N.S.W. FLOODS
' TOWNSHIPS IN DANGER.' • (Australian Press Association) ;' . ' . . i (Received this day at 11 a.m.), SYDNEY, July, 1. - flisnnore advices state that Rich- , mond River is rising rapidly and is now 29ft. above normal. About eight families have abandoned their homes..; -: Two hundred houses in various parts' of : . the towh are surrounded by water. On Saturday a 70-mile gale struck i the district, driving before it .torren- ' iial rain, resulting in flooded creeks and rivers. ■ y At Lismore many people were trapped in. their home and several are missing. . ‘ Fire added to the’terror’at Ballina,’ where flames, fanned by a gale .gutted . the principal business ' section. The , - damage is estimated, at £30,000. Eight .inches, of rain fell at Lismore in 4$ hours. A lull in the storm removed the immediate danger. 7 . >
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1929, Page 5
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131N.S.W. FLOODS Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1929, Page 5
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