald, who has just returned from the West and…

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