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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 6 of 7

Gale on Coast Sydney Wants Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A southern gale is reported along the coast to-day, and the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, expects the rain to reach Sydney about…

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Disaster at Sea Heavy Gale Plays Havoc

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: Eight members of the crew of a small driffer are believed to have been drowned in heavy seas off Great Yarmouth…

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“For the Good of the Town” Chapter Xxxvii Havoc of the Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 6

Not until the next day was there any chance of assessing the damage that the tempest had occasioned. News of destruction…

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Eight Drowned in Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 December 1936 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: The 36-ton Lowestoft trawler, Girl Norah, was caught in a storm to-day off the French coast and ran aground…

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Then Came the Flood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 8

Like the small boy who turned on the slulce gates at the dam, the Bishop of Bradford is amazed with the results of his…

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Heavy Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 2

Travellers along the Hume Highway yesterday afternoon about the north of Marulan struck at very heavy rainstorm. Wipers for the screens…

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School Journal a Terrific Storm

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 1

The scorching sun beat down pitilessly upon the dry and thirsty earth. The fowls were walking about with their Wings spread out, and the dogs…

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From Everywhere Thunderstorm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 4

A thunderstorm broke over Goulburn shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday, rain falling heavily for almost half an hour. The unsettled…

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Heavy Rain Falls in the Young District. Annual Average Exceeded. More Forecast

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 2

Rain came down in torrents on Sunday night. Floodings occurred at several places, and caused minor washaways…

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Planes Forced Down in Storm Pilots Land Safely Car Swept Away by Rush of Water

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 5

Forced to land in fields not far from the Goulburn Aerodrome, which they could not locate owing to the heavy rain yesterday afternoon, the pilots of two machines brought them safely down…

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Some Flood Falls Likely

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 5

Forecast: Unsettled and sultry throughout with further general rain and thunder; heavy and some flood falls likely during the…

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Atlantic Gales Ten Lives Are Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday: There has been a renewal of Atlantic gales and a tremendous amount of damage has been done, while 10 people lost their…

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Storms in North Sea Ships Are Driven Ashore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 December 1936 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday: Stormy weather continues along the east coast. Two men were drowned to-day when the drifter Margaret and Francis…

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CLOUDBURST Crookwell Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 2

CROOKWELL: Three inches of rain fell in the space of an hour, following a cloudburst 1½ miles to the north-east of the…

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Gale Death-roll Grows Now Estimated At More Than 100

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: With still more gales predicted for the next few days, the death roll from shipwreck, flood and storm accident in the…

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Sultry with Thunderstorms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 5

Forecast: Mostly fine with further rain and thunderstorm developing and isolated severe squalls; heavy falls becoming…

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The Storm Damage At Lucerne Vale Orchardists Suffer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 2

Severe lightning and thunder preceded a violent storm last night. Rain [?] in torrents accompanied in many places by hail. There was a strong…

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Sharp Storm Over Half Inch In Goulburn Hot Week-end

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 4

Sweltering conditions at the week-end culminated last night in a heavy thunderstorm, which yielded 47 points of rain-and…

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Golspie Storms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 2

GOLSPIE: A series of storms broke over this district on Sunday evening and very heavy rain fall, The first storm was accompanied by severe…

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Severe Storm Causes Damage Near Gunning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 4

A very severe electrical disturbance occurred between Gunning and Yass on Sunday evening last, and lit up the countryside for many miles…

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