RED DUST COVERS SYDNEY IN FREAK VISIT

Grey River Argus, 12 October 1948, Page 5

RED DUST COVERS SYDNEY IN FREAK VISIT

(.Rec. 10.0) ZI’LNEY, Oct. 11 A Bianxet of dusc which seined on Sydney to-day comes irom the worst dust storms known in recent years, in some parts of New South Wales. High winds, which drove the dust on to Sydney, also caused a floating wornshup, nuidmg uraii, anu severm launches to go ashore. Mascot aero.uiuie was turced to close for three hours, but is now back in service. naroour shipping was disrupted, until a late hour to-day ano signalmen at South Head had difficulty in picking up two incoming liners. The phenomenon is described by one citizen as “part of the outback blowing out to sea.” . A washing day tragedy occurred in the suburbs when housewives, who had not identified the “fog” as dust found their newly washed linen streaked and coated with reddish mud. The wind was warm, and the temperatures have been just under 70 degiees. The dust pall is not expected to clear until to-morrow.