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

Floods & storms, 1940

94 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 5

Fierce Storm Ground Covered In Hail

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 5

Goulburn was swept by a short but severe storm early this afternoon, when hall fell so thickly that visibility was limited to 50 yards…

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Storm at Goulburn CAUSES £2.000 Damage But Assures City's Water Supply

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 1

When a cloudburst occurred over Goulburn late on Thursday night last the damage to business premises and stocks was assessed at £2,006. An…

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Roads Damaged Storms Expensive For Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 4

In a report to yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council's, Works Committee, the Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke,…

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Yesterday's Storm Some Areas Not Touched

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 7

Reports to hand reveal that yesterday's storm fiercely lashed the central and northern areas of the city, but in the south…

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Thunderstorms and Severe Squalls

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 7

FORECAST: Hot and sultry and unsettled, conditions generally over the State, with further rain and thunderstorms and isolated…

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Damaging Storm at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 6

CLOOKWELL: A violent storm broke over Crookwell about 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, 52 points of rain falling within a few minutes. The full force…

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Home Struck by Lightning Portion of House Then Flooded Crowther Family's Ordeal

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Chris. McKnight, of Crowther, had a nerve-racking experience on Friday night, when during the course of a severe…

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Cyclone Hits Farm Roofing Carried Away Trees Uprooted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 December 1940 · page 3

The electrical storm which struck Crookwell early on Sunday afternoon was accompanied by a violent cyclonic ditsurbance which…

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Thunderstorms with Hail Likely

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 5

Forecast: Mostly cloudy and unsettled with thunderstorms in various parts of the State, chiefly in central and northern areas;…

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Severe Dust Storm at Greenethorpe

The Young Chronicle · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 3

Our Greenethorpe correspondent writes: A very severe dust storm swept over the village on Saturday evening. A little rain was registered at…

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Thunderstorms Likely

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The State Meterologist. Mr. Mares. expects the [?]ltry conditions now prevailing to [?]ulminate in [?]hunderstorms…

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Storm Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 2

Buildings were damaged telephone and electricity wires, and trees were blown down and crops and gardens suffered during a storm in the Orara…

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Barrallier Welcome Storms

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 1

BARRALLIER: Storms list Week-end yielded 56 points of rain in the township, but in parts of the district the falls were…

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Storms Slow Progress In Albania

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 December 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: (A.A.P.): Snow and rain slowed down the fighting Albania to-day. The Greek continue to advance north of Himara,…

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