Gas Supply Threatened Coal Shipments Stopped By Storm
Supply of gas to many ports of Sydney may cease on Friday unless colliers are able to bring cool from Newcastle today and tomorrow…
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773 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 39
Sydney and Suburbs Lashed by Gales Student Drowned At Manly; Traffic Disorganised
Sydney and suburbs were whipped by incessant rain all day yesterday and there were many accidents, some fatal, in slippery city streets. At Manly, Bruno Bana, 22, theological student, was swept out to sea and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Causes Severe Ship Damage 2 More Vessels Lost In North
Widespread damage to shipping has been done by gales and heavy seas which have lashed the New South Wales coast far the past two days…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Work-out in Rain Storm State Team Trains Hard For Big Game
The State Rugby League team to play Queensland on Saturday worked-out in heavy rain at the Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 oval yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Toll Of Life In City's Storm 6 Dead, 19 Injured In Accidents
Numbers of deaths and accidents caused by the the storm in Sydney now stand at six dead and 19…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thousands Homeless in Lismore Floods All Coastal Areas Lashed By Torrential Rains
Flood damage in the Lismore district, the worst in memory, is estimated at £500,000. Eight thousand residents have been forced from their homes, and Air Force planes haye parachuted supplies to them…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floating Jeeps Rescue Flood Victims Plane Drops Penicillin for Sick. Nepean Now In Flood
Two amphibious jeeps from Queensland are being used for rescue work in the flooded Lismore-Casino area, and to take in urgent supplies of food and medicine. About 1000 people are still homeless in Lismore, where water at the peak…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Thousands Homeless In North Coast Floods Huge Areas Inundated Lismore Cut Off: Refugees Spend Night On Roofs
Seven people have been drowned and damage estimated of more than £1,000,000 has been caused in one of the most disastrous floods in North Coast history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods May Cause Food Shortages
Shortages in Sydney's milk, meat, and vegetable supplies are likely in the next few days because…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Havoc Wrought by Floods Supplies Parachuted OVER £1,000,000 Loss Estimated
IN the floods-stricken towns in the north the receding muddy torrents have left behind one of the biggest clean-up jobs in the history of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Week's Storm
The severe wind and rain storm this week caused much damage in this district. Low-lying areas were flooded, and much damage was done to market…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship's Engineer Killed In Storm
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The chief engineer of an Allied ship was killed and four other men seriously injured in the cyclone off the Australian coast on Monday. The engineer had his right arm almost severed and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ship's Officer Killed In Storm Off Coast
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The chief engineer of an Allied ship was killed and four other members of the crew were seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Supplies for Lismore Sufferers by Air— Storm Damage at Collaroy
R.A.A.F. planes brought supplies to Lismore when it became flood-bound this week after the heavy rains. Top: A section of the town under water. Bottom left: Supplies of blankets and other essentials being loaded into R.A.A.F. planes in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Aerial View of the Floods at Lismore
An aerial view of the centre of Lismore under water in the worst flood it has ever experienced. This photograph was taken from the R.A.A.F. plane which dropped food and blankets to families who were flood-bound. (Other pictures pages 3 and 4.)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods Move South Rain In Riverina
Centre of the State's flood danger zone shifted south yesterday to the Richmond-Windsor area, while reports from the South Coast indicated that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lismore Cleans Up After Flood Food, Clothing Rushed To Stricken Town
With its water-pumping system out of action, gas and electricity services drastically curtailed, and food in short supply, Lismore yesterday turned to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail and Road Traffic Closed by Flooded Rivers
The railway and road bridge which divides the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers was closed yesterday to all rail traffic when flood-waters rose 2ft over the top of the bridge at Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scenes of Devastation As Flood Waters Recede
Lismore reeked with the stench of flood waste today as townspeople began to move back into homes that had been submerged by the worst flood in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Cause Cuts In Meat, Milk
Floods have caused a shortage in Sydney's milk and meat supplies. On Friday milk rationing, at…
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