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

Floods & storms, 1928

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Rock Gale Case Stewards' Official Statement

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 6

In connection with the disqualification of Rock Gale in the Stewards' Mile the stewards issued the following official statement:…

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Mostly Fine Sunday's Dust Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

Present indications in New South Wales favour cloudy weather, with showers on the central and northern Lablelands, otherwise mostly fine,…

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Violent Storm Rain and Hail Streets Flooded, Gardens Suffer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 2

Goulburn experienced a violent storm between one and two o'clock to-day, it giving every appearance of a typical tropical…

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Dust Storms

The Yass Courier · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 6

Reports from the country districts of Victoria indicate that dust storms were general on Saturday. The Mallee towns experienced the worst dust storms for…

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Goulburn Wins Thrilling Interclub Cycling Contest Gale Challenge Shield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 6

The goulburn team had an easy victory over the Northcote (Vic.) representatives in the contest for the Gale Challenge Shield at last night's cycling carnival. The home team secured 17½ points against the visitors' 4½. Excitement throughout the running of the…

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Heavy Damage Yesterday's Big Storm Confined to Limited Area

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

Short though it was, yesterday's lunch time storm was responsible for considerable damage to gardens and orchards. Fruit was…

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Heavy Crookwell Storm 40 Points Fall in 20 Minutes CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

One of the heaviest storms experienced here this year broke over Crookwell about two o'clock yesterday The lightning was most vivid at…

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Mr. Gale's Generosity

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

So enthusiastic is Mr. C. V. Gale about the capabilities of Goulburn cyclists as pursuit race riders that he has offered to…

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Caught in a Storm Experiences of a Yass Party

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

On Thursday last Mrs E. Howard, of North Yass, accompanied by Mr and Mrs W. Howard, of Hunter’s Hill, Sydney, and their daughters,…

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London Floods 14 Persons Are Drowned Heroic Rescue Work of Police LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

In the early hours of Saturday morning the Thames overflowed its banks between Hammersmith and Southern and caused the most…

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Heroine of Floods Congratulated by Coroner LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

When the bravery of Frances Keiss was told by flood victims at the inquest, in which it was revealed that she was in the water for more…

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Terrible Dust Storm. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

A terrible dust storm enveloped the township of Ouyen, Victoria, last night. For some time the whole district was in total darkness. During…

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London's Flood Australian Butter Damaged LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

Saturday's London flood has caused considerable damage to some hundreds of boxes of Australian butter stored on Hay's wharf and the…

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Southern Floods Washaway Near Wyalong Railway Traffic Held Up WYALONG

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

As a result of. heavy rain yesterday in the Wyalong Lake Carge[?]llgo districts part of the town of Ungarie is submerged. There was a big [?]…

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Fierce Storm Trains Struck by Lightning MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

During last night's thunderstorm an electric train entering Spencer Street station (Melbourne was struck by lightning…

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Floods in N.S.W Follow Soaking Rains Goulburn District Falls SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

Heavy inland rainfall in N.S.W. has resulted in floods in many centres. The rain, however, has removed the danger of a water shortage for the…

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At Newcastle Terrific Cyclone Passes Residents' Trying Time NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

What is regarded as the most severe cyclone yet recorded in the district swept through the Newcastle suburbs of Mayfield and…

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Violent Storm Goulburn Deluged Rivers Rise; Streets Scoured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

Goulburn on Friday night experienced one of the most violent storms for many years. The disturbance continued with…

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Riverina Floods Albury

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

Wind and thunderstorms in Riverina were particularly severe during the week-end. For the second time within a few…

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Electric Storm Circles Crookwell Deluge on the Outskirts

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 7

FOREBODINGS in the nature of au uncanny continuous rumbling and vivid flashes in quick succession of lightning that lit up all the…

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