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

Floods & storms, 1929

149 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 8

Remarkable Storm Deluge in Parts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 7

Goulburn experienced a remarkable storm late yesterday afternoon, rain falling in a torrential downpour in parts of the city…

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Storms in Sydney. Hail Stones Kill Fowls. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 2

Yesterday's heavy storm was responsible for thousands of pounds worth of damage in the city and suburbs…

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Fierce Storm Three Boys Drowned Sydney Downpour Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 7

Accompanied by a fall of hail, vivid lightning, and violent thunder, a fierce storm swept over Sydney and some of the suburbs…

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Good Falls Splendid District Rain Storms General

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 3

Storms broke over various parts of the Goulburn district at the week-end, reports to hand to-day indicating heavy falls at most…

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Storm Brewing? Nat. Party Meeting Special to the "Evening Penny Post" CANBERRA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 3

Excitement is expected at to-day's meeting of the Federal Nationalist Party, for Senator Duncan, who is one of the members…

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Floods at Binalong

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

Our Binalong representative advised per phone this morning that two inches of rain fell in the town and district of Binalong yesterday. For…

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The World's Weather Droughts and Storm Everywhere

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 1

"The world's weather has been specialising in droughts," says Dr. E. E. Free in the New York "Times." "Over the eastern…

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Sunday's Storms Do Much Good and Some Damage Early Cherries Suffer Severely; Other Classes of Fruit and Wheat Benefit Greatly

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 1

Cherry growers who still had some early fruit left on their trees many, instances lost heavily as a result of Sunday's rain, but the late varieties stood up well, and with all other classes of fruit there should be no looking back from now on…

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Two Cloud-Bursts at Wirrimah Settlers Alarmed by Terrific Storms. One Inch in 15 MINUTES; 60 Points in Ten. Church Roof Ripped Off; Orchards Suffer

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 1

Considerable damage was done in two of the most terrific storms ever known at, Wirrimah Soldiers Settlement on Sunday…

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By Radio Storms and Static Special Items

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 6

Thunderstorms is recent weeks have not made the lot of broadcast listeners very pleasant. Static has been frequent and most…

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Binalong Has a Flood Much Damage Done

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 2

Heavy rain at the week-end was responsible for Malgalai Creek, running through Binalong, being flooded for the first time for over 30 years…

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The World's Weather Doughts and Storm Everywhere

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 4

"The world's weather has been specialising in droughts," says Dr. E. E. Free, in the New York "Times." "Over the eastern two-thirds of the…

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Heavy Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 2

Rain came down in torrents this morning and by 9 o’clock 60 points had been registered at the Post Office. Half an inch of rain was…

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Hurricane Loss of Life Britain Suffers Parts in Flood London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 7

Several lives were lost and Widespread damage done to property on land and sea by the worst storm for many years,…

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Wind at 108 M.P.H. Violent Gale Rages Deaths on Land and Sea Heroic Exploit London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 3

The exceptionally violent gale which struck Southern England, Friday night and continued yesterday was renewed with [?]verity to-day, and the forecast indicates a continuance of stormy. weather…

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Flew Over Channel in Violent Gale London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 5

When Saturday's roaring gale suspended the boat and aeroplane cross Channel services, Mr. A. S. Butler, chairman of the De Havilland Coy.,…

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Storm-swept Vessels Disabled London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 5

For the fifth day in succession southern England was again swept by gales and gusts. Between 70 and 80 miles an hour…

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China's Crisis Flight from Nanking Calm, Then Storm Shanghai

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 5

Foreign official opinion, from Nanking, is that Chiang Kai-Shek is preparing to fight. A wire received from the cruiser…

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DUST-STORM Early Morning Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 3

From early morning, Goulburn was enveloped in a cloak of red dust to-day the heavy haze blotting out the sky completely…

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Thames in Flood Fierce Gale Continues LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 3

Renewals of the southerly gale, caused by the very deep depression approaching from the Atlantic, is according to weather…

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