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

Floods & storms, 1930

76 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 4

Flood Waters Now Receding NEWCASTLE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 3

Waters are receding from the lower parts of West Maitland very slowly. It is expected that it will be at least a week before the people will be able…

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Floods Now Coal Trains Held Up CESSNOCK

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 3

Although it was considered like'y that the train service between Maitland and the coal fields would be resumed to-day, it was found impossible…

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Polo Tournament Heavy Rain Spoils Play

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 3

The Countess of Dudly Polo Cup competition was continned yesterday under miserable conditions. Heavy, drenching rain fell…

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Flood Damage Maitland District Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 3

Mr. Nance, Chief of the Fire Brigade, following a visit to the New castle and Maitland stations, stated that it will be some months before the…

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Airmen Lost Grave Fears Fierce Storm in Bay of Bengal Calcutta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 3

It is feared that the airmen, Messrs. Hook and Matthews, who were flying from England to Australia, fell into the Bay of Bengal…

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Floods in Korea 120 Drowned Tokio

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 July 1930 · page 3

Further devasting floods on Sunday are reported from the Korea. Over 120 were drowned, and numbers are missing…

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Heavy Rain at Durham London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 23 July 1930 · page 3

Owing to heavy rain there was no play to-day in the Australians' match at Durham…

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Amy in Vienna Greeted in Heavy Rain Vienna

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 August 1930 · page 3

[?] Amy Johnson arrived from Budapest in excellent spirits. Despite heavy rain, a crowd gathered, and included a number of aviators. Amy…

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Battle with Cyclone Officer Swept Overboard Several Men Injured Huge Seas Come Aboard London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 3

A terrific three days' battle with a cyclone, in which the Tainus lost her first officer overboard and had five of the crew injured, two seriously, was revealed when the battered vassel berthed in London…

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Heavy Rain Ends Cricket London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 5

Play was abandoned for the day in the Australians' match against Warwickshire owing to heavy rain…

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Flood Toll 20 Drowned NOGABLES. Arizona

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 5

Twenty are believed to be dead here in the twin cities of Nogales, located on opposite sides of the Mexican and United States border, when…

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14 DROWNED Fishing Boats in Gale CAPETOWN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 3

Fishing boats were caught in a heavy gale off East London last light. Three boats were wrecked and 14…

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Snow Falls in Goulburn Early Morning Scene Crookwell Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 3

Those who rose early this morning were rewarded with a rare sight of snow falling in Goulburn. To the regret of many, the fall…

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Cyclone in Italy Shambles of Market NAPLES

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 5

Disaster again befell Naples when a violent cyclone struck the city, killing four and injuring 70. The full force was felt in the…

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River Thames Flood Precautions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 3

By order of th Port of London Authority all Thames river frontages within its area of control are to be raised in height by at least a foot,…

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Yachting Tragedy Within Sight of Aid Helpless Coastguardsmen Terrible Channel Storm London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 5

In the worst Channel gale since November the eight ton auxiliary yacht, Islander, broke up in furious seas off Saint Austell. Responding to the coatsguards' signals, the Fowey lifeboat put…

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Terrible Storm Breaks Over Ireland London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 September 1930 · page 3

One of the Word thunderstorms that has ever broken over ireland continued without [?]ation for thriteen hours. Lighting lit up the city throughout…

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Like a Tornado Storm in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 September 1930 · page 3

The storm swept Cabramatta, the suburb which suffered more than any other, with the force of a tornado, and with a suddenness rarely…

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Fierce Storm Wild Night Damage in the District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 September 1930 · page 3

From all reports to hand to-day, it appears that, the most severve damage suffered in or around Goulburn from yesterday's violent…

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Crookwell Storm Damage to Property CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 September 1930 · page 2

The town received the full fury of Tuesday's violent storm, considerable damage being done to property…

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