After the Storm
Women who had sheltered under bookmakers' umbrellas were carried, wet to the skin, across the flooded ring to the…
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1,687 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 85
Where the Storm Struck
Map indicates the districts through which the storm passed in its two phases. The first (lower shaded area) approached Liverpool at 2 p.m. The second struck Beecroft and several North Shore suburbs shortly after 4.30 p.m…
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The Weather Bureau warned planes of the approach of yesterday's hailstorm over Sydney…
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Sydney's ambulance teams worked at top pitch after yesterday's storm, treating casualties and taking many to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sidelights On The Ice Storm
Golfers on Royal Sydney links, Woollahra, sheltered under trees, and resumed their game when the hail ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Christina Drives Through Gale To Win Yacht Race
Sydney Bermudan cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart ocean yacht race, greatest yachting event in Australasia, when she crossed the finishing line at Hobart at 5.51 am today. Weary and bearded, the rugged crew of the 33ft. cutter won the handicap race because…
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HOBART, Wednesday.--Mrs. Jane Pate, wife of skipper of Active, which competed in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, said tonight that faith in her husband's seamanship kept her from panicking when the Bass Strait gale was at its height…
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The Weather Bureau explained yesterday that two thunderstorms accompanied by hail which struck Sydney yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grim Experiences in Storm Damage To Many Homes
Residents over a wide area of Sydney reported damage to their homes in yesterday afternoon's ice storm. A great number of private…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ice Storm Lashes City and Suburbs Hundreds Injured; Big Damage Toll
A terrific hailstorm which lashed the city and many suburbs early yesterday afternoon, caused damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds. Hundreds were injured by huge hailstones…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Repair Delays Govt.'s Efforts To Assist Town Hall Battered
ALTHOUGH the State Government will do everything possible to help repair yesterday's storm damage by making labor and materials available,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Repair Delays Govt.'s Efforts To Assist Town Hall Battered
ALTHOUGH the State Government will do everything possible to help repair yesterday's storm damage by making labor and materials available,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Christina Wins Great Ocean Race Dramatic Dash In Terrific Storm R.A.A.F. Asked to Search for Two Missing Boats
CROSSING the finishing line at 5.51 a.m. today, the Sydney cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on racing allowances. The tiny Sydney sloop Saga was second, and the cutter Morna was third. CHRISTINA beat Saga by two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christina Wins Great Ocean Race Dramatic Dash In Terrific Storm R.A.A.F. Asked to Search for Two Missing Boats
CROSSING the finishing line at 5.51 a.m. today, the Sydney cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on racing allowances. The tiny Sydney sloop Saga was second, and the cutter Morna was third. CHRISTINA beat Saga by two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christina Wins Great Ocean Race Dramatic Dash In Terrific Storm R.A.A.F. Asked to Search for Two Missing Boats
CROSSING the finishing line at 5.51 a.m. today, the Sydney cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on racing allowances. The tiny Sydney sloop Saga was second, and the cutter Morna was third. CHRISTINA beat Saga by two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christina Wins Great Ocean Race Dramatic Dash In Terrific Storm R.A.A.F. Asked to Search for Two Missing Boats
CROSSING the finishing line at 5.51 a.m. today, the Sydney cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on racing allowances. The tiny Sydney sloop Saga was second, and the cutter Morna was third. CHRISTINA beat Saga by two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christina Wins Great Ocean Race Dramatic Dash In Terrific Storm R.A.A.F. Asked to Search for Two Missing Boats
CROSSING the finishing line at 5.51 a.m. today, the Sydney cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on allowances. The tiny Sydney sloop Saga was second, and the cutter Morna was third. CHRISTINA beat Saga by two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Christina Wins Great Ocean Race Dramatic Dash In Terrific Storm R.A.A.F. Asked to Search for Two Missing Boats
CROSSING the finishing line at 5.51 a.m. today, the Sydney cutter Christina won the Sydney-Hobart yacht race on racing allowances. The tiny Sydney sloop Saga was second, and the cutter Morna was third. CHRISTINA beat Saga by two…
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Weather Notes.--Thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon yielded Hunt to moderate very scattered rain over the NW plains and North Coast, and…
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To assist people whose homes were damaged by Wednesday's storm, some private insurance companies are considering…
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