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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1971

13 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Storm disrupts golf monthly medal round

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 January 1971 · page 16

Only a few competitors in the monthly medal round at the Queanbeyan Golf Club on Sunday afternoon completed their round after a heavy thunderstorm waterlogged the course. Players with a couple…

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Violent Storms Hit Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 January 1971 · page 1

Reports; are still coming in of excessive damage caused by a violent storm which lashed the…

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Killer Storm Had Burra Origin

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 1

The storm which had such tragic results in the Woden Valley area of Canberra on Tuesday night originated in the Burra area south of Queanbeyan…

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Local flooding possible Rain threat to weekend attractions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 1

Many weekend functions and sporting activities are in doubt following heavy overnight rain on the Southern Tablelands and the likelihood of more to come…

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Flood Relief Dash

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1971 · page 1

Mr. Steve Mauger, MLA for Monaro, made an emergency plane dash to Sydney today…

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Council Moves Overcome Mowatt Street Flooding

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1971 · page 3

The Municipal Council has accepted a recommendation from the Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land) that in…

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Floods Hit Race Track

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 17

The picturesque and historic Bega racecourse was almost completely wiped out in the…

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Floodboat Owned by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 March 1971 · page 13

S[?] of the Southern Tablelands County Council now can become waterborne if…

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Memories flood back for old ‘Flat identity

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 March 1971 · page 4

In the year 1895, Jack Stewart, like hundreds of other miners, was making his way towards the promised land — a small town tucked away beneath the Great Dividing Range, midway between Braidwood and Queanbeyan…

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Quote Sought for Flood Lighting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1971 · page 1

The Municipal Council is to obtain a quotation for the installation of permanent flood lighting of…

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Bungendore to Get Its Floodlights

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 July 1971 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted the offer of a grant of $800 from the Minister for…

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Floodlights to Come on at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1971 · page 14

Sunday, October 10, will see the culmination of an outstanding fund raising effort by members of Bungendore Park Tennis Club. This is the date set for the official opening…

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storms bring rain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1971 · page 1

Thunderstorm activity over the district last night resulted in 63 points of rain bang recorded…

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