New South Wales Deluge
Terrific Rainstorms Experienced
Washouts on Railways
Towns Under Water
. SYDNEY, February 17. (Received February 17, at 10.15 a.m.)
are flooded, and the water is still rising.
Terrific rainstorms are being experienced in the Riverina district, and many washaways on the railways are reported. The town of Ganmain is flooded, and trains between Sydney and Melbourne are unable to get through.
The railway yards at Jnnee are under water.
A message from Coolamon at an early hour this morning stated that rai.i is falling there at the rate of lin per hour, and there are no signs of cessation.
Heavy rain is still falling over the whole of New South Wales. In the low-lying portions of Ganmain there is 4ft of water. A number of shops
At Narrandra an inch and a-half of rain fell in thirty-five minutes. Jt has been raining continuously in Sydney all night.
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Evening Star, Issue 19793, 17 February 1928, Page 7
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150New South Wales Deluge Evening Star, Issue 19793, 17 February 1928, Page 7
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