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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 7 of 7

Last Friday's Storm

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

Last Friday's hallstorm did not cause very serious damage to local fruit crops. From reports received during the week it is evident that the fruit…

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Heavy Storm at Gunda[?]

Young Witness · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 3

On Saturday a service storm struck parts of the neighbouring district. Reports show it was worse at Abingdon than elsewhere. There the hail came…

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Disastrous Floods. Two States Suffer. VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 2

The States of Washington and Oregon have been devastated by the worst floods in their history. Scores of railway bridges have been washed out and…

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Storms and Fires. Bosses in the West. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 1

A Narrabri message states that storms and fires caused losses during the past few weeks variously estimated at £100,000. The storm caused…

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Thunderstorms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 2

A series of thunderstorms was experienced over the north eastern half of the State yesterday. Some fairly heavy falls are reported…

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Heat and Storms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 4

Sultry and hot conditions yesterday culminated in a series of scattered and light to heavy thunderstorms almost throughout the State. The only part…

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Violent Storm 140 Points at Verana Haii. Piled in Heaps

Young Witness · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 2

Details are to hand of the violent storm which passed to the south east of Young on Tuesday afternoon. The storm was ushered in by some…

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Xmas Downpour Deluge at Young 130 Points in an Hour

Young Witness · Saturday 24 December 1921 · page 2

The town was deluged yesterday morning. For an hour the rain fell heavily and water flowed in the street gutters like creeks. The weak spots…

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The Flood at Hull. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 December 1921 · page 2

Dear Sir,—I cannot understand the cable in Tuesday's paper regarding the above. I know the Humber estuary well, having been born…

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Miss Ella Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 2

Miss Ella Gale, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Arthur Gale and of Mrs. Gale, of Addison-street, died on Saturday last. She had been ailing for…

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Queensland Floods Railway Inundated Many People Marooned. Passenier Trains Held Up. Heavy rains "ave occurred this week in many part's of Queensland, and the rivers are in flood. TOOWOOMRA

Young Witness · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 1

The western line is inundated at several places and a number of washaways have occurred. The mail train from Charleville to…

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Flood at Ungarie

Young Witness · Saturday 31 December 1921 · page 1

UNGATILE, Thursday.—Last week over.8 inches of rain had fallen [?] at Ungarle since Thursday, [?] Saturday and Sunday being flne An east wind…

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