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

Floods & storms, 1949

117 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 6

A Kempsey Letter Impression Of Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 6

Letters from Kempsey flood victims have been received by Goulburn residents, giving vivid accounts…

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Appeal For Flood Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 1

The Goulburn A., P. and H. Society has received the following direct appeal from the Agricultural Show Societies' Council of N.S.W.:— "Council seeks earnest co-operation from all country…

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£300 to Repair Flood Damaged Courts

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 2

In to weeks Maitland Tennis Association's 12 courts on, Maitland Park which were badly damaged in the June flood, will…

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Floods Drown Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 8

ARMIDALE: One great benefit from the recent flood, ni the Armidale district was the drowning of thousands of…

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More Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY:. Residents of Maitland and other parts of the Hunter River Valley have been warned that torrential rain at…

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Kempsey Flood. Courage of People “Only” Two Feet of Water in House

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 6

Mr. George Andrews, Commonwealth Bank, Kempsey, tells in a simple, unaffected manner, of the devastation caused by the recent…

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Kempsey Flood Appeal: Show Committee Helps

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 4

An appeal for assistance in replacing the stock losses suffered by dairy farmers in the Macleay River…

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23 Killed in Storms

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 2

MADRID, Thursday: Twenty-three persons are so far known to have been killed in violent rainstorms that swept the…

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Hunter River Farmers in Despair Excessive Rain, Following Flood, Prevents Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 5

Because of the continued wet weather, many farmers, especially on the Lower Hunter and coastal areas, are beginning to despair of ever getting their land cultivated and cropped again…

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Heavy Storm Yields 35 Points

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

A heavy storm which broke over Goulburn late last night produced 35 points of rain. Lightning and thunder…

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Seed Potatoes Wanted Urgent Appeal From Digger Flood Victim

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 3

An urgent appeal for assistance has been received by the local subbranch of the R.S.L. from a Digger in the Kempsey area,…

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Macleay River Floods

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 2

A letter front the Tarec Municipal Council was read at Monday night’s Municipal Council meeting, advocating Commonwealth…

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Violent Hail Storm Lashes Crookwell: Much Damage Is Caused

Crookwell Gazette · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 1

What is considered to be the worst hailstorm in the history of Crookwell lashed the town for fifteen minutes late last Wednesday…

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Transformer Struck by Lightning Black Out in Saturday’s Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 2

During a storm on Saturday morning, lightning struck the transformer at the Southern Electricity Supply sub-station…

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4000 Drowned in Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 5

Guatemala City, Wednesday: The death roll in the Guatemalan floods is now officially estimated at…

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Freak Storm Hits District

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 1

Freak and queer weather conditions hit the Boorowa district last Saturday morning when a terrific thunder storm broke over the whole district shortly before 10 a.m. Rain fell in torrents for about 20 minutes and water…

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Freak Storms In Other States

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Freak storms caused heavy . damage in Queensland and South Australia yesterday while parts of…

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Kempsey Flood Relief

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 8

Further donations have been received for the Kempsey flood relief appeal, bringing the total amount subscribed to £264/6/…

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Serious Flood Threats in North North-West Also In Danger

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Quick rises are imminent in the Tweed, Clarence and Richmond Rivers, leading to some floodings in the lower reaches of these systems. Local flooding is expected to…

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Fears of Flood In North-West And South

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: Towns in the north-west are still in danger of being flooded although it has stopped…

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