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Southern Highlands · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

8 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Sunday Afternoon's Storm Damage to Orchards

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

Following an intensely humid morning, heavy clouds banked up in the south and west early on Sunday afternoon. An intense thunderstorm was…

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Thunderstorm Dangers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 1

Here are same rules to observe in thunderstorms:— Never get under trees or stand near lateral branches; even a small…

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Terrific Storm. Streets Flooded and Traffic Impeded

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon the Berrima District was visited by a heavy downpour of rain which soon turned the streets into rivers. Many people…

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Fierce Storm Humo Highway Flooded

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 4

Heavy floodings causing, considerable damage, occurred over a large area of the South Coast and parts of the…

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Incidents of Sunday's Storm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 2

Daring the storm which occurred in this district on Sunday, many cars over Mittagong and Bowral way were held up through the…

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Female Wage To Be Restored Government Bows to Storm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 2

Having asserted far the past five years that the Government was unable to interfere with the reduction of the…

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Storms All Over State

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 August 1936 · page 3

Boisterous weather conditions prevailed throughout the State early in the week, and in many inland centres floodings were…

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Thunderstorm Dangers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 1

Hera are come rules to observe in thunderstorms:— Never get under trees or stand near lateral bronchus; even a small…

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