RAIN IN AUSTRALIA
FLOOD WARNINGS IBBUED HEAVY FOG IN MELBOURNE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) MELBOURNE, May 31 Following a heavy fog which blanketed the city and south-east Victoria this morning, heavy rain set In, continuing throughout the day and this evening. Flood warnings were issued. So heavy was the fog Iliat the Civil Aviation Department closed Essendon Aerodrome until 10 a.m. All early suburban trains were late. Cars used ; i*ir headlights. As the fog lifted, A rain began. With a sharply-falling barometer, W\c rain is expected to continue, rereading ail over the State. Rain is not generally needed in the country, and it may even do harm in some parts by preventing the sowing of crops.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20819, 1 June 1939, Page 9
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117RAIN IN AUSTRALIA Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20819, 1 June 1939, Page 9
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