STOP BANK REACHED.
HOUSE FLOODED 'AT MAKEHUA. M'ter a strenuous fight Wta 8 a.m. on Saturday till midnight by Mr W. Coley and his neighbours, Messrs G. mown and Prior, to prevent the fl.ood water in the Tokomaru st i earn from breaking through the old bank „t Makerua, the stop-bank gave way between the hill and Mr Lojgmtf* J boundary, flooding to an extent ot about four feet the. dairy farm °ccm pied by Mr Coley, and about five inches of water getting into Mr Golev’s house, which is on a slight rise. As soon as the water was discovered t„ have found its way through, steps were immediately taken to rem ve the stock to higher ground, which was a difficult job owing to the darkness, but fortunately ail ed without loss. Smce the cut has been put in a large volume of watei from Linton now comes down the Tokomaru stream.
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Shannon News, 26 May 1925, Page 3
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154STOP BANK REACHED. Shannon News, 26 May 1925, Page 3
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