RECORD RAIN
MELBOURNE FALL IN APRIL.
FLOODS IN PART OF COUNTRY.
A TOWNSHIP INUNDATED. iUmted Press Association—Copyright,' (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Heavy rain and rising rivers resulted in the threat of serious floods in Victoria. The greatest danger- is in the valley of the Garra River. Flood waters isolated the township of Warhurton and inundated homes, driving the residents to higher ground. The rainfall in Melbourne during April was 504 points—the heaviest recorded for 35 years. Shipping m Port Phillip was seriously hampered by a storm.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 169, 1 May 1935, Page 6
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90RECORD RAIN Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 169, 1 May 1935, Page 6
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