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

Floods & storms, 1930

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Line Collapsed Flood Caused Damage SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 3

Two empty railway carriages were telescoped early this morning on a section of the North Coast line between Herring Creek and Wauchope,…

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Mystery Caves Drain Great Floods in the South

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 2

Melbourne.—Do the Nullabor Plains drain into caverns not yet found by white men? A strange, significant discovery…

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Pre-flood Area Mesopotamia Expedition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 1

Discoveries about the days of Noah and the pre-flood era, are likely to the made by the new expedition t Mesopotamia under Mr. C. Leonard…

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Heavy Storm at Middle Arm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 3

Heavy rain fell over a wide area between The Forest and Middle Arm following a storm which broke at 3 o'clock yesterday…

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Terrible Storm's Fatality Roll Tokio

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 3

Two hundred and twenty persons were killed in a devastating storm which centred around Saghallen…

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Heavy Going Rain Affects Roads Mummell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 3

Roads in the district have been heavy as a result of the recent rain, sheets of water stretching across the highways at various points…

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Heavy Rain Again Effects Goulburn Week-end Sport Rugby League Games Waratahs Defeat Railway Mud Mars Football

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 6

Two first grade Rugby League matches were Played on the Goulburn Sportsground on Saturday. Waratahs, winners of the first grade competition last year, defeated Railway7—5, and Taralga defeated West…

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Violent Gale Victoria Storm-Swept MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 3

Considerable damage was caused throughout southern Victoria by a storm which broke early yesterday morning…

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Lively Clash of Opinions Council Storm Mayor and Aldermen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 4

Breezy interludes, during which the Mayor, Aid. A. J. Wheatley, came into conflict with two of the aldermen made last night's…

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Wild Storm Over Auckland Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 3

During a violent storm which passed over Auckland, New Zealand, a number of small craft, including a schooner anchored in the harbour,…

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Over Embankment Cyclone Strikes Train Calcutta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 3

Seven were killed and several injured when a cyclone stuck and completely derailed an entire passenger train near Monghyr in Bihar and…

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Fanned by Gale Dangerous Fire Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 3

Fanned by a gale a fire at Parramatta Road, Petersham, this morning, spread with great rapidity to the buildings occupied by J. Watson, an…

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A Night of Gales Canberra's Wild Time Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 3

Further details of last night's gales show more damage resulted than was first reported. The coastal steamer Cobakki and…

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Through Flood Ambulance Succeeds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 June 1930 · page 3

A hazardous trip over flooded roads was made by the Goulburn District Ambulance last night. At 7 p.m. a call from Collector…

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Floods in Gippsland Narrow Escapes an Hour in Water Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 June 1930 · page 3

Further torrential rain in the east and south of Gippsland last night was responsible for a large area of low-lying country…

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Night Golf Floodlights for Links New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 June 1930 · page 6

Night golf on miniature courses illuminated by floodlights is becoming increasingly popular with wealthy Americans…

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Big Floods North Cut Off Trains Delayed Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 3

Communications between Newcastle and Sydney, both by rail and road, are now cut off as a result of floods caused by heavy…

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Flood Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 2

The news of 1000 people homeless in the Hunter Valley is very bad news indeed and the sincere regrets of the men on the land here will go out to…

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FLOODS In Hunter River 1000 Homeless Water 3ft. Deep in Shops Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 3

News of the devastation by flood waters is gradually trickling through. It is estimated that at least…

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MAITLAND Floods Recede Hour of Terror Fear of Dam Giving Way Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 5

The river at West Maitland is slowly falling, and this morning it was 34 feet 6 inches above normal low level. Many other places in…

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