SIX YEARS’ DROUGHT
BROKEN AT LAST IN AUSTRALIA HEAVY RAIN FALLS Reed. Noon. ADELAIDE, Today. Heavy rain fell yesterday over almost the whole of the northern portion of the State. The pastoral areas are reported to have had the best falls for years. The rain means the break of one of the worst droughts in the history of Australia, extending over nearly six years. Falls of up to 3J inches are recorded. The train to Broken Hill has been cancelled owing to washouts.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 856, 27 December 1929, Page 9
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83SIX YEARS’ DROUGHT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 856, 27 December 1929, Page 9
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