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

Floods & storms, 1954

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

A.l.p. Storm at Climax

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Dr. Evatt's leadership of the Federal Labour Party will be severely tested to-night…

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Heavy Grazing Of Flood Country

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 8

Fifteen acres of pasture, sown on land inundated by floods last February, has since supported a herd of ninety cows and…

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Chicago Flooded

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 5

CHICAGO, Sunday: Hundreds of persons were driven from their homes in the Chicago area to-day as the heaviest…

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Growing Toll Of Flood Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday: Known deaths from Hurricane Hazel, which struck Hail, the United States and…

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Flood Warning System

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 2

The Minister for Conservation, Mr. A. G. Enticknap, said yesterday he hoped to have radio flood warning systems installed…

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Storm Over Balls for Tests

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 7

Should Test cricketers use hand-stitched or machine stitched cricket balls. An Australian ruling…

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Dug In Sea Of Mud For Flood Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 3

SALERNO (Italy), Thursday: Thousands of rescuers dug desperately in a sea of rapidly hardening mud yesterday for victims of a cloudburst, in which 279 men women and children are known to have died. The total death…

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Heavy Rain in West

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 5

The heaviest rain for four years is falling in the far west of New South Wales. The rain has made the blacksoil plains…

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Heavy Rain Causes Two Accidents

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 3

Heavy rain between 6.30 and 7 p.m. yesterday caused two minor accidents in Auburn Street…

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Season Assured for Goulburn District Two Inches In Storms

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 1

Heavy storms, accompanied by thunder and lightning, have brought further benefit to the Goulburn district in the past 24 hours, with rain registrations varying from 64, points at Crook well to more than two inches at Goulburn. Goulburn's registration to 9…

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Sydney Flooded

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

Four inches of rain deluged some Sydney suburbs yesterday morning, damaging houses and shops and flooding streets,…

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Storms on

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 1

Torrential rain fell in Goulburn and district at intervale yesterday afternoon and evening following an electrical storm. Up till 9 a.m. to-day 93 points…

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Flood Threat

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 8

WALGETT, Monday: Workmen are hurriedly building levees along the Barwon River to-day in a desperate race…

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Electrical Storm Hits Taralga and District

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 6

A violent electrical storm swept the Taralga district on Monday night last. Extensive lightning and thunder…

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Power Failure In Wild Storm At Cavan

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

Cavan was the centre of a fierce thunderstorm on Sunday night with some of the worst lighting residents could remember…

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Over One Inch of Rain in Storm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

A severe storm on Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock caused gutters in Cooma Street to overflow and minor washouts on…

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GOLF Heavy Rain Drenches Players

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 3

Despite torrential rain on Saturday afternoon, the majority of the field of 22 players completed the 18 holes despite…

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Golspie Storm Floods Rivers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 6

Following the heavy rains, hail and thunderstorms on Saturday night-patrons returning from a dance at Golspie…

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Electric Storm Causes Damage

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 6

An electric storm which struck the district last Saturday caused considerable damage…

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Flooding in Rossi Street Inspection By Works Committee

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 2

Following complaints of flooding in Rossi Street during heavy thunderstorms. the Municipal Council Works Committee will…

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