AUSTRALIAN NEWS
FOR NS W. v (Australian: Press Association) (■Received this day at 8 a.m.) ' SYDNEY, January 2. The ' Commonwealth Government has come;to the aid of the New South Weles Government by issuing a million and a half of Treasury bills. These wiltforma guarantee to the banks against a sum to be advanced by them to Mr Lang’s Government. EXPRESS derailed. WESTRALIAN FLOODS. PERTH, January 1. Rains caused serious washaways on the trans-continental railway. An engine with a tender, mail van and two second class coaches on.a- westbound express were derailed 63 miles eastward of Rawinna. No one was injured, but the foiling stock was considerably damaged. 'News regarding tlie floods and the condition' of the' country is unobtainable, owing to the breakdown of botli the railway and telegraph service.
x. A CYCLONE, 1 PERTH, January 1. A “willy-nilly” - or cyclone storm struck Marble liar on Saturday night, ■ damaging the police station, post office," Goixrthduse and residency. ’ The wind reached a velocity of eighty miles ah. hour. ‘ The gale continued on Monday in; the “Nullagirie district, with a rainfall reaching 'nearly six inches in some places. j ' The telegraphs to -Wyndhani are dislocated,' : messages -having to go via Adelaide and Da twin, ..with'radio Ailing the gap between the latter.’place •and Wyndham.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1931, Page 6
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