HEAVIEST FOR YEARS
RAIN IN NEW SOOTH WALES FLOODING & HEAVY DAMAGE. BUT GAINS IN PRODUCTION EXPECTED. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Gales and torrential rain have caused flooding and heavy damage over a large section of New South Wales. The rain is the heaviest for years, nearly 24 inches falling in some parts. Tremendous seas pounded the coast. It is estimated that sufficient rain fell in the catchment area to supply Sydney with water for at least five dry years. Hundreds of homes were damaged in the city and suburbs. Many roofs were blown off and rain poured in, ruining furnishings. Fire brigades have been busy pumping out flooded basements in city stores. Thousands of tons of vegetables have' been destroyed. But the rain is expected to mean an early increase in milk and butter supplies.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 May 1943, Page 4
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143HEAVIEST FOR YEARS Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 May 1943, Page 4
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