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682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 35
"SMITH'S" appeal to Irish-Australians, to give a Dominion lead in asking that ports in Eire be opened to the British Navy and Air, has been widely discussed in all parts of Australia. Neutrality in Eire, which keeps the necessary ports unavailable, is, according to Churchill,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Statements attributed to Mr. L. A. Robb (N.S.W. R.S.L. president) that he hoped the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) would become a dictator, have aroused a storm in political…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A BACKGROUND of dark clouds suggests an imminent storm on the Harbor, as one of the competitors in yesterday's 18-footer handicap sails across the wind. A few minutes later the clouds cleared, and the race was sailed in perfect weather…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →PART OF CENTRE span of Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Washington, U.S.A.) striking the water of Puget. Sound when the bridge broke in a gale. The centre span was 2800 feet long, third largest in the world. Driver of the only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harried mercilessly by the victorious Greeks in their advance into Albania over a 100-mile front, and bogged down by floods, the plight of the retreating Italians becomes increasingly precarious…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increasing concern over British shipping losses and dissatisfaction with the progress of Britain's war production were vigorously expressed in the Commons to-day by members of all parties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALL over the world travellers know the Three Sisters at Katoomba. Keeping their eternal vigil over the misty depths of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"O, oo, Mummy, it's beautiful." She was only a little girl, and the water sparkling like a million jewels, with the velvet blackness of the soft, friendly night as a background, drew from her-an exclamation of wonder…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →General warm to hot and sultry conditions over the State to-day are-expected to culminate in thunderstorms and variable rains…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A large freighter and a naval vessel were blown ashore, but not damaged, when a fierce tropical storm struck the town at sunset yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →During last night's fierce storm, almost two and a half inches of rain fell in little more than an hour, and, when water poured down from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy rain on the catchment area for Sydney's water supply fell in the Goulburn district late on Thursday night and yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rail traffic between Lidcombe and Parramatta was held up for an hour and a half when lightning struck a signal box during the storm on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A fierce tropical storm, lasting 20 minutes and bringing with it two inches oil rain, caused two vessels—a large freighter and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy rain over the catchment area has benefited Sydney's depleted water storage. More than four 15 inches have, fallen in the Katoomba and Goulburn sections of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deluge occurred in the catchment area yesterday, 257 points falling at Sherbrooke between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and it was still raining steadily late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Tribal class destroyer to be laid down in any British Dominion, H.M.A.S. Arunta was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 9 o'clock last night Sydney had received 331 points of rain since the falls began on Friday. This was the best continuous fall for several months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The best rains for nearly a year have fallen over the Sydney catchment area, and millions of gallons of water are now pouring into the city's depleted storages. From Friday night until 9 o'clock last night, 357 points had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cook's River was rising rapidly yesterday. At Canterbury it overflowed and water entered the picture theatre. New stormwater…
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