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

Floods & storms, 1933

128 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Nine Lives Lost Gale in North Sea LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 3

A fierce southerly gale which raged over the North Sea was particularly severe along the east coast of Scotland…

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Severe Storm Damage in Goulburn Trunk Line Dislocated

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

Declaration of the main Sydney-Melbourne trunk telephone line service and the temporary failure of the electricity supply in…

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Dust Storm Boorowa Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 4

A severe dust storm, accompanied by cyclonic wind, struck Boorowa last week, causing considerab[?]e damage to houses. The balcony of the Royal…

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Violent Storm Visits Young YOUNG

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

The town was visited by an exceptionally severe storm last night. A considerable amount of damage was done. Trees were uprooted and…

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Hinkler Still Missing Grave Doubts Felt Violent Storm on the Riviera Italy and France Assist London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

There is still no news of Hinkler. The 83 hours of silence had disposed of the theory that the landed at a remote aerodrome, refuelled and went on, because he must have since alighted for further fuel…

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Storm at Young

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

On Tuesday night a cyclonic storm occurred at Young. The town was plunged into darkness, trees were uprooted, and telephone…

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Violent Storm Visits Young

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

The town of Young was visited by an exceptionally severe storm on Tuesday night. A considerable amount of damage…

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Floods in Sydney Narrow Escapes Serious Damage Lives in Danger Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

A storm of cyclonic severity swept Sydney this morning. All the low-lying parts of the city were under water within a…

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Storms Sweep District Damaging Downpour Miners Caught in Flood Waters

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Three men prospecting for gold at Tirrannaville, near Goulburn narrowly escaped drowning during a heavy storm there yesterday afternoon. Seeing the storm approaching, the men took shelter in a tunnel…

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Crops Battered Crookwell Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Crookwell.—One of the most violent storms in the history of the town was experienced yesterday afternoon, widespread…

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Terrific Storm Rain and Hail Valuable Cow Killed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

A terrific rain and hail storm struck Crookwell yesterday afternoon, when the heavens seemed to open up. Rain came down in…

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Floods Near Moruya Races Postponed Moruya

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

The Deua River is running a banker and the water is flush with the Klora Bridge, three miles from the town. About twenty families on the other…

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Thunderstorm Severe Lightning Interruption To Power

Yass Tribune-Courier · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

One of the worst thunderstorms in the experience of old residents of Yass occurred early this morning, accompanied by heavy rain. The…

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Storm in Sydney

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

A terrible storm swept Sydney and Suburbs on Monday morning. All low-lying parts were quickly flooded and damage to furniture,…

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Severe Storms. Damage to Property

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

Further severe storms have been experienced at Murrumburrah. On Friday afternoon last an awful dust storm was blowing from the east,…

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The Storm Traffic Suspended

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

Following last Sunday night's rainstorm, traffic on the Moss Vale-Port Kembla railway line has been suspended on account…

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CROOKWELL Storm Losses Police Court Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

Considerable damage by hall and loss of stock has been reported at Crookwell as a result of Wednesday night's storm. As a result of…

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Torrential Rain Streets In Flood Yarra Has 4 INS. Motorists Delayed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 3

Almost an inch of rain fell in Goulburn in less than an hour during a severe storm which broke over the district…

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Tarago a Fierce Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 5

Tarago had a very bad storm on Monday night last, the lightning being so severe that the porter in charge at the railway station was…

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Goulburn's Early Days Devastating Storm Was Convict First Discoverer?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 2

Severe as they may have been, the storms experienced during last month were little more than passing showers when compared with the violent disturbance which devastated Goulburn during January, 1845…

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