STORMS IN THE SOUTH.
WASH-OUTS ON RAILWAY. RECORD RAINFALL. WAIMATE, This day. Four inches of rain have fallen since eleven o’clock on Monday night. The maximum temperature was 44 degrees and the minimum 39. It is feared the losses of ewes and lambs* will be heavy. A washout occurred on the main railway between Glenavy and Morven, and another between Morven and Studholme. The rain is now abating, and it is expected that repairs will be effected* allowing the express train to get through tills evening. ASHBURTON, This day. The severest southerly storm for many years visited the district in the last thirty hours, during which, therewas a record rainfall of almost fouy inches. The weather will have a serious effect on .lambing, which .is pro*-. Deeding, and losses, are pt thousands of pounds.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3590, 29 September 1920, Page 4
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134STORMS IN THE SOUTH. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3590, 29 September 1920, Page 4
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