The Drought in Australia
By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright I PER tTNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. ( Sydney, January 15. The heat and drought are again •causing considerable anxiety throughout the Colony. At Canowindra, in the Bathurst district, there is a great scarcity of water, which is being •carted from a distance of eight miles to supply the wants of the town. At Casio©, on the Richmond River in the New England district, the maize crops are beginning to wither, and millions of insects are attacking the stalks. A much dreaded blight is feared, unless copious rains fall immediately. Intense heat is being experienced throughout the New England district, especially at Inverell. The prospect iB again becoming most serious for the agriculturists and run holders of the Colony. This Day, The drought still continues. At Carcow, situated on the banks of the Belabuia River, 1800 acres of grass have been burnt, and the stock are suffering from want of food. At West Crookwell, on the banks of a river of the same name, the crops will only le half the usual average.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 83, 17 January 1889, Page 3
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