FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
OTAGO RAILWAY BLOCKED.
|_IIY TKLKIUtArU. —I'RKSS ASSOCIATION". J Dunedin, This Day.
Rain continued yesterday. Residents state it is the heaviest continuous downpour in their experience.
A large area on the plain is under water, but the river has kept its banks and timely precautions prevented serious loss. Stock traffi: in Outram is suspended. The Otago Central railway is completely blocked. A big slip occurred on the line between Ravensbourne and Burkes. The passengers had to be transferred by drays at 4.30 yesterday. The water is still rising,
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 594, 16 August 1913, Page 5
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91FLOODS IN THE SOUTH. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 594, 16 August 1913, Page 5
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