A CLOUDBURST
TORRENTIAL RAIN FOR 2} HOURS. A ustralian Press Associa f ion.) (Received 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, March (5. A cloudburst remarkable lor its inlen-itv and the small area it aflectod. swamped the township of Penrith last night. Rain fell in torrents for two and a-Inilf hours. In the main street the water reached a height of four feet. Shops were flooded, traffic was disorganised and hundreds of cars were stranded. The main mountain road is impassible.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1931, Page 6
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77A CLOUDBURST Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1931, Page 6
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