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

Floods & storms, 1923

164 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 9

Bribbaree. the Big Storm

Young Witness · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

The wind storm did a deal of damage here and about this district. It unroofed the railway points and telephone office just as though it was…

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The Storm. at Currawang

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

Our Currawang correspondent writes: The cyclonic storm of Thursday and Friday was of exceptional violence in parts of this district. Roofs were…

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Nerriga Suffers in Recent Storm Nerriga

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 1

We had our share of the wind storm, Holland's had all the roof blown off their Kitchen and Quilty's had most of their shearing shed blown down. In both cases…

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Storm-beaten Tokio. Refugees Flooded Out. Huge Financial Loss. Silk Industry Almost Unlimited

Young Witness · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 2

TOKIO, Sept. 27.—The stricken areas of Tokio and Yokohama were again storm beaten last night. The low lying districts of the capital were…

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Coal Mine Flooded. Telephone Tells Story. Entombed Man Converses. the Ominous Silence. Three Dead; 43 MISSING

Young Witness · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 7

LONDON, Sept. 27:—The disaster at Redding colliery, near Edinburgh occurred at 5 o'clock in the morning A survivor, when interviewed, said…

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Gale in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 4

On Sunday a heavy gale did considerable damage in the city and suburbs. The gale, which was accompanied by blinding dust, reached 57 miles…

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Gale in Melbourne Damage at St. Kilda Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 2

Wind at 10.15 to-day reached a velocity of 59 miles an hour. Considerable damage is reported from St. Kilda…

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Wall Collapses. Blown Over in Gale Seven Thousand Bricks Crash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 2

The gale in Goulburn attained terrific force during the night, and a good deal of damage was caused. More than half the wall of a…

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Gale in Sydney. Considerable Damage to Property Bush Fires in Suburbs

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A heavy westerly gale raged in Sydney yesterday evening and last night, accompanied by clouds of dust. The highest…

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Railway Train Falls Into Flooded River. 55 Bodies Recovered; 82 Missing

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sept. 28—A railway disaster is reported from Casper, in the State of Wyoming. A railway bridge over a flooded river collapsed…

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Monday's Gale Wall Blown Down

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 1

As the result of Monthly night's gale, a brick wall in course of construction on a block of land adjacent to Davis motor garage, Auburn Street north, was partly…

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Terrific Gale (Reuter's) LONDON

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 2

A terrible ga[?] is heing experienced in London, the south of England and the south of Fr[?]. There are tremendous sens in the…

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England Stormswept. Terrific Gales. Heavy Seas Delay Mr. Bruce. (Australian Press Assn. Cable)

Young Witness · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 2

LONDON, Oct. 4.—A terrific gale swept over London, the South of England, and the South of France. Tremendous seas were running in the…

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Burrinjuck and Floods

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 2

In view of the liability of farmers along the river flats to inundation whenever a fresh occurs in the river, the Wagga Municipal council aksed…

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Yarra Flooded Two Deaths Reported River Still Rising Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 2

Bringing canoes down the Yarra for the Henley regatta, two men were swept away by the flood torrent. One saved himself in the branches of a partially…

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Victorian Floods Extensive Damage Bush Fires Also Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

The sky is now clear, but the flood waters continue to pour down from the hills. The Weather Burean hopes the floods will being to subside…

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Victorian Floods. Serious in Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Further reports confirm the seriousness of the Melbourne floods. Parts of South Melbourne are under water. (Boat…

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Melbourne Floods Heartbreaking Scenes People Returning Home Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

Heartbreaking seenes confront the unfortunates who are now returning to the homes they were compelled to vacate owing to the floods…

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After the Flood

Young Witness · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Heartbreaking scenes confront the unfortunates who are now returning to the homes which they were compelled to vacata…

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Melbourne Floods. Heartbreaking Scenes. MELBOURNE

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 5

Heartbreaking scenes confront the unfortunates who are now returning to the homes they were compelled to vacate owing to the…

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