Floods m the South.
.RAILWAY TKA.FFIO , . SUSPENDED. NARROW ESCAPES. (BY TELEGRAPH.) : (UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, This Day. At Oamaru, Ashburton, Timara, and Christchurch, the incessant rain Ins caused serious floods. The trains on the Canterbury-Of ago linea are interrupted, and several of the bridges are m a critical state. At Temuka.. a number of residents had to leave thfiir houses. At A.lbury a blacksmith's shop was washed away by the river, and a family named Couper barely escaped with their lives. At Washdyke several families had to be taken from their dwellings on horseback m the middle of the night. A considerable loss ot life stock is reported, aod will be heavier if the rain does not soon cease. ..
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 124, 2 May 1883, Page 2
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119Floods in the South. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 124, 2 May 1883, Page 2
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