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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1968

3 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Flooded river ordeal Girls marooned for nine hours

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 May 1968 · page 1

Two girls spent most of Wednesday night on a rock or tree stump in the middle of the flooded Molonglo River when their small sedan was washed off…

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Storm Over Fire Hydrant Markers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 1

A storm has developed over the erection at various locations by the Municipal Council of red and white posts as markers for fire hydrants A complaint by two…

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Storm Damage

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 November 1968 · page 3

Only one incident of damage was reported to Queanbeyan police following the fierce dust storm…

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