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1,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 64
FOR fifteen minutes yesterday afternoon Sydney was in the grip of a violent storm, which chased the carnival crowds from the streets. In quarter of an hour, 59 points…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The new Sydney-owned Brisbane-built 18-footer Taree, skippered by B. Swinbourne, yesterday won the world's championship for that class…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A violent storm swept over Sydney yesterday afternoon, and at Maroubra lightning struck a house and ripped away parts of the roof…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →ONLY nine of the 20 starters in the second heat of the World 18-footer Sailing Championship survived the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →LISMORE, Thursday.—Although the Richmond River has returned to normal level, the flat country from Lismore to Ballina is, in many cases, still inundated. As…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →After encountering heavy storms, cloud bursts, a waterspout and huge hailstones, the crew of the motor vessel Zealand[?] found Sydney a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempting to cross a flooded creek in a lorry, a man was swept down nearly a mile, and narrowly escaped drowning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Through some unknown cause, a box of fireworks in the toy department on the fourth floor at the store of Nock arid Kirby, Ltd., 417 George…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LORD and Lady Gowrie as their part in the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of N.S.W., staged last night, one of the most glamorous parties ever known in the social history of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE British Isles were swept by gales during the early hours of the morning, accompanied in many parts, including London, by severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A severe thunderstorm do seendod suddenly. on Sydney and suburbs early this morning. Torrential downpours flooded streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GOSFORD, Saturday.—Disastrous rains have been experienced in the Kulnura district over the past fortnight. In a severe storm two weeks ago, during which 9 inches of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →GALES, floods, and an earth tremor visited parts of Britain at the weekend. Great damage, was done by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flying blind for 400 miles, from Darwin over the Timor Sea to Koepang, a Qantas airliner was yesterday guided by radio from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A 15-YEARS-OLD boy lay un conscious during a terrific thunderstorm near Abernethy this afternoon. He was later…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The mail plane which left Darwin yesterday for Singapore flew "blind" for most of the journey acioss the Timor Sea to Koepang. The pilot navigated by bearings given by the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →To the accompaniment of crashing thunder, like trains racing across the sky, and stabbing lightning flashes, six inches of rain fell in Sydney during the 24 hours to 9 a.m. to-day. Most of the rain fell after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LOOKING at ship of other nations is almost a routine for sailors. White -clad gobs from one of the visiting U.S. warship watching from their pinnace a flying-boat being lowered from H.M.A.S. Canberra. SURGING FLOODWATERS to-day washed out the interior and front of this garage in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Racecourses have been flooded and meetings disorganised by the torrential rain. racehorse Valpan was struck dead by lightning at T. Cleaver's property at Doonside last night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Athletes are walking about dismally at the Empire village. The rain is keeping them off the training tracks…
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