FOG & RAIN
FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED IN VICTORIA. AN UNWELCOME VISITATION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. MELBOURNE, May 31. Following a heavy fog which blanketed the city and south-east Victoria this morning, rain set in, continuing throughout the day and evening. Flood warnings have been issued. So heavy was the fog that the Civil Aviation Department closed Essendon aerodrome till 10 a.m. All early suburban trains were late and motorcars used headlights.
As the fog lifted rain began spreading all over the State. Rain at present is not generally ■ needed in the country. , It may even do harm in some parts by preventing the sowing of crops.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 June 1939, Page 7
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104FOG & RAIN Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 June 1939, Page 7
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