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Floods & storms, 1942

604 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 31

Trail of Wreckage After Sydney Gale

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 2

Unroofed buildings, smashed boats in the harbor, and dismantled telephone wires were part of the trail left by a fierce windstorm that swept Sydney yesterday. ALTHOUGH the maximum velocity of the wind did not exceed…

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Colliery Absentees Gale Damage, Potatoes Cause Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 4

After failing to present themselves for work today about 450 men at John Darling colliery (northern field) are reported to…

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Colliery Absentees Gale Damage, Potatoes Cause Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 4

After failing to present themselves for work today about 450 men at John Darling colliery (northern field) are reported to…

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Colliery Absentees Gale Damage, Potatoes Cause Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 4

After falling to present themselves for work today about 450 men, at John Darling colliery (northern-field) are reported to…

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Colliery Absentees Gale Damage, Potatoes Cause Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 4

After failing to present themselves for work today about 450 men at John Darling colliery (northern field) are reported to…

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Craft Hurled Ashore In Fierce Harbor Gale

The Sun · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 3

A trail of havoc among small craft, extending from Rushcutters Bay to Rose Bay, was left by a north-westerly gale yesterday, which tore boats from their moorings and shattered them on beaches, sea walls and rocks…

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Storm Creates Havoc Among Small Harbor Craft

The Sun · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 1

This launch appears to have got the worst of an argument during the heavy wind yesterday, when a number of small craft broke away from moorings in the Harbor. During the heavy wind yesterday several small craft dragged their moorings and were…

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Sydney Gale Leaves Wide Havoc Trail Moored, Boats Badly Buffeted Traffic Blocked; Roofs Dislodged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 7

Unroofed buildings and smashed boats in the harbor Were part of the trail left by a fierce Windstorm that swept Sydney yesterday. Although the maximum velocity of the wind did…

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Sydney Gale Leaves Wide Havoc Trail Moored Boats Badly Buffeted Traffic Blocked; Roofs Dislodged

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 7

Unroofed buildings and smashed boats in the harbor were part of the trail left by a fierce windstorm. that swept Sydney yesterday. Although the maximum velocity of the wind did…

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An Oasis in Our Arid Inland.... The writer of this article, Dr. I. J. C. Bradfield, the well-known constructional engineer, claims that Australia's so-called "dead heart" can be reclaimed by a commonsense approach to the question of water conservation and irrigation. He puts forward a proposal for storing above ground the floodwaters which now sink into the sand and lose themselves in the arid inland. The sun could get to work and evaporate the conserved water. The rainfall, after refreshing the country, would evaporate and fall again as rain. Big Water Scheme to Soivc Desert Problem

The Land · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 35

THE equatorial regions are becoming drier. This has been occurring for the past 7,000 years, and will probably continue for the next 18,000 years…

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Gale Wrecks Small Boats Gale Wrecks Boats, Smashes Wires, Roofs

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 7

Professional boatmen said yesterday that the damage to Harbor craft in Tuesday night's gale was the worst in their experience. The wind at times blew at 70…

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Storm Damage in Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 7

Over 50 pleasure craft were damaged when the storm on Tuesday tore them from their moorings in the southern bays of the Harbour. Several of the boats are shown against the seawall at Rushcutter Bay. Damage to the ketch is estimated…

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"Twilight Dance" Storm Causes Blackout

The Biz · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 3

The violent windstorm on Tuesday night caused [?]ouble with the high-tension main in Harris Street, Fairfield; and in [?]nsequence the lights at the School of…

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Gale Damage in Sydney Harbour Craft Battered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 7

Damage estimated at thousands, of pounds was done, principally to small craft anchored in the harbour, by a fierce…

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Storm Troops to Police Vichy and Marseilles

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. -- German storm-troops have arrived at Vichy and Marseilles to take over police duties…

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Storm Troops to Police Vichy and Marseilles

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday. -- German storm-troops have arrived at Vichy and Marseilles to take over police duties…

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Storm Troops to Police Vichy and Marseilles

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday. -- German storm-troops have arrived at Vichy and Marseilles to take over police duties…

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Storm Troops to Police Vichy and Marseilles

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday. -- German storm-troops have arrived at Vichy and Marseilles to take over police duties…

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Storm Troops to Police Vichy and Marseilles

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday. -- German storm-troops have arrived at Vichy and Marseilles to take over police duties…

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Gale In Adelaide ADELAIDE

The Sun · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 6

With a maximum wind velocity of 67 miles an hour, Tuesday's storm disrupted telephone and…

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