STORM HAVOC
4 WIDESPREAD FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA DEATHS BY DROWNING IN f~OUR STATES. i HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ■ <l!y ..pl-.. }>«.-« As.mX-U.Uuh Copyright SYDNEY January 27 Fierce storms during the weekend j caused deaths by drowning in four 1 States - dx m South Australia, four in Queen;sl.utd. two in Victena. and one South Australia had the worst floods ■m. its history, after phenomenal r. ,n :: Kr>c;.:v anti Saturday, and hundred*. : ••f thousands < ■ (rounds worth of d;unj many areas is ; |il! isolated Throughnit the greater j ..st .the State the ■railway .;■.;>■■ have bee.'-, !v : ■ tr-; ended, ;uid in some cares Will be j I days before they are resumed, though j . '.e;y available 'tian has been called l ~'.t i yrrii '<• and ballast train., are be'mg !<•!•'. out as rapidly as possible ; Miles of track- have been swept away,; Tl'.i- !'■ wc.itb.i ; < x; st; <'::cvd Port Philip. Victt r:.. year i ;:t< d ships fri tn durf;:ng anr! ■ cd '.hr ib •. :::.•• •• T ’ ret; tie I r.. ■' NS ■. Sd ■ ;• .: ubu: b ‘ • i ;: ■ : . a H; rb Tin IN - ; wa- done in tb.e ’happing •■• :■■!■<■ Q... <- ‘ 1 ' ’ where t! cat. <-l :■ ...h bar; a-w 4
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 January 1941, Page 5
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187STORM HAVOC Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 January 1941, Page 5
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