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

Floods & storms, 1936

121 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 7

Nine Lives Lost in N.Z. Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday: The storm which swept the North Island during the week-end was responsible for the loss of nine lives…

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Flood's Toll Death Roll of 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday: The discovery of a baker's cart near a stream at Ngatea brings the death roll of the storm up to 12. The…

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Sharp Storm Goulburn Downpour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 3

Unsettled weather in Goulburn yesterday culminated in an extremely heavy fall of rain, with some hail, shortly after 3 p.m…

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Terrific Gale Sweeps England

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Terrific gales swept England to-day, and so far two seamen have lost their lives. Extreme cold prevails, and the…

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Unsettled, with Thunderstorms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

Forecast: Cloudy and sultry, the weather being unsettled with thunderstorms and some substantial falls of rain; isolated severe squalls,…

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Severe Storm Torrential Downpour Streets Flooded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 5

Goulburn yesterday afternoon experienced a particularly heavy thunderstorm, two inches of rain falling in the space of four hours…

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Swept to Death In Flooded Creek Goulburn Boy Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 5

Swept off his feet by an enormous volume of water which rushed down the creek at the rear of the Goulburn power house during the…

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Storm in Lisbon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

LISBON, Sunday: The worst storm in living memory flooded the stalls of the Apollo Theatre to-day to the death of four and a half feet…

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Storm Water Drainage Question

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 1

That an inspection of the laneway running between and parallel to Bourke and Ellesmere Streets disclosed the necessity for some system…

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Fierce Storm to North of Young. Huge Hailstones and Washaways. Inch in Half an Hour

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

While it was fine weather at Young late on Friday afternoon, a strip of country in the vicinity of Bulla Creek, Monteagle,…

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BOXING Cyclone Scores a K.O.

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

There was a fairly good attendance at the local stadium on Friday night to witness the bouts staged by Mr. [?] Whilst…

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Inch of Rain Storm This Morning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

Goulburn, together with several district centres, experienced a particularly heavy storm during the early hours of this morning…

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Local News More District Storms

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

There were more isolated storms in various ports of the Young district last Thursday and Friday. On some farms a fair amount of damage was…

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Question Box Rainbow After a Storm a Chain Is Only As Strong As Its Weakest Link

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 5

The monthly Question Box service was held in St. Andrew’s Church last Sunday night. Asked what spiritual significance was attached to a…

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Heavy Rain Everywhere

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Rain fell during the weekend practically over the whole of the northern half of New South Wales, being so heavy in the…

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More Storms Coming From West

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, stated today the depression which was advancing from South Australia should…

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A Storm Over Hore Cup at Meeting of Group Xi. Threat to Withdraw Trophy From Competition

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 3

Persuant to notice Mr. T. Hough (Canowindra) moved at a recent meeting of Group. XI that all trophies originating in that Group…

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More Floods At Greenethorpe Cloudburst on Saturday Afternoon. Two and Three Inch Fall in 30 Minutes. Damage to Roads, Fences and Fallows

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

Greenethorpe was more than drenched by a storm which burst there on Saturday afternoon; it was nearly washed away…

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Old Goulburn Early Identities Flood of 1852

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 2

"Native" writes: Among the most prominent townsmen of old Goulburn were the late Messrs: C. H. Walsh and Columbus…

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BARRALLIER Severe Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

BARRALLIER: A violent thunderstorm, which produced torrential rain, and hail the size of pigeons' eggs. caused considerable…

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