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

Floods & storms, 1929

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 2

The first cheque from the Penny Post Relief Fund was forwarded to the Mayor of Launceston to-day. Mrs. L. B. Audubon, of Kadwell St…

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 4

Mrs. L. B. Audubon announces by advertisement in this issue that she will hold a jumble sale in aid of the Penny.Post fund for the relief of the…

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund First Cheque Ackowledged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Your very welcome cheque for £20, being the first instalment of the fund you have raised through your columns in aid of…

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Tasmanian Floods Railway Lines Damaged HOBART

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 2

Heavy rains of Monday in the north-western areas caused tile rivers to rise considerably, and damage to railway lines is reported…

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 2

Ald. C. W. Furner, who is at present Perth (W.A.), attending the General Methodist Conference, has written forwarding a donation of a guinea to…

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Thrills in a Balloon a North Sea Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 7

Starting from Bitterfeld, near Leipzig, for a short inland cruise, three German balloonists recently had an exciting series of adventures. ending,…

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 6

The jumble sale conducted by Mrs. L. B. Audubon in aid of the Tasmanian flood victims was remarkably successful, the amount raised from the…

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The Taemas Trouble What If Flood Comes?

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 June 1929 · page 2

“About this Taemas affair oaf there,” said Cr. W. C. Archer at Friday’s meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council, “We can6t find out if a punt…

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Indian Floods Heavy Loss Of Life Feared CALCUTTA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 2

Due to the abnormal break of the monsoon, devastating floods have occurred at Assam. Many villagers have perished…

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 2

As a result of an entertainment organised by the students at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, the Tasmanian Flood Relief Fund has benefited by…

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Tragic Flood Survivor's Graphic Story HOBART

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

The tragedy of the Briseis mine disaster of April 4 was recalled when the inquest was commenced at Derby before the distrct coroner on the…

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Menaced by Flood N.Z. Districts Threatened Wellington (N.z.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

Latest news from the west coast of the South Island states that the backed up waters are rising ominously. Hundreds of…

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Tasmanian Floods "Penny Post" Appeal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 2

At the Goulburn stock sales yesterday a merino sheep donated by Mr. W. Heffernan, Gurrundah, was sold by Mr. D. Flynn for the "Penny Post"…

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N.Z. FLOODS Six People Still Missing WELLINGTON, N.Z.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 4

The latest news of the earthquake is that six people are still missing, and the worst is feared. A relief fund has been opened for…

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Tasmanian Floods Penny Post Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2

A successful sale of gifts was held on Saturday afternoon in the school hall of the North Goulburn Methodist Church. The function was well…

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After 'Quakes--cyclone. More Destruction in New Zealand. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

A terrific cyclone visited Palmerston North, N.Z., destroying everything in its wake for a width or about 400 yards and a distance of…

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Assam Floods Many Villages Inundated CALCUTTA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 2

The Assam floods continue to take toll of human life. Relief parties are striving desperately to reach the marooned and starving villages with…

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Trade Tidal Wave Flooding of World Markets Prime Minister's Grave Warning SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 6

In an address before the Chamber of Manufactures yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce, issued a warning that…

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North Coast Floods Girl Drowned Near Coraki CORAKI

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 6

when driving cattle over a flooded creek at North Codrington last nigh molly McLean, 17, was swept off. culvert. The body was found to-day…

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Trade Tidal Wave Flooding of World's Markets. Prime Ministers Grave Warning

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 4

In an address before the Chamber cf Manufactures the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, issued a warning that within the next few years the United…

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