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With the river rising a foot an hour, and already three feet over the January flood level at Windsor, the Hawkesbury district is threatened with a serious flood. No serious accidents were reported in the City, but a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Visitors to Fairfield and residents have during the week been pleased with the bright aspect of the shopping centre. Much credit is due to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →These repairers of late have been wanted in many parts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The highest water mark for about 20 years was reached at South Creek, St. Marys, on Thursday, when the neighbouring land was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thousands of pounds worth of damage to farms and market gardens has been done by the worst floods in the Windsor district for years…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →FLOODED BRIDGE APPROACHING WINDSOR. WHEN THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN THE WATER WAS TWO FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE BRIDGE. On the road to Pitt Town from Windsor. The water was four feet deep, and traffic was stopped. A farm near Windsor under water. The crops and grazing land were almost completely submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Debris left by the receding flood waters of the Hawkesbury River and the South Creek includes countless thousands of pumpkins, water and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The debris on the plank shows how the water rose in Cook's River, Riverside Park…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →REPORTS from flooded centres indicate that the waters are now rapidly receding. Rain has ceased to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Fortunately the floods have lost earlier severity, and danger has passed. BUT another depression…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallon Creek, Bollon, is in high flood. A young man, Charles Andrews, employed by J. Cameron, of Weonia, is reported missing. The horse Andrews was riding was found…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The new floodlighting system, which [?] up the whole of the ring at the Royal Show, is certain to make the night ring events more popular this year. A demonstration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The floodlighting scheme that will turn [?]ight into day at the Showground consists of 100 projectors mounted in banks of 25 on each of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Caught in a violent cyclone, apparently while making her way to Noumea for shelter, the Japanese freighter, Juyo Maru went aground…
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Continued on Trove, page 55 →A violent cyclone which blew all Sunday night and yesterday morning did considerable damage. The Japanese ship Juyo Maru, bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →For the first time in its eventful history the show ring at the Royal Agricultural Ground was flooded with light when the vice-president of the R.A.S., Mr. J. H. S…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →They say the sea broke through the island here On full-moon tide a score of years ago, And left no leaf or root, no stone to show Where trees and houses drowned beneath the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the recent heavy floods the support at the western end of Button Bridge, near the causeway in Parramatta Park was knocked out of alignment through being hit by a large tree that was carried down by the flood waters. Mr. Sim, the park ranger, is busy with workmen effecting repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The freighter Malang, with 32 men aboard, is in distress with a tail- shaft broken, off Cape Cod. A coastguard cutter has been…
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