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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

8 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Heavy Rain

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

A heavy storm on Saturday afternoon gave us 68 points of rain. At times the lightning was very vivid and caused some trouble amongst…

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Electrical Storms

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

During a severe electrical storm on Sunday night Goulburn’s radio station was off the air for ever an hour, while lightning also struck a…

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Terrific Hail Storm Much Damage Done

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

During the blackout period to-day, one of the worst hailstorms in the history of Queanbeyan struck the town about 1.30 p.m. It was accompanied by…

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Storm Damage

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

Almost every every home in Queanbeyan suffered same damage in Tuesday’s storm, either from water in the rooms or damage to gardens and…

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Notes and News Phenomenal Hail Storm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 2

Monday's electrical storm, severe enough in the town area, was very violent in other parts of the district. Towards Nerriga, between Tomboys…

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Local and General Storm Damage at Queanbeyan

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

Almost every home in Queanbeyan suffered—some damage in last Tuesday's storm, either from water in the rooms or damage to gardens and fruit…

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Heavy Rain

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

The fine weather following a week's almost continuous rain did not last long. That rain gave us 333 points, completely saturating the whole…

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Forbes Faces Flood

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

As floodwaters swept down the Lachlan River towards Forbes last night, more than 50 families had left or were in the course of leav…

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