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

Floods & storms, 1938

124 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 7

Flooding Nuisance at Marulan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 April 1938 · page 1

The overflow of storm water from the Hume Highway has created a difficult position for the School of Arts Committee at…

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Compensation Claim Alleged Flood Damage on “Douro” Private Arbitration

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

After presiding at the Land and Valuation Court on Tuesday morning, Mr. Justice Roper disrobed to adjudicate in a private arbitration…

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Floods Menace N.z. Homes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Heavy floods are reported in many parts of the north island of New Zealand…

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Modern Transport Ford and Cyclone Unit

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 2

Messrs. C. R. Lachlan and Son, carriers, Walker Street, have purchased through Messrs. F. L. Kelly and Co., the very latest unit for…

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Suspension Bridge Landowner Meets Flood Difficulty

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 1

Four years ago Mr. H. G. McIntosh, of “Glendon,” Kirikdale, coming home one night found himself marooned…

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Use of Floodlights Hockey Players Criticised

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 1

The use of Memorial Park for training by other bodies on nights set aside for the Football Club, and the control of the…

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McKEOUGH—FLOOD

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 3

At Nuptial Mass at SS. Peter and Paul's Cathedral on Monday morning last, the wedding was celebrated of Doris Clare, second daughter of Mr…

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Floods Add Horror to War Heavy Jap. Losses Claimed By China

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 June 1938 · page 5

LONDON Tuesday: The Hankow correspondent of the British United Press says that the Chinese report that the flood…

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Floods Roll on Chinese Resistance Stronger

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 5

SHANGHAI, Thursday: As the floods swell under, relentless rain, Chinese resistance to the Japanese advance on Hankow is stiffening…

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Floods Rule The War Jap. Plans Must Be Altered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: The floods in China will have a major effect on the war, says the Daily Telegraph's Shanghai correspondent…

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Floods Upset Japanese Plans Public Is Uneasy About Tardy Campaign Fruits of War So Far Small And Bitter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: The special correspondent of The Times at Tokyo says that the floods in China have undoubtedly disconnected the Japanese General Staff, and the…

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Floods Check Invaders. Yellow River Surges Over Battlefields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 4

The Yellow River hoods, which arecally becoming more serious, are pouring over the Honan Plains, interfering with the Japanese plans for an advance southward on Hankow and imperilling the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians and Japanese troops. How the Yellow…

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Big Flood

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

It is 38 years ago tomorrow, when a big flood in the Yass River brought the water up to the site of…

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Wicket May Be Soft Heavy Rain Has Fallen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: Heavy rain has made the wicket at Old Trafford soft and it may favour the spin bowlers during…

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Yass River Flood 38 Years Ago Resident’s Recollections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 1

Last Tuesday was the 38th anniversary of the flood which caused so much havoc and destitution in Yass…

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Haifa, a Storm Centre Marines Charge The Crowd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Monday: Despite the presence of H.M.S. Repulse, Haifa is still a storm centre of terrorism…

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Gale Rages in Tasman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A cyclonic gale is raging over the Tasman causing rough seas. The State Meteorologist Mr. Mares…

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Cyclone Hits N.z

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Another cyclonic disturbance was experienced over the Northern Island in New Zealand yesterday, and considerable…

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Threat by Group League Storm Brewing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 7

Disciplinary action may be taken against the Goulburn Rugby Football League, according to the Group 8 president, Mr. A. C…

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Storms Rage in N. ZEALAND Train Runs Into A Landslide

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 3

NEW ZEALAND, Monday: During the past few months weather conditions seem to have been inseparable from storms…

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