Blackheath Swimming Pool Storm Causes Damage
At a recent meeting of the Blackheath Municipal Council, the Mayor reported that the severe storm which occurred on Tuesday…
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Floods & storms, 1938
17 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Storm-water Damage at Blackheath Engineer's Report to Council
Blackheath Council's engineer made the following report to the meeting last week:—"On Tuesday, December 28, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Causes £2000 Damage Katoomba Council to Ask Minister for Grant
The heavy rainstorm which broke over the district on Sunday afternoon caused damage to roads, etc., in this…
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The R.S. & S.I.L., Lawson Sub branch has reminded the Shire Council that it had promised (in October) to consider the matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodlighting Lawson Swimming Pool £400 Job Likely for Sunday Carnival Discouraged by Council
The value of giving the sport of swimming its proper incentive on the Mountains is fully appreciated by the Lawson Swimming Club. At the last meeting of the BM. Shire Council, a letter was received from this club,…
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The Emu Plains Football Club Bought permission from the B.M. Shire Council to use the oval at the Plains for football for the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Damage Aids Gar Sales
Cleaning silt from car interiors and chassis parts has been the main job of North Hollywood mechanics in that flood-stricken area. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floodlit Cross (To the Editor)
Sir,--I have read in your columns a beautiful tribute to a gentleman, Sergeant Bryant. The gesture is a beautiful example of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Driving in a Thunderstorm
Motorists are often alarmed when driving in a thunderstorm in case their cars are struck by lightning. The opinion has been expressed that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spring Fair Opened in a Deluge £100 Netted
Heavy lowering clouds that threateningly gathered overhead at mid-day last Wednesday looked ominious for the Spring Fair, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodlights Lighting Hours Extended
With the advent of "the season," Katoomba Council has decided to extend the hours of the illuminations at Leura and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackheath News Terrific Storm
During the terrific, storm on Friday, last at Blackheath over 90 cottages were damaged. Up to date 375 panes of glass have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hail-storm Damage
Observation of the damage done during the recent hail-storm at Blackheath, shows that over 1000 panes of glass were broken, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lawson News the Swimming Pool Club Asked Half Cost of Floodlighting
Lawson Swimming Club made yet another request to the Blue Mountains Shire Council at its last meeting for consideration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Scenic Railway Floodlight Sessions
Anyone who has not taken the Scenic Railway trip at night has missed a rare treat; those who have will find additional lighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Storm Only Slight Damage on the Mountains Fire-fighters' Hectic Week
Reports from the metropolis, and other centres in N.S.W., concerning extensive damage caused by the hurricane, would suggest that the Bine Mountains district escaped lightly Many people have expressed doubts of the wind reaching a velocity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodlighting Lawson Pool Swimming Club to Meet Half Costs
Mr. T. G. Riordan constituted a deputation from the Lawson Swimming Club at the last meeting of the B.M. Shire Council. This gentleman, informed Council that his Club was willing to accept the conditions set down by Council for the floodlighting…
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