AUSTRALIAN FLOODS
A MAN DROWNED. MANY VESSELS WRECKED. (Australian Press Association.) (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) , SYDNEY, September 12. Hastings river has broken its banks, and the flood waters have spread over a large area of low-lying lands. All traffic is suspended, the water being five feet over bridges and main roads. Angus Kennedy and a companion were attempting to cross a flooded stream when a branch- of a tree crashed into them, killing Kennedy and his horse instantly".
. Large • damage to ■ crops is reported ■from Maitland district.
Hie auxiliary schooner Acielle was driven ashore and wrecked near Smoky Cape lighthouse, during the gale. The crew had a narrow escape, jumping overboard and swimming to the beach. The large launch Eclijise is a total wreck at Seal Rocks.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1929, Page 6
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129AUSTRALIAN FLOODS Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1929, Page 6
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