DISASTROUS GALE.
Damage In Sydney Estimated At £1,000,000. BUSH FIBES FOLLOW. SYDNEY, October 8. The damage caused by the gale in Sydney and its environs over the weekend is estimated at not less than £1,000,000. Reports of destruction on a lesser scale are coming to hand from all centres between Newcastle and Gabo. Bush fires have occurred at many places and a number of dwellings were destroyed by fire or by the gale. Garages and sheds were levelled in all directions. In the southern districts floods are reported to be imminent, as the rivers are rising. Settlers on the river flats at Albury have been warned and stock is being removed to higher ground. The Goulburn River was 15ft above the normal level this morning at Seymour. It is expected that a portion of that town will be submerged to-night. Thousands of rabbits and many snakes were drowned.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 7
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148DISASTROUS GALE. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 7
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