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

Floods & storms, 1924

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Man in a Car. Cheats Death.—adventure in a Flooded Creek. Auckland

Daily Witness · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

A motor car containing a taxi driver named Burt plunged into a raging torrent near Waihl, turning a somersault, and then sank in eleven feet…

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The "Dry" Flood. (Published by Arrangement.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 3

John Barleycorn is increasing his activities in America at a rate which, unless they are utterly blind to the condition of affairs, must be…

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Theatre Unroofed. Storm at Fremantle. Fremantle

Daily Witness · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 3

A violent storm struck the city yesterday, and carried the roof of the Princess Theatre across the road, damaging a large shop window…

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N.Z. FLOODS. Traffic Disorganised. Huge Landslides. Auckland

Daily Witness · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 2

Extensive floods have occurred in New Zealand. The railway traffic and telegraphic communication has been disorganised. Great losses of…

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New Zealand Floods. AUCKLAND

The Yass Courier · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 6

Owing to extensive heavy rains the township of Pubol is again submerged. The township of Tearoha is also under water. The showground is…

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Deluge in England. London, June 1st

Daily Witness · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

A terrific thunderstorm, lasting almost 24 Hours, Broke over the Midlands and the south-west of England and caused serious floods. The…

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Tropical Downpour English Provinces Flooded LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

Tropical downpours have occurred in many districts of the southwest of England. Trains and tram services are disorganised, and in several towns…

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More Storms. Shipping Warned

The Young Chronicle · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Cyclonic conditions operated over parts of the State this morning. Mr. Mares has issued another warning to shipping…

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Heavy Rain in Coastal Districts Local Weather Conditions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 8

During the past couple of days heavy rain has fallen at many places on the North Coast, the highest registration being 620 points at Byron…

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Flood Dancer Passed. Sydney

Daily Witness · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 2

The danger of floods in the Northern rivers appears to have now passed. A cyclone was experienced along the coast. The…

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Light to Heavy Rain Over Coast and Tablelands

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 2

Light to heavy rain fell into the north eastern quarter of the State yesterday. Many places received over an inch, particularly on the northern tablelands…

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Indian Floods Thousands Homeless

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 4

The first information from Madras now coming in indicates the gravity or the floods which have caused widespread devastation in southern India…

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Madras Floods Subsiding London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at madras, reports that the floods are beginning. to subside. Attention is being devoted to the relief of sufferers…

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Sporting Review East's Easy Win Football in Westerly Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 4

The match between East and South West at the showground on Saturday was played under most unfavourable conditions. The gale blew with such…

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Floods in China Big Dyke Bursts SHANGHAI

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 6

A Tintsin message states The Hsiho Dyke burst this morning near Wang Lui Chung, flooding a depressioan southward, between the grand canal and Hsiho…

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Welcome Rain Heralded by terrific Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 6

Probably the most spectacular electrical disturbance ever seen over Goulburn —during the winter months at all events —burst over the city shortly before two…

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Big Death Roll Flood Toll in China SHANGHAI

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 6

Reuter's Peking correspondent states that the international famine relief committee has received verified reports that the number of known deaths from floods…

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Heavy Rain Over Inch at Many Places

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

Light to heavy rains have fallen over a widespread area of N.S.W. At many towns one inch was recorded…

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Last Night's Storm Wind and Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

The fine weather of the week-end was succeeded on Monday by warm breezes and passing clouds, At night heavy clouds came up from the west…

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Heavy Rains. Sunday's Big Thunderstorm

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

Burrowa Street bushmen are calling this a season "made to order" and seldom have the rains come at a more opportune time…

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