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POWER- HOUSE BURNT
ADELAIDE. January 21
The South Electric Power Company's power house at Bordertown was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at Co,()()(). The town supply off power and electric light js cut ofL The local hospital was also dependent on the system, A five hundred gallon tank of crude oil caught lire and sent up clouds of black smoke. Fortunately it. did not explode.
FLOODS CONTINUE
BRISBANE, January 24
The weather conditions on the north coast have moderated. The Hood waters arc now receding. Heavy rain, however, is falling in Townsville district. Most of the lines are flooded.
Proserpine river is in high flood, the result off torrential rain. Ten inches were registered in thirty-three hours). All bridges are submerged and the surrounding country is flooded and the lower parts of the town are under water.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1929, Page 5
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