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

Floods & storms, 1921

132 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Floods. North Coast Deluge. Isolated by Floods. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 1

The North Coast is almost isolated today. Many telegraph lines ore not working and trains and boats have not arrived. The rain has ceased all…

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Lismore Flooded. a Judge Marooned. Rowed to Hotel in a Boat

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 1

Lismore reports that the biggest flood since 1892 occurred there on Saturday. The maximum height of the flood waters was 37 feet, and…

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Big Flood at Maitland

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 1

A message from West Maitland reports that the river [?] 30 feat and stationary. The lowlands, are flooded. The tramway line on Newcastle…

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The Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 2

The floods in the north-west and west are becoming more serious. A large area is inundated, and great damage is feared…

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Darling Floods River Still Rising

Young Witness · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 2

The Darling river is still rising. The water is now six inches above' the previous day's height. Yesterday the waters rose an additional two feet;…

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Trail of Desolation. Aftermath of North Coast Floods

Young Witness · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 1

Tito receding flood waters on the North Coatst left a trail of desolation. Enormons damage was done to town properties and farm lauds. Many…

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Bourke Encircled. Flood Reaches Town. Bourke

Young Witness · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 1

The [?]ood waters are gradually encircllng the town. Business and private houses have been banked in, and all stock has been removed to high…

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Floods. Serious Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 July 1921 · page 4

Heavy rainfalls in the Maranoa district and on the Darling Downs have caused anxiety, and a flood is feared. The River Darling rose 6 1/2 inches…

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Western Floods. Bourke and Louth in Danger

Young Witness · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 1

The Darling River is still rising. The towns of Bourke and Louth are [?] danger of flood…

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Lismore Floods. District Will Help Itself

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 4

Mr. Nosbitt, M.L.A., has received word from the Mayor of Lismore to the effect that the flood relief committee has decided not to ask for…

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Boisterous Weather Rain and Gales

The Yass Courier · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 3

July closed with bitter winter weather, the coldest there has been in Yass this year. Rain fell at intervals on Friday…

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The Floods

The Yass Courier · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 3

A party of townspeople at Bourke, including Dr Brown and Alderman Gale, had an unpleasant experience on Thursday afternoon. They left Bourke…

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Flood at Bourke Embankments Round Town

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 1

A message from Bourke yesterday reports that the rain during the week end caused dismal forsbodiags regarding the floods. Ganga of men are…

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The Waiting Flock Bishop's Battle in Flooded River

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 2

MUBGEE Saturday.— Other flocks besides the sort which make shearers strikes possible have, caused perturcation in the breasts of their…

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Gales and Snow. Widespread Disturbance. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Thursday 4 August 1921 · page 4

Winds of gale force are now sweeping the greater part of the State resuiting in telegraphic communication being much hindered. The…

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The Old Church Spire. Totters in a Gale. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 6

Three steeple jacks worked most of the day on the spire of the Free Presbyterian Church of S. George in Castlereagh street, which swayed in the…

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Weather Diversities. Tropical Rains Follow Snow Storms

Young Witness · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 2

The year 1921 has become specially notable for its remarkable winter. The season is proving to be one of the most variable on record, embracing…

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Orange Flooded. Orange

Young Witness · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 1

The town of Orange in facing another of its periodical midtown inundations from two inches of rain which fall yesterday, causing the…

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Storm in a Tea Cup

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 2

At the commencement of the Shire meeting on Monday last Cr Daly said he would like an explanation from the President as to why…

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Floods in Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 4

Heavy rains are reported from Queensland. The country near Finch Hatton is nothing but a sea of water for about a mile along the railway line. The…

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