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

Floods & storms, 1942

54 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Worth While Storm Vivid Rainbow And Sunset

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 2

Goulburn residents: were provided with two magnificent examples of Nature's handiwork as the result of a short but sharp storm shortly…

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Heavy Storm

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in Goulburn last night when squally conditions suddenly developed. In view of the clear sky and mild weather earlier in the…

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Artificial Storm Test For Locomotives

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 4

Sand from the Libyan desert has been specially sent to the Research Laboratory of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for tests on the…

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Battle Rages in Libya Fury Loose In Wild Dust Storm

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: The big battle south of Akroma, 30 miles north-west of Tobruk, is raging in full fury. It cammenced on Friday, and was launched by the Germans in the midst of one of the worst sandstorms for many months…

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Heavy Gale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

One of the strongest gales experienced in the district for a long period last night. In the town and district some trees were blown down…

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Flooded Roads Interfere Forbes Store Sheep Sale

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 3

Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and the Farmers and Graziers' Co-op., Co. Ltd. (Sydney) auctioneers in conjuction, report that…

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Flood Danger Heavy Rain North

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: A warning against flood dangers in the north-western and central-western districts was given to-day…

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From Everywhere More Flood Warnings

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 2

Flood warnings to four more country towards in this State were issued last night. Food waters which threatened Dubbo and Gunnedah are…

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Flood Danger Reported Easier

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Floods on the Namoi, Macquarie, and Castle-reagh Rivers are falling, and the only town in danger last night was…

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Violent Floods in U.s.a

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 2

RIDGEWAY. Pennsylvania, Monday: Violent floods are sling through Central Pennsylvania and New York, damaging hundreds of homes,…

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Lachlan River May Flood

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

Landholders in the Forbes district fear that, with heavy rain, the Lachlan River may flood. Jemalong Shire Council is…

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Flood Debris 200 Tons at Hardwicke Bridge

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 3

The Works Overseer. Mr. W. J. Robertson, reported to last Council meeting:— “During the last floods in the…

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Vivid Rainbow Yesterday's Storm

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 3

Goulburn residents were provided with a superb example of Nature's handiwork following a heavy storm soon after 5 o'clock yesterday…

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No Flood Warning Leads to Loss

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 2

When heavy rain on the Upper Hunter recently caused a sudden rise—the river rose 20ft. in a night near Maitland—many farmers had their…

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Violent Storm Hits Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 3

A heavy storm stuck Goulburn soon, after 11 o'clock last night when lightning, thunder and strong winds, accompanied by rain, were…

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Gale Causes Havoc

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thursday A 25-mile trail of havoc was. left along South Australia s coast yesterday by a 67-mile-an-hour gale that swept the…

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Violent Storm Electric Lighting Affected Trees Down in Park

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 2

One of the most violent storms experienced locally for some time raged on Tuesday night, and caused some damage…

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Floodlit Wounds

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 2

New surgical instruments which "floodlight" by interior of the body are being used by some Army surgeons in the Middle East. Equipped with a set of…

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Severe Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 4

On Tuesday night last week Gunning experienced the full blast of one of the most severe storms of recent years. The rainfall…

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After the Storm

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 1

During a severe storm work is interrupted, parts of the country may be severely damaged; and some persons will probably be…

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