SYDNEY CATCHMENT AREA
ADDITIONAL WATER RESTRICTIONS HEAVY SHOWERS MAY AFFORD SOME RELIEF Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, September 29. (Received September 30, at 8 a.m.) The heavy showers which fell in the reservoir catchment area yesterday and to-day are likely to afford some relief to the metropolitan water shortage. The Water Board chairman, however, warns householders and business interests that additional restrictions _ are being imposed next week prohibiting tho automatic flushing of sanitary and similar conveniences. Last week-end s rain was of no appreciable value to the city’s reservoirs. Violent squalls accompanied to-day’s rain, the wind velocity reaching 65 miles. The wind -unroofed a building at Mascot aerodrome, blew down a high wall in Auburn suburb, ami caused extensive and minor damage in oilier suburbs.
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Evening Star, Issue 23694, 30 September 1940, Page 4
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124SYDNEY CATCHMENT AREA Evening Star, Issue 23694, 30 September 1940, Page 4
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