SYDNEY FAMILY MAKES FOR THE HILLS

Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1946, Page 5

SYDNEY FAMILY MAKES FOR THE HILLS

FEAB OF TIDAL WAVE (Rpecial Australian Correspondent.) Iieceived Alonday, 0.5 p.m. SYDXEY, Julv 1. Despite all assurances and appeals to cominonsense, there were some people in tlie Sydney area who took active nieasures against the arrival of a tidal wave due to the dropping of the atom homh. Their behaviour in rusliing off to the mountains is reniiiiiscent of the actions of people wlio made for tlie back couutry when Japan declared war. The train* for the Blue ^Iountains this nioriiing contained at least one family whose sole reason for going was fear of a tidal wave which, according to the father of the family, was due at Rydney approxiinatelv four hours after the explosion. Ile reinained hehind at his post after despatcliing his wif'e and children to safety. A Cremorne citizen reported that at 7.45 a.m. today three or four waves of light swept through her liome. Apparently she was the only one who was lionoured with the visitation for her testimony has so far been unsupported hy neighbours. Alany people were interested and a little apprehensive but their interest found an outlet in keeping the radio : tuned to broadcasting stations. Alost workers were more concerned in getting to office or factory in time, despite the transport restrictions, than to worry at all about the atoin^ homh. r]'he cynics weve saying this morning that the south coast miners wlio olin.se t o stop work today and tliereby dejirived industries of 10,000 tons of coal, ilid so for other reasons tliau the advertised ones. Tlie general feeling about the results of the test was oue of apprehension, ] indicating that a number of tliose who were nonchalant about things, expectI ed at least some roaction. As one bus | driyer said: "It's a pity they eouldn't have turned on one of tliose aurora hings or a bit of surf jnst to let us know we'd had it. "