Fierce Storm In Sydney
(Special) SYDNEY, This Day.
More than three inches of rain fell in one hour this morning, when Sydney experienced one of the most severe storms in its history. Water inundated low-lying areas, invaded homes, shops and factories and marooned thousands of people. A fireball partly unroofed a church and several trams and trains and a bus were struck by lightning but passengers escaped injury. Heavy hail fell when the storm broke and, in some parts, drifts were four feet in depth. Some hailstones were as big as marbles. Tram, train and bus traffic was dislocated and tens of thousands of people were late for work. Key' city terminals were in chaos as the downpour prevented travellers from leaving wharves and stations. Some waded through flooded streets in bare feet. Many thousand pounds worth of damage was done to market gardens and poultry farms. In the outer suburbs crops were washed away or broken down by hail, ancl fowls died in hundreds—drowned or killed by hail.
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Northern Advocate, 30 September 1943, Page 3
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