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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 6 of 6

Storm Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

An electric storm which brought torrential rain broke over Goulburn early on Saturday afternoon…

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Canadian Opens School Fete Storm Spoils Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 6

Visitors to Australia from Canada noticed a similarity of civic, life and, education in Australia, said the First Secretary to the Canadian High, Commissioner, Mr. Hicks, when officially opening the annual fete at the Goulburn…

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Rescue Workers Prepare for New Gales

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: A break in Britain's stormy weather yesterday enabled rescue workers and…

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Floods Leave Trail Of Desolation

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Floods and gales which raged over and around the British Isles during the week-end…

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Gales Rage Over Germany: 4 Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: At least four men were killed when gales, raging between 60 and 80 miles per hour, swept over Germany and the Dutch coast during the week-end…

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Fresh Gales, Floods, As Ships Limp Into Port

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Sea-battered shipping is still limping into British ports as fresh gales sweep the country, bringing floods to some west country areas for the fourth time in two weeks…

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Flood Victims Grab At Food Parcels

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Another rain belt swept in from the Atlantic yesterday bringing more storms and threats…

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High Tides, Rain Aggravate Floods

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Wednesday A.A.P. Reuter): Continued heavy rains and exceptional high tides aggravated the…

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More Floods in British Isles

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Floods, gales, fog and snow again harassed the British Isles yesterday, but the…

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Europe, Britain Swept by Fierce Gales

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Icy gales continued across Europe and Britain yesterday, killing at lea at twenty people and bringing threats of disastrous floods and a battering for shipping. Germany, Belgium, Holland…

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Storms Cause Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 1

MUNGINDI: Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused in storms here yesterday…

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Mercury Goes Up to 95 Storm Yields 85 Points

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 1

Hot weather which marked the pre-Christmas period continued Goulburn over the holiday week-end, when temperatures in the nineties and high humidity resulted in oppressive conditions…

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