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

Floods & storms, 1931

126 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 7

30/- Russian Suits Made From Australian Wool Are Flooding England

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 8

Mr. James, Fustier, Melbourne manager of Henry Ayrton and Co., of Bradford, who returned to Australia recently, said that by forcing…

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Ramblers Play Jugiong. Heavy Rain Interferes With Play

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 1

The Ramblers' cricket team motored to Jugiong on Sunday last to try conclusions with the latter's team. The day was cold and cloudy,…

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Programme Overspent Owing to Flood Damage Main Roads Maintenance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 4

Referring to the Main Roads Maintenance programme for 1931, a full report, covering which was made by him (the total of which was originally…

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Caught in a Storm

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 8

One very hot day in summer, while walking in the woods, I came to a little stream. It looked so cool that I sat down and began reaching may…

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A Description of a Thunder Storm

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 8

One sultry afternoon a terrific thunder storm occurred. The afternoon was so hot that people rushed round in short sleeved drosses, passing their…

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Violent Gales Off English Coast London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 November 1931 · page 3

Great Britain and surrounding coasts to-day experienced a violent gale. A French three-master schooner, the Saint Anne, went ashore at Portleven…

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Tornado Rages Near Crookwell Homes Demolished Stock and Poultry Killed District Storm-swept

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 3

Sweeping over Kialla and Grabben Gullen late yesterday afternoon, a furious storm, which was likened to a tornado, left a trail of devastation in its wake. Although details to-day were only meagre owing to the…

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In Goulburn Severe Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 3

Although several hours elapsed before the storm spent itself in the city during which time hall and heavy, rain fell, no damage of a serious…

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BARRALLIER Severe Storms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 6

Barrallier: Several severe thunderstorms occurred on Sunday, Sand during the early hours of Monday morning, the rainfall to…

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Storm on Abercrombie Unprecedented, Say Old Hands

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 4

Residents of Freemantle on the Abercrombie report having experienced a thunder and hailstorm of extraordinary severity at 2 a.m. on Monday,…

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Terrific Cyclone Sweeps Through Grabben Gullen and Kialla Two Homes Demolished

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 4

The cyclone which passed over the Grabben Gullen, Gullen and Kialla districts on Sunday afternoon caused havoc almost beyond comprehension, leaving in its wake over a frontage of about a quarter of a mile a trail of desolation…

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Birds Killed Heavy Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 November 1931 · page 3

From our Bigga correspondent comes news of a thunderstorm and hail storm of extraordinary severity at Fremantle on the…

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A Heavy Storm

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 2

A terrific rain and hall storm broke over Murrumburrah on Sunday afternoon, and 10 points of rain were recorded in less than an…

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Big Gale On English Channel Serious Damage Waves Smash Homes London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 3

The gale in the Channel continued with anabated force on Tuesday and the whole south Coast experienced stroms of exceptional severity…

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Gale Havoc Town Razed Not One House Is Intact

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 4

The little township of Grabben Gullen, seven miles from Crookwell, has been practically demolished by Sunday's…

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More Dole Trades Hall Storm Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 5

Storms developed at the Trades and Labour Council last night when Communists moved to hold a Labour demoretration outside Parliament House,…

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Severe Storm on Sunday Boorowa Misses Worst of Hail

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 4

Severe storms swept over the western and south-western districts of the State on Sunday last, doing severe damage in…

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The Rain Flood Warning Southern Areas Heavy Falls Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 November 1931 · page 3

The Government Meteorologist has issued a flood warning. Widespread rains are reported…

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Govt. Cannot Assist Farmers Who Lost Homes in Cyclone Mr. Ardill at Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 December 1931 · page 3

In the course of a brief address Mr. G. E. Ardill, M.L.A., who accompanied Mr. B.-S. Stevens to Crookwell on Friday night last, told his…

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Parkesbourne Rain Storm the Cherries Suffer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 2

One hundred and seventy-five points of rain were registered here this week. 45 of which fell on Friday evening as the result of a storm which came over…

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