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

Floods & storms, 1922

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Wireless Storm Ends

Young Witness · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 1

Melbourne, Friday.—The storm in the Federal Parliament over the wive less agreement has [?] Sir Themas Hushes, the seventh member of…

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Heavy Rain Floods Possible

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

The rain during the week-end was heaviest in the north, where up to 534 points have been registered in places. In some districts floods threatened, but…

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Floods in the North

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 1

LATER.—The rain during the week end was the heaviest in the north, where in places five and a half inches were registered…

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Torrential Rains. Rivers in Flood. Goulburn Deluged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

The rain which set in on Sunday night continued without ceasing throughout Monday, Monday night, and to-day, Goulburn and the surrounding district…

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Rescued From Flood

Young Witness · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

GOULBURN, Wednesday.—The big gest flood for 50 years and one of the greatest in Goulburn's history, resulted from a fall of seven inches of…

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Hawkesbury River in Flood

Young Witness · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Hawkesbury river contiued to rise all last night and reports from Windsor this morning say the river was 8ft…

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Racecourse Flooded

Young Witness · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Menangle races have again been postponed till Monday owing to the course being flooded…

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Flood Danger Passed

Young Witness · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

Kempsey, Tuesday.—The torrential rain has ceased, and the danger of flood has passed. Glorious weather now prevails…

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Goulburn Flooded. Goulburn

Young Witness · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

Constant rain has falled in the Goul burn district since Sunday night, and both the Wollondilly and Mulwaree River have overflowed their banks…

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Rain and Floods Yass River Reaches 23 FEET

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

This July will apparently remain in the annals in regard to its weather, The rain we had earlier in the month was a blessing ; but now…

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The Latest Sydney, Thursday. Murrumbidgee Rising Gundagai Fears Flood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

A Gundaga[?] message says the rain continues. The Murrumbidgee River is nearly twenty-one feet above summer level and is now breaking over…

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Previous Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Bartlett states that the flood of July 5, 1900, was the highest since 1870. The highest level in 1900 was within six inches of the height at…

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More about the Flood. Extensive Damage to Fences Along the Route to East-grove

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

The flood went down as quickly as it rose. On Wednesday night the waters subsided four feet within a few hours. But the rain has started again. More…

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Victim of Flood Drowned at Run o' Water

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

Shortly before one o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. John Fergusen, an old resident of Joppa district, who resided with his aged mother at "Strathmore,"…

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Motoring Through Floods. Mr. R. J. Turner's Trip

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. J. Turner, of the firm of Messrs. J. Turner and Sons, had an exciting motor run from Sydney to Goulburn during the flood rains. He left…

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Telegrams Hawkesbury in Flood Weather Reports Resumed SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

The order to resume their weather reports was sent out to-day to about sixty per cent, of the recording stations which were recently directed…

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Flooded Goulburn. Records Almost Broken. 7 Inches in 30 Hours. Wollondilly and Mulwaree Break Bounds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

The heavy rains of Monday and Tuesday morning continued without cessation onTuesday evening, the downpour after sunset on that day being heavier than as…

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Cyclone Strikes Steamer

Young Witness · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Yanyahilla received the full force of the cyclone when north of Gabe Island…

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More Rain. Cyclone's Fresh Kick

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

Additional rains are reported from many country centres. These, says Mr. Mares, must mean many swollen rivers. Since Tuesday Last, he added, the cyclone…

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Cyclone Again. Revival on the Coast

Young Witness · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday Night.—The Government meteorologist stated to-day that the cyclone shows evidence of rovival. Strong southerly winds, pro…

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