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

Floods & storms, 1928

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Storm Damage Now Being Repaired

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

"The almost incessant series of storms, which have fallen since my last report to within the last three days, have done considerable damage…

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Bundaberg Flooded Bundaberg

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The town is flooded after one of the most severe downpours of rain that has been experienced for many years. This, however, will not…

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Flooded Drains

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

Last night tile Goulburn City Council decided to refer a proposal to enlarge drains in Opal and Kinghorne Streets to the City Engineer…

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Flooded Again Torrent Through Junee Main Street a Rushing Stream JUNEE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The town is again flooded fol. lowing torrential rain which fell last night. There is four feet of Water in the streets, and a torrent…

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Junee Flooded Again. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

Further heavy rains at Junee last night flooded the town and all low lying country districts were also covered…

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New Hebrides Cyclone Heavy Loss of Lige on Coast SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

The steamer Makambo, which reached Sydney this morning brought news of a cyclone in the New Hebrides. which swept half the islands. Many…

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Heavy Storm Damage to Goulburn Roads and Footpaths Flooded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

An exceptionally heavy storm which broke over Goulburn about three o'cock yesterday afternoon caused extensive damage to…

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Gale Shield Northcote Defeats Goulburn MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 2

The Goulburn team of cyclists which went to Melbourne to compete against Northcote for the Gale Shield were defeated at the…

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The Thames Precautions Against Floods LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

The conference of the Thames River authorities and Government officials which the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, convened following the…

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Burrangong Creek Floods

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

The Burrangong Creek rising near Young and finally emptying into the Bland Creek, reached its maximum height at Quandia[?]a, according to…

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Three Dead Epidemic Follows Floods JUNEE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 2

An epidemic of disease had followed the floods in the Junee district, and during the week-end the deaths of three children from…

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Sweeping Sea Appalling U.S. DISASTER Breaking Dam Causes Flood VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 2

It is estimated that between 200 and 500 lives were lost in the break of the St. Francis reservoir dam in San Francisquito Canyon, 45 miles north…

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To the Rescue Repairing Flood Damage Shire Council Granted £200

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

When the Mulwaree shire council met yesterday afternoon a letter was read form the Department of Local Government…

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Californian Flood Gruesome Search Continues Santh Pacea

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

The search for victims of the Call Cornian flood was continued to day with the a[?]d of dynamite and tract. ors. Workers are slowly cutting a…

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Flood Warning a Misleading Message WAGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

There is considerable indignation at Wagga regarding the message distributed through police channels under instruction from the…

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The Flood Waters at Condo

The Yass Courier · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

We had an opportunity on Sunday last of seeing some of the flood waters that still remain to the South of the West Milby road, along by the 12-mile…

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More Floods Mr. Mares' Prophecy SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 2

According to the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, the indications are that N.S.W. is likely to have a repetition of the…

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Flood Flotsam Junee

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 4

It is a long way from Junee to Tooyal, yet a cask with the name Junee branded on it was washed in the recent floods at Junee, a distance of five…

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Eden Isolated Devastating Coastal Flood EDEN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 5

Heavy rain caused the highest floods since 1918. The Kiah River rose 25 feet above the bridge level, and flooded the riverain flats,…

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Heavy Rain

The Young Chronicle · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

Rain fell on Tuesday night continued throughout the night. During Wednesday morning it fined up a little until about 4 o'clock in the…

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