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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

12 stories in South Coast's papers

1893 Flood. (From the “Bega Standard” of 10th March, 1893.)

The Bega District News · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

Publication in this paper recently of the account of the first big flood known to white men in this district created a lot interest, and a…

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Severe Wind Storm Trees Torn Out by Roots

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 2

Berry missed the wind storm on Monday night, but Broughton Vale and Gerringong districts received the full bast of its severity, and a…

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“The Storm That Is To Come.”

The Bega District News · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 2

Henry Lawson wrote these three verses of “The Storm That Is To Come” nearly 40 years ago. To-day the bushman poet’s lines have more…

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The Numbaa Flood Boat

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 8

At the South Shoalhaven Council meeting, on Thursday last, the Clerk (Mr. W. G. Lackersteen) reported that the flood boat had been…

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Saved From ‘60 Flood

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 1

Cr. Mitch. Abernethy seconding bereavement resolution at last meeting of Cambewarra Shire Council. of sympathy with relatives of…

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Flood of War Materials Shortage Problem in Britain

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

British war production is reaching such a peak that storage has now become a vital problem, says General Sir Walter yenning,…

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Cr. Haitdcock’s Fear Power House Site Liable to Flood

The Bega District News · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 2

In Bega Valley County Council on Thursday last Cr. Handcock drew attention. to the site selected for the power house for the hydro at Brown…

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Rain at Last! Warnings of Floods on the South Coast

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 2

Berry and district has at last been visited by bounteous rains, which have been tailing incessantly since Monday night last, reports of over…

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After the Storm

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 1

During a severe storm work is interrupted, parts of the country may be severely damaged; and some persons will probably…

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Cyclone at Bombala

The Bega District News · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 2

Bombala was struck by a cyclone about 11 o’clock on Thursday morning, and considerable damage was done to buildings in the town. It lasted only…

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Record Hall Storm at Pambula Considerable Damage

The Bega District News · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 2

Pambula experienced the heaviest hailstorm on record between 11.30 and 12 noon on Thursday last. Mr Henry Cole and son Cliff and Mr W. Cole, who…

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Canning Factories Big Loss Flood on Wingan Inlet Frees Salmon

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 2

One "touch of nature" at the close of last week robbed Narooma and Eden Canning Factories of millions of salmon and…

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