YOUTH DROWNED
FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA TRAVELLERS STRANDED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Feb. 13, 1 p.m.) BRISBANE. Feb. 13 A youth was drowned in the flood ; waters at South Johnstone. A survey party is marooned at Jarra Creek. Following torrential rains which swept the roast at the week-end train , services in the north have been disorganised, and the passengers are ; stranded. Since the new yean 67 4 inches of ; rain have fallen in the Tully district and 59 inches at Cairns This is more than the fall during the whole of last ■ >ear. FLOODS IN AFRICA FORTY PEOPLE DROWNED GREAT SHORTAGE OF FOOD • United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrl^bi) (Received Feb. 13, 1.30 p.m.) JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 12 Floods have isolated Barberton, drowned 40 people and threaten a \ shortage of food for whites and i famine for thousands of natives in the Kruger reserve.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20729, 13 February 1939, Page 7
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146YOUTH DROWNED Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20729, 13 February 1939, Page 7
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