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

Floods & storms, 1924

115 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 6

English Summer Severe Thunderstorms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 4

Te[?]rible thunderstorms, with torren[?] are again a [?]eature of this summer. One day Wembley stadium [?]esembled a lake. The water was…

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Floods in Victoria Many Suburbs Inundated Considerable Damage Done MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 August 1924 · page 6

The flood waters are still rising. In Kensington, four streets are flooded, and Flemington bridge Is under water. Many families at Maribyrnong were…

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Victorian Floods Residents' Trying Time MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 August 1924 · page 2

Latest reports from Koowecrap indicate that the [position has become worse. Patients in the local hospitals have been hurriedly removed safety and…

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Terrific Thunderstorm House Struck by Lightning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 September 1924 · page 6

On Sunday night a terrific thunderstorm passed over young accompanied by heavy rain. Deafening crashes of thunder followed each…

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Bricks on Head Man Who Was Waiting on 'Phone Call Heavy Storm at Ryde

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 6

During a heavy gale at Ryde last night the roof was blown off a motor garage. Herbert Edwards, the proprietor,…

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Braidwood Startled Sunday Night's Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 6

Sunday night's storm d'd not miss Braidwood. Accompanied by heavy thunder and vivid lightning it struck the old township, and was productive…

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Heavy Storm the City Drenched

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 2

The fierce westerly wind of yesterday was followed by heavy storm, which began to work up from the west late in the afternoon…

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Death and Damage Storms and Landslide Reap Heavy Toll LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 8

Reuter's Logarno co[?]espondent States that lands slides at Ticino Following a violent storm, destroyed bridges, and did much damage in that…

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Heavy Storms Good Rains, But Damaged Crops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 4

Splendid rains have fallen throughout Goulburn and district, but unfortunately much damage was done by storms in some centres It…

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Liquor Flood in U.S.A. (Published by Arrangement)

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 3

According to the Department of Justice, South New York, including New York City, takes first place in point of liquor saturation with a 95…

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Welcome Rain Storm Follows Wind

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 2

After the trying heat of Tuesday, which persisted up till noon on Wednesday, the storm which broke over the city in the afternoon was…

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Mail Plane Damaged Storm Forces Landing at Gunning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 October 1924 · page 8

An exceptionally heavy storm passed over Gunning on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by thunder. and hail…

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Violent Storm Passes Over Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 6

A violent storm passed over the city and suburbs of Sydney early on Tuesday night. Randwick ,Coogee, Marrickville, Sydenham, another…

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Queensland’s Floods

The Yass Courier · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday. A deluge of rain has stopped shearing in the Charleville and Aug[?]thella districts…

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Damage by Storms Heavy Rain in Wheat Belt

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 4

Heavy rainstorms throughout New South Wales and in parts of Victoria and Tasmania caused considerable damage during Friday and Saturday…

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Storm Damage Record Rainfall

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 1

Friday afternoon's storm was considered by those in a position to know to have been the heaviest for 40 years, in town it was fairly thick, but…

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Storm Damage Record Rainfall

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 1

Friday afternoon's storm was considered by those in a position to know to have been the heaviest for 40 years. In town it was fairly thick, but…

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Heavy Rain An Inch in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

After three days of warm and springlike weather further splendid rain fell in Goulburn and, district on Tuesday night, over an inch…

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Bendick Murrell. Heavy Rain

The Young Chronicle · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 2

Heavy rain fell here on Tuesday night, 215 points being registered. The following day Wambanumba Crook was a banker…

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Brisbane Express in Danger. Rails Give Way in Flooded Area

The Young Chronicle · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Brisbane Express, carrying many passengers, was rushing over a bridge in the flooded areas of N.S.W. yesterday…

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