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Southern Highlands · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

5 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Narrow Escapes in Electrical Storm

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 9

Two Bowral residents Miss Ruley Armfield and Arthur Carey had narrow escapes in the first of two severe electrical storm which struck…

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Heavy Rain District Suffers Damage in Storm

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

M[?] this 25 day have p[?]ssed tins Month. it has was named on 13 of them There have been heavy thunder storm an several occassion.the…

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Local Resident in Flooded Area Widespread Damage in Outback

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

A local resident Mr. F. H. J. Mead of Victoria Street. Bowral, returned recently after visiting the flood areas in the western portion of New South…

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Bowral Floods Discussion in Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 5

At last meeting of Bowral Council the Consulting Eneineer (Mr. E. S. Rowe) was in attendance and was asked if he…

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Carols by Floodlight

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 9

A thunderstorm somewhat detracted from the anticipated attendance at "Carols by Flood-light" in Corbett Gardens,…

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