Damage in Middle Harbour and Floods in Suburbs
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 6
Damage in Middle Harbour caused by rough seas from the southerly weather recently. Top left: The force of the rollers sweeping in through me Heads removed well-established lawns from beach properties at Clontarf, near Spit, Bridge. The tanks shown were originally buried in the lawn, the soil of which was 6 feet deep. Top right: A constable frying to free the mooring rope of a yacht which sank off the jetty at Clontarf. Lower left: A council employee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Best Coast Rains for Years Water Bans to be Eased River Flood Warning
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 5
Heavy rainfalls over the whole of the coastal area of New South Wales have given it its most valuable soaking for many years. Rarely has such rain fallen at the beginning of the warm weather…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warning Of Floods
The Sun · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 3
The Nepean River has risen to such an extent that cancellation of the railway service…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water Bans Soon to Be Removed Warning of Floods in Many Parts of State
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 4
Water stored in dams supplying Sydney has more than doubled, and Water Board officials said yesterday that all restrictions on the use ok water would be removed at an early date…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Potatoes Ruined By Flood
The Sun · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 3
Flood waters at Windsor have destroyed almost 500 acres of potato crops, estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Windsor Flood Waters
Daily Mirror · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2
ON THE FRINGE of the flood waters, which were over four feet in depth, and cut Sydney-Windsor traffic today, these school-children on their bicycles had a good excuse for not attending school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Water Storage Increase Restrictions May Go Today Rising Rivers Bring Floods
Daily Mirror · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2
THE president of the Water Board (Mr. Upton) today estimated that the recent rain had increased Sydney's water storage by 36,715,000,000 gallons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Flood Waters
Daily Mirror · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2
ON THE FRINGE of the flood waters, which were over four feet in depth, and cut Sydney-Windsor traffic today, these school-children on their bicycles had a good excuse for not attending school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Flood Waters
Daily Mirror · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2
ON THE FRINGE of the flood waters, which were over four feet in depth, and cut Sydney-Windsor traffic today, these school-children on their bicycles had a good excuse for not attending school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Flood Waters
Daily Mirror · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2
ON THE FRINGE of the flood waters, which were over four feet in depth, and cut Sydney-Windsor traffic today, these school children on their bicycles had a good excuse for not attending school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tranquil Star Centre of Flemington Storm Stakes Win Hooted Third Horse Protests
Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 10
MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Sensation pried on sensation in this afternoon's Caulfield Stakes when the winner, Tranquil Star, was the subject of one of the worst demonstrations seen at Flemington for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tranquil Star Centre of Flemington Storm Stakes Win Hooted Third Horse Protests
Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 10
MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Sensation piled on sensation in this afternoon's Caulfield Stakes when the winner, Tranquil Star, was the subject of one of the worst demonstrations seen at Flemington for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →River Flood Danger on Coast Passes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 8
The Divisional Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said last night that, judging by reports received from all over New South Wales, any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Washington Fears Flood
The Sun · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 1
WASHINGTON, Friday.-- President Roosevelt has asked the Army, the Navy and District of Columbia officials to take all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Danger From the Week's Deluge Passes--fine Days Ahead
The Sun · Sunday 18 October 1942 · page 3
ALL flood danger from last week's rain passed yesterday, and the Weather Bureau now expects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Evatt Rides Storm on Girls' Home Control
Truth · Sunday 18 October 1942 · page 19
BY 48 votes to 17—a purely party division—the Legislative Assembly last week negatived a motion by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Mair) charging that the administration of the Girls' Industrial Home at Parramatta by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Flood Threat to Washington
Truth · Sunday 18 October 1942 · page 20
WASHINGTON, Saturday.—Washington is threatened with the greatest flood in the city's history. President Roosevelt has…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Boys Salvage Storm Wreckage
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 5
BRIAN FLANAGAN, 14, and Robert Rea, 12, of Clovelly. found this wreckage at Thompson's Bay, near Clovelly, after last week's storm. Exploring the rocks last Tuesday they found a 20ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Blown Down Children Escape in Wild Storm
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 6
A four-months-old baby and a three-year-old boy were rescued unharmed from the wreckage of a Katoomba house, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blunden describes air strafing in Russia Planes Harry Land Forces Russians, Nazis Use New 'Storm' Tactics
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 4
MOSCOW, Sunday.--Characteristic of all fighting on the Russian front, particularly at Stalingrad, has been the widespread use of aircraft against land troops…
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