SYDNEY FLOODS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 5

SYDNEY FLOODS

RIVERS STILL RISING. DAMAGE BEYOND CALCULATION. (Australian /Less Association) SYDNEY, June 25. It is expected that rail traffic between Sidney and Melbourne will be rest..red by to-moi row, but a nuinbci o. uT.n li lines are still under water.

About five hundred people are sheltering on the Y\ agga Show Ground.

'file weather is now generally iinpr.ving, but the rivers are still rising in the south-west.

Thousands of homes are deserted. The damage to the crops is incalculable.

Ibe liner “Niagara’s” sailing has been postponed until midnight in order to allow intor-State passengers delayed by the southern floods to reac'i "Sydney hv conveyances other than the railways. Several passengers booked at Melbourne for the ""Niagara” are ai living at Sydney'to-day by aeioplaue.

FLOOD PARTICULARS

ALARM IN MANY TOWNS

, -SYDNEY, June 25. Messages from the -south-west indicate that there is growing alarm in many towns as the flood waters ate rising,

At Wugga and Jun.ee business is at a standstill and scores of residents awoke to find water swirling through their homes, ihe waters are pouring from Lake Albert, four miles away, into Wagga. this town is in grave danger, the iMurrumbidgee having risen to twentynine feet. A flow of twelve feet over the spillway of the Burrjnguck dam :s reported. Back waters overflowed on to surrounding property at Hay. The Mumimbidgee is more than six feet above the critical mark.

Conditions are equally disturbing on the Lachlan river. Forbes is safe, but ail low lying country is covered to a depth of.several feet. The main bridge over the Adelong creek was washed away and the main street a-t Ganmain is under four feet of water.

A recoiM flood is expected at’Tumut. 'Rain is still falling. Two others are reported missing and are believed to have been drowned in Billabong creek.

ASSUMING ALARMING PROPORTION.

MUOH DAMAGE 1 TO PROPERTY

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m) SYDNEY, June 26

Heavy rain continues to fall over most of the flooded areas. The rivers are rising rapidly and the danger to human life- and stock is increasing. ilesidents in inland towns are tieWJming gravely alarmed. Thousands oE people- are- homeless, as the flood waters ure surrounding their homes, destroying farm property. The clanger is particularly acute at Wagga. Police rescued nine people from house tops, The stock loss has been tremendous.

Gundagai is inundated, while Wrana and Adelong are experiencing the worst floods for forty years.

Rivers in north-western Victoria area are still rising and Fallangatta is isolated. The water is feet deep in the main streets.

Flooded homes are general in many other towns.