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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 8 of 9

The Weather. Severe Hail Storm

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 2

Very changeable weather has been experienced at Murrumburrah during this week. On Monday, the weather was hot and oppressive,…

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Violent Cyclone. Buildings Unroofed.—heavy Rain and Hail

Young Witness · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—A severe cyclone late on Wednesday afternoon, lasting half an hour, practically wrecekd the Clermont Roman…

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Terrific Storm BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 4

The Deputy-Postmaster-General. was advised from Clermont to-day of a severe cyclone at Blair Athol at 5.15 yesterday afternoon. The Roman…

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Torrential Rains. Hong Kong Flooded

Young Witness · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 1

HONG KONG, Nov. 1—Torrential rains fell in Hong-Kong last night. Sixteen inches of rain were recorded from 11 a.m. yesterday to 3.30 a.m…

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Storm at Toowomba

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 November 1923 · page 2

A terrific storm swept across Toowoomba yesterday. Many buildings were damaged by the wind. Stormwaters flooded the streets. The roof was…

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The Bourke Flood of 1864 A Personal Experience

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 5

We had been shearing for three solid, dreary months at "Toolak," on the Darling River, late in the spring of 1864—shearing in a skillion, with the…

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Melbourne Peace After Storm Police Car Fired on Melbourne

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 12 November 1923 · page 2

Everything was quiet in Melbourne on Saturday night. Hundreds of motor cars passed to and fro from the theatres. The trams passed in and out of the city…

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Damage by Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 2

The gale which swept Goulburn and district on Thursday afternoon and evening was responsible for some damage. Several out houses we unroofed…

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Sonoma in a Gale. Outside Sydney Heaps

Daily Witness · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 2

The American mail steamer Sonoma was caught in a terrific gale near Sydney heads last night. The vessel shipped two big teas which…

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The Sonoma Caught in Heavy Gale Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 3

The American mail steamer Sonoma was caught in a terrific gale near Sydney Heads last night. She shipped two big seas, which did…

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Floods in New Zealand Railway Line & Bridges Damaged

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.),— Heavy mins in the back country flooded the Wairan River. The branch bridge on the Blenheim-West Coast road last three spans…

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Calm After Storm Goulburn Labourites Meet

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 2

Last night's meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Australian Labour party was attended by 16 members. Nevertheless the whole…

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Musical Successes Presentation to Miss Gale

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1923 · page 1

In the departure of Miss Ida Gale from Goulburn shortly the city will lose one whose worth as a teacher of music has been fully established…

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Wind Storm Workman Killed Crane Runs Amok Newcastle

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 29 November 1923 · page 2

During a terrific southerly last night a big crane employed londing coal ran amok in Carrington Basin. It turned two steamers adrift and…

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Nile Flooded. Villages Swept Away

Daily Witness · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 1

CAIRO, Dec. 1.—Terrifie rainstorms swept away whole villaged, and rendered hundreds homeless in the Assuan region. The railway…

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Dam Bursts. 600 Lives Lost. Three Communes Flooded

Daily Witness · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 3

ROME, Dec. 2.—A dam at Lake Godene burst owing to the terrific rain, releasing a flood three feet deep. Sx hundred lives were lost, and…

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Terrific Flood Lake Bursts Communes Covered (Reuter's) ROME

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

A dam at Lake Godeno burst owing to terrific rain, releasing a flood 30 feet deep. There were 600 lives lost, and three…

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Home to Die Lightning Storm TREE No Refuge Brisbane

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1923 · page 2

Two men took refuge under a tree in a storm at Yangaa. Lightning struck the tree and the current struck one, Burke, on the head,…

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Storm at Bowning

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 5

The pavilion in the Recreation Ground, at Bowning was blown down a few months ago. A more solid structure was evidently required and…

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Floods in Hobart. Woman Washed Away But Rescued

Daily Witness · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 2

A message to-day from Hobart states that the worst floods for years occurred in the Midlands. The city of Hobart was also affected. The…

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