SYDNEY’S DUST HEADING FOR NEW ZEALAND

Grey River Argus, 13 October 1948, Page 3

SYDNEY’S DUST HEADING FOR NEW ZEALAND

Thousands of Tons Airborne SYDNEY, Oct. 12 Gales which swept the greatest dust storm in years across the eastern half of the continent have now diminished. It is estimated that thousands of tons of inland soil have been blown in the direction of New Zealand and New Guinea. The storm uproofed houses in northern Victoria and swept to the sea 13 men and youths in three small boats on the South Australian coast. It nearly stranded two large freighters in Sydney harbour and disorganised the air services in the eastern States. .... The Victorian Director of Agriculture, says the State can now look forward to a normal wheat harvest as the rain has changed the outlook overnight from grim to reasonably satisfactory. . , It is expected that the ram will add 3,000,000 bushels to the .new season’s harvest. Flood warnings have been issued. , The New South Wales harvest is expected to be 65,000,000 bushels as against the record yield last year of t)6,000,000 bushels.