VAGARIES OF CLIMATE.
AUSTRALIA'S DIFFICULTIES. DRY WEATHER CONSEQUENCES (Received 12 noon.) SYDNEY, this day. The absence of rain over a long period has caused the coastal areas of New South Wales, especially on the North Coast, to become parched. The effect upon pastures and crops is regarded seriously. In some districts supplies of water for domestic purposes are running low, water being carted to houses. At Byron Bay the electricity supply for street lighting was cut off during the week-end owing to the generating water supply running too low. Bush fires are still causing much damage to property in many places. Rainfall in the metropolitan area this month to date is five points. Housewives are perturbed at the shortage of vegetables. It is stated that the quantity of vegetables which at normal times cost 14/ or 15/ now costs 35/.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 272, 16 November 1926, Page 7
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140VAGARIES OF CLIMATE. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 272, 16 November 1926, Page 7
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