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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

21 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Some Hail Storm

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 4

There is a level stretch of road known as “The Forest,” situated between Adelong and Mount Adrah. I returned to it the other day after an…

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Jervis Bay News. Paragraphs of Interest - Severe Storm - Big Game Fishing

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 10

Welt, folks, here I am again, after a few weeks' absence from the pen, due to an injured finger, but from now on I hope to be with you from…

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Temporary Repairs After Flood

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 3

At the Cambewarra Shire Council meeting, last week, the President reported that, as a matter of urgency, he had taken some of the men off the…

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Cambewarra Shire Trouble. Report by the President Re Flood Damage. Solicitor's Services Retained. Advice Given During the Meeting. Drastic Action Taken -- .Shire Clerk Suspended Forthwith--Two Councillors Vote Against The Motion--Clerk Immediately Asks For Inquiry

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 6

Matters started off quietly at the special meeting of Cambewarra Shire Council on Monday last, when the full Council was present, viz., Crs. H. O…

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Back to the '60 Flood

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 10

Some few weeks ago Mr. Geo. Monro, of the Richmond River, North Coast, wrote correspondence published in these columns concerning the…

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Some Flood

The Bega District News · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 4

It was old “U.A.D.” (You Be Damned), an ancient River in a coach driver, who held the floor one night, many years ago, in one of the Wagga…

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Flood Relief Damage

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 4

At the Cambewarra Shire Council meeting, last Tuesday, a communication was received from Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A., enclosing a letter form the…

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Old Begaite Passes Mrs M Flood

The Bega District News · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 2

A well-known resident on Bega years ago, Mrs M. Flood, diet at Narooma on Saturday last, aged 82. The late Mrs Flood Came to this country…

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Heavy Rain

The Bega District News · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 3

Heavy rain set in during the night and, according to the Weather Bureau forecast this morning, we are in for a lot more…

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Nearly a Flood. Rain Stopped Just in Time

The Bega District News · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 2

On Thursday indications pointed to floods in this district. The rain must have been Very heavy on the eastern slopes on Widnesday night,…

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Greenwell Point and Pyree Anxious Flood Period Last

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 13

Immediate residents of Pyree confess they were somewhat surprised at the rapidity in which they were flooded out. Like all floods, the direction…

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The River in Flood

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 11

On Thursday morning, as a result of the heavy rain locally and at Braidwood, the Shoalhaven rose rapidly, and by mid-day the water…

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The Flood Considerable Damage Caused to Roads

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 3

After 17 inches of rain, it was only to be expected that the creeks overflowed their banks, flooding all the low-lying centres round the…

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The Tame Journalist. His Column. the Fishiest Flood Story

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

Even Clergymen tell them. "Yes," said his Reverence, "I'm told that a fellow was asleep in bed when the flood waters came into the house. On…

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Aftermath of the Flood

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 8

The flood last week, just when it looked as if it might be most dangerous, subsided. As it was, considerable damage was done to…

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£2,300 Flood Grant. Lengthy Discussion on Cambewarra Shire's Financial Position

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 12

At last meeting of Cambewarra Shire Council a number of communications were read from the Department of Local Government and Works…

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Thunderstorm. Good Bain

The Bega District News · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 2

On Thursday evening, following, upon a warm day, a thunderstorm broke over the district, and (rood rain fell…

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Driving In A Thunderstorm

The Nowra Leader · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 12

MOTORISTS ARE OFTEN ALARMed when driving in a thunder storm in case their curs are struck by lightning. The opinion has been…

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Sultry Yesterday. Followed by Big Storm

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 2

Yesterday was very sultry, and shortly before 6 p.m. a heavy thunderstorm broke over the district. The lightning was very extensive, almost…

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Floods of Years Ago

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 November 1938 · page 2

Referring to Valuation Court evidence last week, one of our readers in past days several [?] saw flood waters enter the yar[?] of the…

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