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CANTERBURY SNAP HILL COUNTRY MANTLED (Per Press Association.) TIMARU, this day. After a period of fine, warm weather, South Canterbury experienced a cold snap on Tuesday night and yesterday morning snowfalls were reported from several parts of the district. On the hilltops at Cave, 20 miles from Timaru, a fall of aoout 3in. was recorded, but in Fairlie up to Gin. fell. Tekapo reported 7in„ while at Pukaki, which is 40 miles from Mount Cook, the snow 'lay to a depth of nearly a foot. A thaw set in later in the morning and at Fairlie and places nearer the coast the snow rapidly disappeared.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20042, 14 September 1939, Page 10
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