SNOWFALL
TWO FEET AT ARTHUR’S PASS(By Telegraph—Per Press Association ) CHRISTCHURCH, June 9. The heaviest snowfall for eighteen years covered Arthur’s Pass to a depth of over two feet this morning, with drifts up to six feet. The fall continued heavily over the night. traffic delays Jktiuy. JipyU s WiQi’e. caused) but now trains are moving fairly well on the Midland line, despite thy fact that the automatic signalling apparatus is out of action. Gangs of men are clearing the lines. At Springfield, the depth is 18 inches.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1931, Page 5
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87SNOWFALL Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1931, Page 5
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