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

Floods & storms, 1952

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Flooded Creek Delays Ambulance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

Heavy rain which fell in the Peelwood-Limerick districts last Thursday caused Stoney Creek to rise…

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Fighting a Flood in the States

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK: From Sioux City downstream 100 miles to Omaha, men fought a desperate battle against the mighty, muddy Missouri River. Like a huge [?] wave, 20…

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Heavy Winds, Rain And Hail Here

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

Goulburn and district suffered a sever buffcting from strong winds, driving rain and hail over the week-end when the worst weather of the year was experienced…

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Electricity Wires Twisted in Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

Strong winds on Saturday and Sunday twisted a number of electricity service wires in Cooma, Polding, Laidlaw and Orion. Sts…

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Woman Killed In Flood At Cowra

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A woman was killed an four injured when an amphibious "duck" overturned in flood water near…

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Gale Force Winds, Rain

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

Boisterous weather was experienced in Goulburn last night when further rain fell and was accompanied by…

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Forbes Faces Flood Waters In Town Area

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Flood waters are expected to enter the main sections of Forbes early this afternoon…

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Application For Flood Damage Grant

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 3

An application is to be submitted to the Department of Works for a grant of £1,370 to cover the cost of reconstruction…

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Heavy Rain Floods Cooma St., Marchmont

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

HEAVY RAIN last night and this morning caused extensive flooding in Cooma Street and Marchmont homes in the Mont…

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From Everywhere Commemorate Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

The centenary commemoration of the 1852 flood will be held in Gundagai on Tuesday June 24…

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Flood Warnings

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

Mr. Carter, postmaster, Bowning, said at 1 p.m. today: “I had an emergency call for 303 the Public Works line from…

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Goulburn's Highest Floods in Living Memory

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

The rain which has fallen in the past few days in Goulburn, four inches, was nothing untoward. but it fell everywhere, over the whole district, and it fell with a water-level already high in the district consequent upon the rains through the last three years, and the consequence was that Goulburn itself has experienced the highest flood in living memory at the point where Mulwaree and the…

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Floods Affected The Court

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

Floods had their effect on Goulburn Quarter Sessions and District Court, which ended yesterday…

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Floods Cause Road Damage in City, Shire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

Receding floodwaters in the Goulburn district have left a trail of damage which will take months to repair. Although engineers of…

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Height of Flood Lower Than 1950

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 5

Mr. R. Lawford, of North Goulburn, who lives on the banks of the Wollondilly River, said that the flood there this year…

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Wagga Cut In Two By Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: Raging flood waters have Wagga in two and to-day while 3,000 people are congregated in…

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Height of Flood

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 1

The point reached in the Goulburn Golf Club by this week's flood was six inches above that of the…

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Flood Grant

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Social Welfare, Mr. Finnan, who has recommended a grant of £20,000 immediately for…

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Wagga Move to Avert Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

The City Council will approach the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority for the services of on overseas expert to…

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Ratepayer Suggests Remedy For Mont St. Flooding

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 3

A Mont Street ratepayer suggested to aldermen on Monday night that the flooding of the lower, end of Mont Street could…

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