Thunder Storms
On Tuesday afternoon a heavy thunderstorm broke over the town, the rain and hail lasting for about half an hour. On…
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Floods & storms, 1916
15 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers
Destructive Storms
The rainfall reported in our last issue appears to have been only the prelude to a much heavier visitation experienced just after we had gone…
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The storm which broke over the town and immediate vicinity on Wednesday last swept everything before it. The main street…
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After a morning of lowering clouds and almost incessant thunder west and south-west of Queanbeyan up to 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Carnival. the Officials. President, Mr. R. R. Hetherington; executive committee, Mesdames C. T. Campbell, J. M. McIntosh. W. Wood, H. T. Land, G. Wilson, and Messers. J. M. McIntosh, C. T. Campbell, W. E. Gale, J. G. Harris, and Rev. G. H. Hirst: refreshment committee, Mesdames C. T. Campbell, J. M. McIntosh, W. A. Wood, G. Wilson, H. T. Land, D. Christie, P. Hardy. R. Moore. J. Ridley, and the Misses Gillespie and F. Bull; sports committee. Messrs. S. E. Gibbs, T. C. O'Brien. Geo. Wilson. H. Collier, A. E. Moore, L. Dunshea, E. A. Gardiner, J. Johnson. Thos. Winner, J. Keeffe, P. Gallagher, H. T. Land, G. N. Morton, A. H. Coppin, W. B. Buckley, R. McInnes. G. A. McInnes, J. Moran, and Rev G. H. Hirst; sub-committee in charge of all horse events, Messrs. H T. Land. R. McInnes, A. H. Coppin. G. H. Hudson, J Driscoll, G. Wilson and L. Dunshea; judge for all horse events. Mr. H. J. S. Hungerford; handicapper, Mr. Donald Robertson; clerk of scales, Mr. L. Dunshes; clerk of course, Mr. M. Quigley' starter, Mr. H. T. Land; course committee, Messrs. V. T. Pike, R. McInnes, and P. McDermott; judge load of wood, G. N. Morton; children's races, Messrs. J. G. Harris and A. Patterson; sub-committee in charge of athletic events, Messrs. G. A. McInnes. S. E. Gibbs. A. Stewart, J. Johnson, and Revs. Hirst and Heydon; throwing at wicket, G. N. Morton; hon, treasurer, Mr. R. R. Hetherington; hon. secretary, C. A. Buckley
Yesterday was observed as a close holiday in Queanbeyan, in honor of the King's birthday, and flags and bunting were flying from various…
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For the second time this month the residents on the south side of the river have been shut off from the mails and from that contact with…
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During Sunday night 2½ inches of rain fell in a short time at Gundaroo, with the result that the district experienced the biggest flood…
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A fall of 228 points last Sunday night put the finishing touch on an already swollen river By daylight on Monday the stream had broken…
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This was the record at the local post offices at 9 a.m. yesterday. And it rained without intermission throughout the day…
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The rain really terminated on Thursday night, although there were a few showers on Friday, which registered 10 points by the…
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Passed over Queanbeyan on Tuesday evening last, brought up by a thunderstorm from the west, which brought down heavy rain mixed with…
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A heavy hail and rain storm passed over the Yass district on Saturday evening shortly before sundown. The roof of a homestead at Blackburn was lifted off by…
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A severe hailstorm passed over Boro the other day, hailstones resembling jagged pieces of ice falling for 20 minutes. The storm…
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On Sunday evening about 6 o'clock the most devastating storm in the history of the Orange district, which came as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(Before Messrs. John Gale and D. A. McDonald, Js.P.) Assault
Arthur Wilden proceeded against Joseph Laughton for that he did on the night of the 26th December unlawfully assault him…
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