THE DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA
Sydney, November 14. All the western districts are suffering terribly from drought, and bush fires ore raging in every direction. The Goulbourn district is threatened with a water famine, Later, The bush fires in the neighborhood of Dubbo and Gilgandra have assumed immense • proportions. The country is swept '7 the flames for milfs and coupled with the drought' the fires are causing great consternation throughout the country. The property of farmers and squatters in almost all the inland districts is burnt up, while a water famine already prevails in some districts and is threatened in other parts of tha interior. Thousands of cattle and sheep are dying, and the stock routes in Various directions are absolutely strewn with decaying carcases of sheep which are being "travelled" in search of feed, In many districts owners are glad to give away portions of their flocks in the hope of preserving a little food for the remainder. Unless rain falls very soon a general widespread disaster must overtake the colony. Some of the more remote suburbs of Sydney are participating in the water famine.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1817, 17 November 1888, Page 1
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185THE DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA Temuka Leader, Issue 1817, 17 November 1888, Page 1
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