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

Floods & storms, 1932

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30,000 DROWNED Disastrous Flood TOKIO

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 5

Sungari River has. risen 25 feet. Thirty thousand are believed to. be dead, and twenty-five million acres of land inundated by .he…

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Smells Storms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 5

The most reliable weather prophet in South London is Mr. William Russell, of Hoyle Road, Tooting…

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Flood Dangers Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 3

Following the heavy rain yesterday aver most of the inland areas, Mr. Mares states there is some danger of floodings occurring in southern…

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FLOODS In Victoria MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 5

Further details of the destruction caused by floods show that the height of the water in London River is higher than it has been for nine years…

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Storm at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm possed over Taralga district on Tuesday night, and good rain fell for several hours, the creeks being in flood this…

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Flood Position Families Out SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 3

The flood position in the Murray and Murrumbidgee districts is slightly easier this morning, but volunteers and police are still standing by…

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Two Lives Lost in Storm-water Canal Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 2

A sudden heavy downpour of rats on Saturday afternoon resulted in six boys being overwhelmed in a Storm-water canal near Cardigan Street…

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'Quake and Storm Greece and West Indies More Than Hundred Killed Terrific Hurricane Athens

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 28 September 1932 · page 3

A hundred persons were killed and 150 injured in an earthquake in the Chalcidice region. The village of Stratonilcion was destroyed, while houses at Ierissos collapsed. SAN JUAN puerto Rico, Tuesday…

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Floods in Rome Invade a Bank ROME

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 5

Torrential rains flooded all the low-lying parts of the city including the square in which is Mussolini's official residence…

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The Gundagai Flood a Disaster of the Fifties

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 8

The most disastrous flood in the history of Australia occurred on Saturday, June 26, 1852, when water from the Murrumbidgee swept…

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Cyclone's Toll West Indies Swept LONDON, Monday. (British Official Wireless)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 November 1932 · page 3

Telegrams from Jamaica received at the Colonial Office regarding the effect of last Thursday's hurricane in the West…

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Heavy Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 2

Crookwell: A heavy, thunderstorm broke over Crookwell on Tuesday morning. It lasted only about 20 minutes but during that time 54 points…

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Heavy Thunderstorm at Redbridge. Accompanied by Hail. Approaches to Cormack's Bridge Damaged

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 2

The heaviest thunderstorm ever experienced by the residents of Redbridge occurred on Tuesday afternoon last. The rain fell in torrents…

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Violent Storm Sheep Die: Men Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 2

Gunning: Four sheep belonging to Mr. Leo Grovenor were killed by lighting during a thunderstorm…

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Heavy Storm Sydney Deluge Widespread Floodings Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 November 1932 · page 2

Nearly three inches of rain fell during the heavy thunderstorm which occurred in Sydney and its suburbs yesterday morning…

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Storm in Sydney

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1932 · page 2

Torrential rain, accompanied by exceptionally vivid lightning and heavy thunder, was experienced in Sydney yesterday. Between 7.20 and…

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Feared Storms and Died During One

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 3

YOUNG: During a heavy thunderstorm one day last week, Mrs. Mary Louisa Gilchrist, 61, died suddenly at her home. Always nervous of…

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Violent Storm Sheep Die Men Escape

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 4

Gunning: Four sheep belonging to Mr. Leo Gnovenor were killed by lightning during a thanderstorm. Flesh was cut from the sheep,…

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The School Journal. Borrows Public School the Flood

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 3

CRASH! What was that? Eagerly we strained our eyes through the blinding rain and saw ahead of us an old weather-worn hut, upon…

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Cruiser Sinks in Storm Tokio

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 5

The cruiser Sawarabi, which was proceeding from Kure to Formosa, is reported to have sunk in a violent storm 100 miles from its destination…

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