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Southern Highlands · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1917

7 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Floods in Tasmania. Heavy Damage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

Hobart, Monday. -Saturday's floods, following on Friday's cloud-burst, caused great damage to property and the railway lines at…

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Calamitous Floods

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

Brisbane, Monday.-An urgent telegram was received by the Deputy Postmaster-General to-day from Black Ridge, in the Clermont…

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Queensland Floods. Great Inundations. Many Bridges Submerged. Settlers Rescued From Trees. Brisbane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 5

The Commissioner of Police to-day received the following telegram:—"Hughenden reports that at Alice and Julia creeks the water is 15ft. over…

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Wild Ducks in Goulburn. a Snow Storm Episode

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 4

A remarkable occurrence is said to have taken place in Goulbnrn at 11 o'clock at night recently. It is stated that a flock of wild ducks, apparently…

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Wednesday's Storm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 2

A cyclonic storm of unusual violence swept over the city and suburbs on Wednesday. The wind was estimated to have at times reached…

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Storm Water Sewerage System

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2
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At last meeting of the Millagong Municipal Council, Aid. Smith said he would like to have some information about the wants water channel from the railway station, as to what…

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